Rockefeller Foundation / Annual Report 2009 (Site of the Day - Feb 13, 2011) — UI design breakdown
[gallery] For the first time ever, The Rockefeller Foundation wanted to embrace a digital platform for the presentation of their annual report. The president's letter serves as a gateway to highlight recent philanthropic efforts and the work they've undertaken over the last year. The approach is a single-page, rich interactive experience, built in HTML5/CSS3 and is mobile-device accessible. 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 Rockefeller Foundation / Annual Report 2009 separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Feb 13, 2011.
- Extracted palette (#49C5B6): 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: Business & Corporate, Other.
