Tennent Brown Architects

SOTD

Awwwards

A New Zealand architecture firm with an empathy for the way people live, work and play.

Design study notes

Study how Tennent Brown Architects separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Dec 18, 2015.
Extracted palette (#000, #987654, #FFFFFF): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
Darkest #987654 vs lightest #FFFFFF sits around 4.2:1, 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?

SOTD

Awwwards

A New Zealand architecture firm with an empathy for the way people live, work and play.

Study how Tennent Brown Architects separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Dec 18, 2015.
Extracted palette (#000, #987654, #FFFFFF): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
Darkest #987654 vs lightest #FFFFFF sits around 4.2:1, 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?