The AIGA recently updated their online Design Archives. The site’s architecture is a great example of being able to filter gallery’s into a number of helpful viewing sections. Probably one of the most difficult things in design today is the simple idea of classification. For those categories they’ve broken it up into Discipline and Format which allows a lot of ground to be covered. My only gripe in terms of gallery viewing is that I wish they had included a next button when the image is large. Currently I have to close the large image before proceeding. I’d also be curious to see a What’s Popular section that allowed me to see what people are clicking on or sharing. But as a start the site is an excellent resource that I’ll start looking at more now that the site has been redesigned.
