Websites: The good, bad and ugly.

While these websites are great for material and information I often wonder who was in charge of the design. While many would argue that they are clean and organized, I find myself wishing for more eye popping zing.
http://www.fastcompany.com
http://www.good.is/

Megan Auman does clean without being boring:
http://www.meganauman.com

And Annie's and Marcel Wander's sites are always fun to look at:
http://www.imogene.org
http://www.marcelwanders.com

I always find I am more drawn to stay and look at websites with black backgrounds. I would think many would argue this but black is more compelling to me, especially if they have a lot of pictures posted:
http://18kt.wordpress.com

Organized and upfront with photographs of work makes me happy.
http://www.baharal-gnida.com

And as much as I love Bruce Metcalf's work. Gray backgrounds are not pleasant. Period.
http://www.brucemetcalf.com
Sorry Doug.
http://www.dougbucci.com

There is something to be said for Flash movies as well. While this website isn't drop dead gorgeous it does look inviting with the enlarging images:
http://www.emmaville.com

My favorite :)
http://christianvsiriano.com
He can pull of gray and make it fierce.