The Magicians Season 2 Website (Site of the Day - Mar 8, 2017) — UI design breakdown

UNIT9’s team of programmers used Three.js, WebGL and GLSL to develop the interactive map where users can embark on quests and discover more about season two of the show. 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 Magicians Season 2 Website separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Mar 8, 2017.
• Extracted palette (#000, #987654, #49C5B6): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
• Darkest #987654 vs lightest #49C5B6 sits around 2.0:1, 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: Film & TV, Promotional, Web & Interactive, Animation, Big Background Images, Design Websites.