Working on two very different UI directions for this project and need your eyes onWorking on two very different UI directions for this project and need your eyes on
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Elias Lilas
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• 10h
Working on two very different UI directions for this project and need your eyes on it. "The Radical Archive" A. Chronicles: Dark sidebar navigation, warm parchment content zone, collaged reference images, and a horizontal timeline scrubber. Feels archival, layered, and editorial.
B. Dossiers: Full-bleed typographic hero, mixed red/black headline, classified document metadata, and a dark lower section. Feels like a leaked file from a resistance network.
Same content system, totally different emotional register. Which direction would you explore further — and why?
Drop your vote + reasoning in the comments. All feedback welcome.
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A. Chronicles
B. Dossiers

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Prosper Adaramola
• 5h
well done bro💯 , I like your design direction though u know renaissance, historical vibe.
generally, i feel archives are meant to be assessed easily, more like a display of a collection and the site should be a direction to that or that from the onset, highlighting all aspect thats why chose B.
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Elias Lilas
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• 3h
Love that perspective 🙌 and honestly thank you for breaking it down like that, that's the kind of thinking that makes great design.
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