September 2011
3 posts
Web Pages That SUCK!
Upon learning about good web design practices, I was curious to see some websites that didn’t use them. And I lucked up on two great examples of websites that make me want to cling to good design practices for dear life, thanks to http://webpagesthatsuck.com…
http://art.yale.edu/
Oh. My. God. I’m furious that I even clicked on the site. The background is terrible & poorly...
Web Site Case Study: Web Design Best Practices
Currently in my class, we are creating a web site for a fictitious coffee house called JavaJam to learn how to build a website. Below are some quick notations regarding JavaJam’s use of Web Design Best Practices.
1. The JavaJam site utilizes hierarchical organization. This is best for the site because it features distinct, unrelated categories of information split into pages, each...
Focus On Web Design: Okayplayer →
One of my longtime favorite websites to visit for news about the music I love is http://okayplayer.com
Okayplayer is a music website containing news, links, videos, discussion boards, and even some actual artist webpages. It is geared toward the contemporary hip-hop/neo-soul crowd, and I certainly feel as though it reaches its intended audience well.
I’ve found this site essential when I...