Web Excellence Awards
Features & Design
The Features & Design category covers various aspects that contribute to the quality and innovation of websites and digital experiences. It includes aesthetic and functional design, where visual appeal and emotional impact are important for user engagement. This category also considers editorial experiences enhanced by advanced design and multimedia storytelling. It evaluates effective navigation and structure for improving user experience and recognizes adherence to industry best practices in web development. Additionally, it includes responsive and adaptive designs suitable for different devices and screen sizes, and the use of AI and machine learning. The category also involves the integration of animation, motion graphics, and data visualization, as well as the use of photography and video. Overall, it assesses user experiences and editorial writing, establishing standards for quality across the digital domain.
92 winners in Features & Design, recognized by the Web Excellence Awards.
Oak Park Apartments manages nearly 1,600 apartments across 98 buildings in the Chicago area, requiring a website capable of supporting both scale and usability. Their previous site struggled with outdated architecture, unintuitive navigation, and listings managed through blog taxonomy, making it difficult for renters to find available units and for
OpenChannelFlow.com is a complete transformation of a complex, highly technical B2B website into a modern, intuitive, user-centered platform. Serving both first-time buyers and engineering professionals, the new site introduces a streamlined dual-pathway navigation system that solves radically different user needs with exceptional clarity. “Solve a Problem” guides inexperienced visitors through
OpticsForce didn’t need more traffic. They needed their website to perform. Operating in a highly competitive eCommerce category where trust, precision, and confidence drive every purchase, the OpticsForce team brought a strong product offering and deep industry knowledge. What they needed was a digital experience that matched that level of
Optimise Online spent twelve years building websites properly for other people and rushing its own. In July 2026 the agency put itself through the same nine-stage process it sells to clients, and that process became the architecture. Thirteen services sit nested under three stages of business growth, Foundation, Flow and
Ontwerpwerk developed an audiovisual platform for Orkest de Ereprijs in which sound shapes both the entry and navigation of the site. An interactive visualiser on the landing page responds to musical compositions in real time, creating a direct relationship between what users hear and what they see. As users move
Out & Equal is a nonprofit that helps global companies build LGBTQ+-inclusive workplace cultures, but a fragmented digital presence was undercutting that mission. Out & Equal ran two disconnected properties, a public marketing website and a separate member portal called the Global Hub, with mismatched branding, and years of rapid
The Paper Crowns website is a core interactive expression of our studio’s evolution. Built to open the digital doors to our Humble Castle, a visit to the site is a journey through our team’s creative ambitions, brand lore, and case studies for work clients have entrusted us with. Illustrated etches
The Pinboard: Redefining the Digital Curation Process The act of comparison shopping—the curation and evaluation of potential purchases—is a foundational, often underserved, aspect of the consumer journey. Current e-commerce architectures force this critical process into inefficient paradigms: navigating between multiple tabs, multi-step off page comparison lists, or forcing the users
Vince Mancuso, an educator and magician, is passionate about magic and science, and about using magic to create engaging learning experiences for students. He initially came to a(m) asking us to audit, and provide marketing recommendations for his four e-commerce websites. However, we quickly determined that this was a strategy
The Presbyterian Church (USA) faced a fragmented online presence, with seven websites serving various ministries, resources, and constituents. This siloed structure made it difficult for users to efficiently access essential worship tools, educational materials, and church policies. PC(USA) needed a unified, modern platform with improved search capabilities, multilingual support, and
The PSTA website redesign transformed the agency’s primary digital touchpoint into a clearer, more accessible experience for riders and staff. Grounded in user research, the project restructured information architecture, added keyboard navigation, improved content clarity, made the site mobile responsive, and refreshed the visual system with more legible typography, an
Luxembourg Airport replaced the traditional menu-based website with a friendly AI companion. Meet Réno the Fox, a multilingual digital concierge who is the homepage. Travellers simply ask: “Email me updates for my flight.” “Which belt is my luggage on?” “Is there parking right now?” Réno replies instantly using live data
A custom digital platform for RAPG’s Retirement Technology suite – translating a bold new brand into a high-end, advisor-facing experience built to showcase sophisticated technology without losing personality.
Energizer Quest is a three-minute interactive web-based game developed by Dog and Pony Studios for S&P Global Energy‘s presence at the 2025 APPEC conference in Singapore. The narrative-driven game places conference attendees in the role of an “Energy Advisor,” guiding them through ten scenario-based questions that map their responses to
The Specialised Assistance School for Youth in Adelaide, South Australia, offers something different for young people who find that mainstream education is not for them. Studio Veld had the absolute honour of building a new website for this vital independent school. SASY needed to tell their story in an appealing,
The Santa Cruz METROpolitan Transit District (METRO) hired Celtis to redesign its website, placing emphasis on accessibility and user interface. The site needed to offer a seamless customer experience for all bus riders and reflect METRO’s commitment to protecting the environment. With information architecture shaped by real riders and a
Service Coordination helps Marylanders with disabilities obtain the services and supports they need to thrive. Wire Media built the organization’s new website to meet the WCAG 2.2 AAA standard for web accessibility, a level most sites do not attempt because it takes significantly more work than the usual AA target.
Silverstone is more than just a circuit; it’s one of Britain’s most iconic destinations for world-class entertainment and hospitality, and Everything Connected has been committed over the last few years to ensure Silverstone has a digital experience to match. We have worked with the Silverstone team to create an online
Solar Battery Group is Australia’s largest solar battery installer — 26,000+ installs, 30+ years of experience, and a national presence backed by television advertising. Their previous website reflected none of that. The AIIMS team rebuilt it from the ground up. The brief called for a site that served two distinct
As The Tile Shop expanded its digital presence, it faced increasing challenges with its legacy monolithic ERP system. The Tile Shop faced challenges with a fragmented legacy environment, where siloed business applications and reliance on development teams for content updates slowed marketing efforts. The Tile Shop’s online UI was broken
A ground-up rebrand and custom-built digital home for The preeminent professional association of wildlife biologists — unifying decades of scientific content, member resources, podcasts, and peer-driven publications into a single authoritative hub.
Tony Robbins needs no introduction. For nearly five decades he’s been an iconic part of culture — coaching athletes, growing businesses, writing books, doling wisdom and tough love to touch hearts and inspire millions to take action. And yet, his brand had grown dated, disjointed, and heavily weighted towards live
Trail Appliances, one of Canada’s leading home appliance retailers, partnered with Orium to pilot two AI-powered agents that help customers shop with clarity and confidence. The Product Q&A Agent delivers instant, product-specific answers drawn from Trail’s trusted data sources, while the Compare Agent turns dense specification tables into easy-to-understand summaries
“What’s Trending” is now an AI-powered feature on the Travel Alberta website designed to help travellers discover seasonal, recommended, and currently trending experiences across the province, while also elevating a variety of businesses all year-round. Behind the scenes, an AI engine continuously analyzes blogs, influencer content, online reviews, listings data,
Kanopi Studios redesigned the homepage for Trout Unlimited, a non-profit conservation organization that protects and restores cold-water rivers and streams for trout and salmon across North America. The redesign addressed a content-heavy, hard-to-navigate homepage by reorganizing it into a clearer, more scannable layout. The project included four key improvements: streamlined
Unison Energy‘s redesigned digital experience brings a new focus to power access. Terra Digital combined strategic repositioning, intuitive UX, a dedicated Partner Hub, responsive design and performance optimization. The site creates clearer pathways for customers and partners to understand, explore and engage with Unison Energy.
We partnered with the University of Chicago to design two modern, user-focused websites that reflect the institution’s academic excellence and innovative spirit. By unifying the sites with a cohesive design system and tailored components, we delivered intuitive navigation, engaging visuals, and accessible features that enhance the experience for prospective students,
Uttermost brings together timeless elegance and modern innovation to deliver a superior e-commerce experience that effortlessly serves its customers.
VALAI is a FinTech for Climate Action company built by a team of creative technologists, sustainability experts and property valuers devoted to building the future beyond net zero. Their data feeds financial decision-making tools that empower businesses to support home electrification at scale, drive green financing and manage ESG risk.
Welcome to Wandsworth A Digital Home for Culture When Wandsworth was named London Borough of Culture 2025, we set out to build a website that would capture the energy of the borough and unite six separate platforms into one vibrant hub. The result is Welcome to Wandsworth, a living, breathing