Since I'm unsure about the layout of my website's design, I've decided to take today to research other websites.
I started off by researching the most beautiful websites. The ones that came up were mostly independent portfolios of illustrators and graphic designers. I find them beautiful because aspects of them move or there's just some small quirky feature of the website
I started off by researching the most beautiful websites. The ones that came up were mostly independent portfolios of illustrators and graphic designers. I find them beautiful because aspects of them move or there's just some small quirky feature of the website
Websites that I like
I like this one because if you go onto the website the fish's eye closes ever so often which surprises the viewer. Its a simple yet affective detail. The website is plain, and the logo acts more like a mascot than a logo, which gives the website a sleek look. Everything is themed. I've noticed that this one looks almost industrial, harbour New York in the 1930's. Additionally the website looks balanced with everything creating a center.
This one is much more image based as apposed to typographical. It too has a large visual feature, that is very popular in modern day websites called a Jumbotron. The name is on the left just like the previous website's. I've also noticed that the header's buttons often transition in colour in many modern websites. This website's interactive cavity is a slow and smooth slideshow.
Layouts of Jumbotron based websites
Because the large image takes up a lot of space, little information is visible. It is almost like the image acts as a front cover for the website. As the user scrolls down, he/she will find small bite size, one liner bits of information that will almost act as portals or chapters to a more in depth page. these one liners are separated by colour, or sometimes lines that extend from the center of the page outwards and fades before reaching the edge to create a sof modern look. The footer at the bottom usually contains the copywriter laws, social media pages, and short links to important pages.
Websites for Users
Problems that I have noticed working with my brother or listening to my father communicating with his team of designers is that designers design for designers. As beautiful as some websites are, they are not always user friendly. I came across a company called Templatic. They design web templates for the general public. I've baught template from them before but I've noticed that their website is difficult to use. This is because there is a lot of information needed to use their templates and so to give their web pages a cleaner look, one must click on a link title to open up the information. Unfortunately these are so small and unnoticeable that so much of the information is lost and no one can ever find any of the tutorials that they need.
The Carbon War Room website is a great example of a user friendly, beautiful website. Because it is a company website, it is a promotional tool. So the graphic artists don't add that much information onto the website. It's just there to tell the world what they do and that they do and what they need and why others need them. This website is well balanced, and like my own website uses an opaque barrier, but a little more tastefully. The header has a small, almost non noticeable detail of a texture pattern. This is prominent in many websites. The majority of this website is monochromatic, but it seems colourful because of the high quality coloured images and the occasional splash of colours from their text boxes. They also have 3d affects from their titles. which i like