The end of a chaotic year (Website of the Day) — UI design breakdown
2020 blew our minds with all kinds of chaos. So end it with the mind-calming interactive overview of 2020 we made for De Morgen. Sourced from CSS Design Awards. 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 The end of a chaotic year separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Website of the Day.
- Screenshot the hero and a dense content section side by side to compare rhythm and density.
- Ask: what would break first if this layout were a product dashboard—navigation clarity, scan order, or color contrast?
- Related themes: animated, colorful, WebGL, other.
