Updated 20 September 2026
Nº 04 of 614
Exhibita
A journal of the best-designed websites
← Publishing · Dec 23, 2019
CANALS
Magazine / Newspaper / Blog · Culture & Education · Web & Interactive
“CANALS is a personal passion project, celebrating the history and creation of the iconic Amsterdam canals through an editorial style, visual design piece.”
The verdict
How the Jury Scored It
Every entry is marked out of 10 on four criteria, weighted as shown. CANALS took 8.28 overall, strongest on creativity and weakest on usability. How the scoring works.
- Design40% of the score 8.47
- Usability30% of the score 7.82
- Creativity20% of the score 8.51
- Content10% of the score 8.46
The build
The Engineering Marks
Alongside the jury, the work underneath is marked separately, and scored 7.67. Accessibility is the lowest of these on three winners in five, and it is the mark that separates careful work from merely impressive work.
- Semantics / SEO 7.67
- Animations / Transitions 8.33
- Accessibility 5.67
- WPO 8.67
- Responsive Design 7.67
- Markup / Meta-data 7.00
Colour
The Palette
Sampled from the site by Awwwards. 2 colours.
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