When creating a websites developers usually look to achieve a few things. One of them is, of course, to provide the necessary and helpful content that the site is made for. But in order for the site to be interesting for the users, it has to be fun. This is the second and probably most important aim that developers are going for. No site is visited purely because of its content. If it is an interactive site, it has to provide a fun and memorable experience for the visitors.
To achieve this, creators often look to make certain strategies which will enable their sites to be ranked and also visited by viewers. Pure information on a website is not something anyone would enjoy seeing. In today’s market you have to have a gimmick, so to say, to attract your audience. You also need to determine your targeted audience and have a clear goal before you start. These are probably the essential parts in creating a rich, content filled, but also a fun interactive site.
Here are some prime examples of successful interactive sites with a very fun note that are gaining popularity in 2019.
Polish Christmas Guide
Polish Christmas Guide has a clear idea behind the development of their website. The idea behind it is to use simple yet attractive design which does not seem to simple and yet it is able to attract and amuse audiences.
The friendly and amusing design utilized here allows them to create various kinds of content that are beautiful to look at and use. You essentially take control of Santa Clause in his endeavor of gift giving around the world.
College Humor
College Humor is perhaps the most famous website on our list. It has been started way back in 2000 with the aim to attract students and allow them to have myriads of fun. It has grown into so much more and due to the humor of the creators has grown into so much more.
The site offers various animation, video clips, shorts, drawings, sketches and mini-series, all followed with the famed humor that these guys have established for themselves. Not the target audience has expanded and College Humor welcomes all people who enjoy this kind of humor.
Mamby
Mamby is a new interactive site, but its breakthrough and development have gone by rapidly. They have essentially taken the formula that Pinterest has and offer all kinds of content; pics, gifs, video clips and all sorts of media, but with a trick up their sleeves.
If you are a member of Mamby you are also able to contribute to the further development of the site. You can do this by adding your content which other people can view and share. And for your efforts, and based on the popularity of the content you provide, you are rewarded with Bitcoin. You essentially earn money by doing something that you love.
Akita
Akita is the perfect example of how a website can be done in a user-friendly way and be helpful and attractive at the same time. The design does not seem that much, but it is the way and the effectiveness it is utilized that attracts the audience’s attention.
The animated illustrations are key here and are what drive the visitors to use it. Furthermore, the content is provided in a smart and intuitive way so you will have no problems navigating the site. If you are looking for a textbook example of how a site should look like and behave, then Akita is your best choice.
My Grandmother’s Lingo
Have you ever thought how Aborigines language sounds like? Well, now you have a chance to find out and also learn a few key phrases by using My Grandmother’s Lingo. This site provides messages in Marra, the language used by Australian Aborigines, and helps you learn them. You can use the microphone in order to learn the correct pronunciation of the words and navigate the site.
My Grandmother’s Lingo does not only help visitors to learn the language, it does so in a very fun way. In order to attract the visitors, the website comes with fun animations and an amazing style. The smart and interactive methods are also very easy to use and will keep you latching on for a long time.
The Oatmeal
The Oatmeal does not have anything to do with recipes, but it has something to do with everything. In fact, The Oatmeal is yet another prime example of design and intuitiveness done right. It has various kinds of content and is aimed for everyone that wants to have fun. But the way the site looks is just like the prettiest cartoon you have ever watched.
The content of The Oatmeal ranges from cartoons, comics, quizzes to stories. The content given here is also very diverse meaning that their target audience is almost anyone. You can even learn English here or find new things about the computer world if you wish.
Nasty Creatures
Nasty Creatures website, first of all, has a very cool name. Secondly, the slogan that they use is near perfect: “We’re only nasty to competitors.” Most of their competitors are probably banging their heads against a wall for not thinking about the slogan first.
Besides using a very nice marketing strategy to popularize their site, the illustrations and the way the site was designed further emphasizes the way of thinking that they have used. The site is designed in half dark and grim color while the other side is cartoonish with doodles. This says that the creatures here are nasty but not towards everybody, if you treat them right they will do the same for you.
Nurture
Nurture is a prime example of what a company of 20 ambitious people can do together. Nurture is essentially and branding and marketing agency, but the way their site has been designed does not signify that at all. Instead of going for a rudimentary approach and design for their initial website, they have decided to go with an interactive route.
Once you start scrolling down the site all the information will be neatly displayed to you. But what surprises everyone is the way this is done. All the content is built in the form of animation in front of your eyes. It is a very interesting and intuitive solution that the developers of the site have gone for here.
Well Done Team GB
Well Done Team GB is a site that was designed to emphasize and to congratulate the Olympians on their victories and goals that they have achieved. The achievements of team GB are shown here through a few cartoonish figures and fun animations that look pretty amazing.
The parallax design of the site requires you to only scroll down. Once you do so and as you continue you get the whole story of the Olympic Great Britain team and their success through the years. It is a wonderful thought of the idea which shows just how much attractive a site can be.
Wake It Up
Wake It Up is truly a fun interactive website. The way it was designed allows for users to enjoy the attractive figures and animations that come with it and also enjoy the content. The main idea here is to wake up your browsers and you do so with fun games and video animations.
The very first thing that you do is to play a fun mini game. You can also use the website’s files to turn the music on as loudly as you can or to throw a shoe at somebody. Wake It Up comes with loads of fun materials and will allow you to enjoy every second of using it.
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