A screenshot of Sempiternity, a site/collection of witty short stories.

A piece, a.k.a. a witty/absurd short story.

tags
blog, pixel art, short pieces, responsive, short stories, site, times
role
designer
responsibilities
concept, information architecture, information + interaction + visual design, back end + front end development
team
Andrea Buran, Luca Buran
link
Sempiternity

The simple-on-purpose site interface allows users to fully focus on the content of the pieces without being distracted by unnecessary graphical elements.

Content readability is always optimized thanks to a robust responsive adaptive layout and flexible responsive typography.


      The logo/favicon of Sempiternity.

The logo/favicon of Sempiternity.

The site’s logo/favicon resembles a circular, indeterminate progress indicator—a fitting representation of sempiternity, which signifies existence within time but infinitely into the future.

The same concept is reinforced by the background color of the page, which cyclically changes hue according to the hour of the day.


      A screenshot of Sempiternity, a site/collection of witty short stories.

2:00–2:59 UTC.


      A screenshot of Sempiternity, a site/collection of witty short stories.

06:00–06:59 UTC.


      A screenshot of Sempiternity, a site/collection of witty short stories.

10:00–10:59 UTC.


      A screenshot of Sempiternity, a site/collection of witty short stories.

14:00–14:59 UTC.


      A screenshot of Sempiternity, a site/collection of witty short stories.

18:00–18:59 UTC.


      A screenshot of Sempiternity, a site/collection of witty short stories.

22:00–22:59 UTC.


      A screenshot of Sempiternity, a site/collection of witty short stories.

The index of the pieces.

Pieces in Sempiternity often share a common motif, identified by a pixel art icon that opens each short story.