Healing Histories v1 (Site of the Day - Jun 14, 2012) — UI design breakdown

Explore the stories of struggling New Orleans' residents rebuilding their community post Hurricane Katrina. The first in a HTML5 series that works across desktop & device. Sourced from Awwwards. Use this page as a UI breakdown: reverse-engineer hierarchy, color roles, and interaction cues before you remix ideas into your own screens.

• Study how Healing Histories v1 separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Jun 14, 2012.
• Extracted palette (#000): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
• Ask: what would break first if this layout were a product dashboard—navigation clarity, scan order, or color contrast?
• Related themes: Institutions, Clean, Flexible, Fullscreen, Icons, Minimal.