Projects of the Year

Description

Projects of the Year is Readymag’s annual showcase that feels less like a gallery page and more like a small festival you can scroll through. It’s built to celebrate the most imaginative work published on Readymag, and it does that by putting the projects first, then letting the interface quietly amplify what makes each one special. If you’re hunting for web design inspiration, digital editorial ideas, or examples of modern interactive storytelling, this site is the kind of place you end up bookmarking after five minutes, then returning to whenever you need a spark. The 2019 edition is especially good at showing how broad “publishing” can be on the web. You’re not looking at one style repeated across a grid. You’re stepping into a set of distinct worlds, each project with its own rhythm, typography choices, and visual logic. Some feel like magazine features with cinematic pacing, others behave like portfolios that breathe, and some lean into playful experimentation where motion and micro interaction do a lot of the talking. It’s a reminder that strong digital publishing is not just about having beautiful assets, it’s about arranging attention. The best work here guides you, surprises you, then lands the point without needing to explain itself. The contest framing adds another layer. Projects of the Year is competitive by design, yet it doesn’t read like a sterile awards database. It feels inviting, as if Readymag is saying, “Here’s what’s possible, go make something better.” You can sense the care in how the winners and nominees are presented, and how the site uses interaction to keep you curious. Hover moments, transitions, and simple visual cues keep the experience lively without turning it into a gimmick. Even if you arrive through a Google search like “best Readymag projects” or “Readymag Projects of the Year 2019,” the page quickly turns into a guided tour of what creative publishers are doing with no code tools, smart layout decisions, and a strong editorial eye. For designers, studios, and students, it doubles as a reference library for modern web craft. You can study how visual hierarchy is handled, how typography scales across screens, how navigation can be both minimal and expressive. For marketers and founders, it’s a lesson in differentiation. These projects stand out because they commit to an idea, then design every interaction around that idea. The result is work that people actually want to explore, which is the real secret behind shareability, backlinks, and organic traffic. In other words, Projects of the Year is not only a celebration, it’s a practical map of what gets attention on the modern web, and why.