While browsing, I stumbled upon http://www.holdsworthdesign.com/ which has an excellent header design, both interactive and aesthetic. The header lays out all necessary links for the user. There is thorough thought put into the design of the website, and it goes beyond the typical columns and hex colors. Unlike the examples below, HoldsWorthDesign’s website composition uses the flash header to benefit the user and the boost the html layout itself.
http://www.uniqlo.com/us/ has a very uniform, simple and practical use of a flash banner. Upon clicking the “Swap Image” control, we can observe the latest outfits and trends of the brand. It is not overwhelming and compliments the rest of the website design. It is slightly plain and does nothing to boost the simple html format.
http://toytokyo.com/ is another example of a mediocre/poor use of a flash banner. It is practical and well designed with coordinating illustrations but fails to fit in with the website itself primarily due to the use of different gray hues, the banner seems to be a cooler gray whereas the website modules are of a warmer gray. This is a case where the web master may have decided that having a good looking banner is an excuse to stray from designing the rest of the site.
I visited the website for HoldsWorthDesign and found the banner to be a really creative and professionally done banner. It has motion and the right colors. When scrolling over the banner, everything just seems to pop and it just draws your attention to it. It is a very impressive banner. I also visited toytokyo.com and saw their banner. I must agree that the banner for that website has a very poor design. It just seems very plain and nothing much to it. There isn’t much motion or color’s in the banner; just very plain and simple.