Who
AmSouth.
What
Elegance meets simplicity. A new twist on a tradtional tool.
When
March 2004.
Where
Fulltime employee of EAI.
How
Back in the day, banks relied heavily on microfiche readers to store volumes of customer information. To read through it all, one would scroll through films of information. This site adapts that metaphor to a modern treatment of an annual report.
Tools
DHTML
Roles
DHTML Developer
Modes
Develop all DHTML.
Draft all sitemaps and wireframes.
Collaborate with graphic designer and account managers.
Bites
Elegant GUI and animations.
User-controlled pan and scroll mechanisms.
Aggressive image preloader.
Result
A highly-designed editorial section of the annual report that seamlessly integrates with the nuts and bolts financial data.
Growth
Trigonometric DHTML animations, image preloading, cookie management (Reload the site a few times to see the random image selection.)