Keep Earthquakes Weird (Site of the Day - Oct 4, 2015) — UI design breakdown

After the earthquake hits and Portland is reduced to toast, how will we keep the Portland spirit alive? Preparation. 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 Keep Earthquakes Weird separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Oct 4, 2015.
• Extracted palette (#2779A7, #49C5B6, #ECD06F): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
• Darkest #2779A7 vs lightest #ECD06F sits around 3.2:1, which is closer to large-text / UI-component contrast.
• Ask: what would break first if this layout were a product dashboard—navigation clarity, scan order, or color contrast?
• Related themes: Art & Illustration, Mobile & Apps, Web & Interactive, Clean, Design Websites, HTML5.