The Witnesses (Site of the Day - Mar 10, 2015) — UI design breakdown
A captivating WebGL experience for the release of french TV show The Witnesses. Explore the crime scene and get rewarded with the very first episode! 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 Witnesses separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Mar 10, 2015.
- Extracted palette (#000, #D14836, #FFFFFF): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
- Darkest #D14836 vs lightest #FFFFFF sits around 4.5:1, 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?
- Related themes: Film & TV, Promotional, Web & Interactive, Navigation Menu, CSS, HTML5.




