Thinking about my website
I will be using five principles of design such as contrast, consistency, balance, grouping and alignment to make sure my website gets a good grade.
I will be analyzing this website http://trendlines.ca/ .
1. Identify and describe the balance of the site.
The website is somewhat balanced because the text is very clear to read yet they used different colors in the text and everything is easily accessible. The colors used in this website are fairly well because they are not gloomy or flashy and certainly grab my attention.
2. How is contrast employed on the site?
The contrast on the site is okay but not the best due to the fact they used a light purple background for information given such as price components. The designer of this website could have done better by using other colors.The font size is small and readable.
3. Evaluate the site’s use of consistency.
The use of consistency is not consistent because they use various colors on the website making it hard for the audience to focus on just one thing.
4. Describe the site’s utilization of alignment and grouping.
Alignment of this site is not good because most of the text is spread out with different templates and the grouping of images and numbers in the graph are not at all consistent and are very confusing.
5. Based on your analysis of the site in terms of the principles of design, describe the effectiveness of the site.
Based on my analysis of the site in terms of the principles of design, the effectiveness of the site is very weak and gives me an idea of what not to do in my site such as using different colored text and have the information scattered everywhere.
For the next website, http://www.aaronxmarquez.com/
1. Identify and describe the balance of the site.
The balance of this site is excellent because the images and text correlate with each other making it easy to understand.
2. How is contrast employed on the site?
The contrast of this website is clean and very organized. The format used for this website is appropriate and the designer used a great color of background because everything is easy to read and access.
3. Evaluate the site’s use of consistency.
The consistency of this site is great because the text used in this site was not too small and I was able to read everything not to mention the nice colors he used in this website.
4. Describe the site’s utilization of alignment and grouping.
The alignment and grouping of this website was very good because everything was accessible and easy to follow through.
5. Based on your analysis of the site in terms of the principles of design, describe the effectiveness of the site.
Based on my analysis of the site in terms of the principles of design, the effectiveness of this site is very good. It showed me how clean and simple my website should be. This gives me an idea of what my website should look like.
Section B: Implications for my own design
1. What will you have to do to ensure that your website is balanced?
I will have to use the same size of images I will be displaying on my website as well as using same format of text. Also I will make sure there is not too much on the site because that will throw off the balance.
2. How will you use contrast on your website?
I will use the contrast on my website such as maintaining the same theme and using same colored text and format so that it looks organized.
3. Where will you employ consistency on your website?
I will employ consistency on my website by maintaining the same layout on every page
4. How can you use alignment and grouping to make your website more effective?
I can use alignment and grouping to make my website more effective because it will make it look very organized and to the point. Readers will have easy access to pages.
5. What colors will you use for your website? Why?
Colors I will use for my website are still undecided but I will make sure not to use the blinding yellow with pink text. I will use colors such as grey or beige or something along those lines to keep it simple.
6. How else can you ensure that your website is well-designed?
I will ensure my website is well-designed by following the website supplemental guidelines and asking the professor any questions regarding the website.
Now I can start building my own site!