I usually find it very distracting. You start playing with the mouse instead navigating the website. It takes a little while to get over with and start reading the content. Although it is a good idea to make visitors stay longer and explore the site.

I saw them all over the net. Some of them are really nice.

I still remember where I saw Leo Burnett’s site for the first time: webpagesthatsuck.com ;)

I think technology enables to do a lot of cool things; whether the things technology can do is useful or not depends on the application–and that is what it depends on totally; these examples although intriguing seem a bit distracting and not to the point. I think Flash is a cool technology, I think is has some applications it excels at over static content, however, I see Flash as mostly “a cool technology”, now the one thing Flash does have over many technology’s is that a large percentage of people have it installed on machines, if Flash were a “browser” if you will, and you could build a website with it that was searchable and accessible then we might have something, I don’t follow Flash that much so I don’t know if this is in the pipelines, all that I know is that people like there information fast and efficient and to the point–a least from a capitalist perspective–and maybe that is changing with my “oh that looks cool generation” but as for me despite my generation I’m in the party where I think content matters more then flashy presentation, there are a lot of arguments in between that statement, but for the most part in a business minded world where globalization is nothing but inevitable, I still firmly believe that people value content more then flashiness if you will. Take books for instance, all books are inbetween these cardboard covers some of them we consider brilliant books some of them we consider crap, but notice the presentation for the most part of books is the same hardback or paper back or perhaps spiral. So in the end while these sites are “hey look at me” I think for the most part people at this point in time still value the traditional web layout, I don’t think this has been fully realized yet however, as we are just entering a period of time where standards are starting to “be important” again I think this is just an example of business taking precidence overall over flashy presentation.

In the end I think whatever enables the fastest business transaction wins!

Leo Burnett’s web site is very awesome indeed. It has been around since i discovered flash

If your customer can’t figure out how to use the site, all of the cool motion and prettiness in the world isn’t worth a damn.

I think the Leo Burnett site is pretty horrible from a usability perspective.

I don’t understand these disparaging comments toward sites that push the boundaries of imagination in web design. You would choose an advertising designer that uses 2 and 3 column CSS’s with staid color and font selection for his site over one who completely breaks the rules and develops something that hasn’t been seen before? You need to embrace your inner adventurer.

it will be good while loading hard content, so while they wait can be play on screen to..Very attractive instead, can do a lot and give some inspiration, thanks

part of being a creative web designer is thinking creatively about development, and usability. Leo Burnett’s site is entertaining, but not very smart. Unless you are searching specifically for their site, it is virtually invisible to most internet searches. The intro design is the most interesting part of the entire site.

I do agree with some of the comments posted here that there are usuability issues in these sites listed above.. If the user don’t know how and where to click then there is no point in showing your skills in such sites.

my finger and my mouse always fight when we are played this thing..but the usability will be low :D

The white hand makes my cursor blink in other tabs of firefox

Hmmm… Do these things make a site more user-friendly? Look nicer? Function better? Sell more?

I totally agree with Edward on this subject.

I have to disagree with this article.

Yes please leave the mouse cursor alone..

Oh.. Cursor Mania!

I reckon these are very inspiring examples of creativity, and are perfectly sensible to use for creative portfolio websites. But when “cursor mania” as someone mentioned, creeps into heavy-content sites, we have a big usability problem.

Go —> Link [www.dontclick.it]

:)

Leo Burnett does not get clients or even provide information to clients from their website. Clients come from personal contacts and responses to RFP’s.

The site is portfolio to entertain you and for you to explore.