20 Best New Websites, April 2023

Paddi Macdonnell.
April 10, 2023

Every month we write this roundup of the best new websites we’ve found online in the previous four weeks.

20 Best New Websites, April 2023.

In April’s edition, there’s a whole heap of large-scale, and even full-screen, video. Drone footage is back with a vengeance, as are videos seamlessly woven into a design. Enjoy!

RCA Records

The new website for RCA Records takes a maximalist approach with exciting typography, fantastic imagery, and sound to showcase decades of incredible music artists.

RCA

Curious & Company

Curious & Company is a design agency that’s sure to know exactly what you and your clients want. Its site is packed with gloriously realized mystical imagery.

Curious & Co

Memory

Memory is an AI tool for making smarter business decisions. Its site is open, clean, friendly, and with enough bold decisions to feel innovative and important.

Memory

Shinbu Dojo

Shinbu Dojo is a site for an Aikido club in Belgium. It uses a beautiful color scheme, animation, and video to draw you into this lovingly designed website.

Shinbu Dojo

SaaStock

SaaStock is a conference for founders, execs, and investors in Dublin, Ireland. Its bold colors, inventive typography, and energy-packed illustrations hit the perfect tone.

Saastock

Jason Bailey Studio

Jason Bailey Studio is a photography and motion studio that specializes in alcoholic drinks brands. The full-screen hover effects are particularly effective.

Jason Bailey Studio

365 - A Year of Cartier

365 - A Year of Cartier looks at the last 12 months of the jeweler’s business. It’s as glossy a magazine experience as you’d expect from this brand.

Cartier

Aether Apparel

Aether Apparel uses a classic approach to convey its brand values. Off-grid adventures inspire us, and the clothing we need just happens to be right here.

Aether

Women of Vision Awards 2023

This horizontal scroller for Ms. Foundation’s Women and Vision Awards 2023 encapsulates the atmosphere of a black-tie event with white and gold on black colors.

Women of Vision 2023

West Block

West Block is an exciting renovation for businesses in Canberra, Australia. It’s an office environment nestled in a natural setting and looks like the perfect workplace.

West Block

Pudding Studio

Pudding Studio uses a brutalist approach, softened by some delightful animated illustrations. The case studies are well-detailed, and the site is fun without being silly.

Pudding

Lozza Occhiali

Lozza Occhiali has been making eyewear since 1878, and its new website nods to both contemporary style and classic Italian heritage. It’s a great example of refined style.

Lozza

The Office of Ordinary Things

The Office of Ordinary Things is a creative agency based in San Francisco. Its portfolio site is more like a reel, with tons of color, energy, and inspiration.

Ordinary Things

Rotolo’s Pizzeria

Rotolo’s Pizzeria takes a nice split-screen approach with subtle transitions to offer a Craft & Crust or Pizzeria experience. The correct answer is, of course, both.

Rotolo's

Green Reconstruction of Ukraine

Green Reconstruction of Ukraine is a fascinating mini-site that chronicles the efforts to renovate a hospital near Kyiv’s heating and energy system using green approaches.

Green Reconstruction of Ukraine

D.A.Consortium Recruit Site

The micro-site for D.A.Consortium’s entry-level and intern recruitment is bursting with positivity. It uses cute animated illustrations to enliven the page.

DAC

8px.studio

8px.studio uses a non-BS black-and-white theme to keep things simple. Creative but business-orientated, it’s a design studio for people who want to get things done.

8px

Kora Living

Kora Living specializes in sustainable, flexible accommodation in Spain. Stay for a few days or a few months; it’s perfect for anyone who travels while working remotely.

Kora

Poggio al Tesoro

Poggio al Tesoro is a wine-maker with a typically Italian passion for nature, produce, and the landscape. Video, drone photos, and refined typography reinforce this high-end wine label.

Poggio

Surya Aditya

Surya Aditya is an independent project manager and web developer specializing in JavaScript, Typescript, and WebGL. This portfolio is as slick as you would expect.

Surya

Paddi MacDonnell

Paddi MacDonnell is a designer and entrepreneur from Northern Ireland, follow her on Twitter.

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