Inspirational sites
WE ARE ZIZO
https://wearezizo.com
Traversing not just the globe but also the dimensions,
this is a 3D masterpiece. Very much themed around
the notion of travel, ZIZO Festival is a new WebGL
experience showcasing the talents of Japanese agency ZIZO.
Boasting offices in Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya, the team has
combined animation technologies to render a serene
adventure land for visitors to explore. Using an anime art
style and indeed JavaScript library Anime.js, the traditional
portfolio site structure is transformed completely into an
interactive cartoon. Customisable scrolling, or gyroscopic
tilts on mobile, zooms the viewport like a camera through
Studio Ghibli-like blossom gardens, shrines, waterfalls and
river trails to find key sections. Across each little vignette we
discover who ZIZO is, the company values, what it does,
services provided and also how to make contact. Within this
we learn that ‘Waku Waku’, or the notion of looking
forwards to good things, excitedly, is an important
ingredient for ZIZO projects. Indeed this beautiful site
embodies such spirit, both visually and more significantly in
the splendid audio work featured throughout. Charming
voice samples, looping birdsong, woodblock strikes and a
whole selection of Hôgaku-style music adds immersive
tranquillity not to be missed.
THREE.JS, NUXT.JS, ANIME.JS