The Grey Tales (Site of the Day - Jan 29, 2016) — UI design breakdown

Four stories about elephants from around the world. Discover the secret life of elephants and why we need to protect them. 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 The Grey Tales separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Jan 29, 2016.
• Extracted palette (#49C5B6, #9C9C9C, #ECD06F): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
• Darkest #9C9C9C vs lightest #ECD06F sits around 1.8:1, which is soft—better for backgrounds than small body copy.
• Ask: what would break first if this layout were a product dashboard—navigation clarity, scan order, or color contrast?
• Related themes: Art & Illustration, Culture & Education, Animation, Horizontal Layout, Navigation Menu, WebGL.