Blog #9
Blog #8
Five key words that appear in the <head>/ meta tag information are, viewport, width=device-width, initial scale, charset, and X-UA-Compatible.
Blog #7
These are the ten different websites that I looked at when for design research. As you can see, there are some other small local pizza businesses as well as large company pizza businesses. These different websites will also help me with figuring out how I should redesign and layout the website that I have chosen for project 2.
https://www.pizzeriaangies.com
https://www.angelinaspizza.com
https://littlecaesars.com/en-us/
emidioandsons.com (for some reason it wouldn’t allow it to be posted as a link. I beeped getting a blocked error)
Blog #6
For this weeks blog post, I put together a Pinterest board of UX resources/tips. The majority of the resources that I saved talked about UX skills, principles, and process. The overall main take away that I discovered while creating this board, is that for UX design to be successful, it needs to be credible, simple, accessible, usable, findable, desirable, and valuable. There are also design steps that should be taking when doing UX design, they are, Discover, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Evaluate. Alls these tips are meant to help you build a good, user friendly website.
Blog #5
For this weeks blog post, I found an article that talked about how to think of web design, and how it can be used to market almost all types of businesses. The article was written by Danny Star who is not only a Forbes council member, but is also the CEO and founder of Website Depot Digital Marketing Agency. In the article, Star about how that a website should not only look good, but that it should also be easy to navigate and use.
I found it interesting that while talking about functionality and how it is important to how a website runs, Star talks about the industry where he has seen the most success when it comes to web design and functionality. That industry is the recovery, rehab, and detox centers. Overall the article was very insightful and interesting, as the world and technology continue to grow, website, and web design is slowly becoming more and more important for businesses in how they represent themselves, and the products they sell.
Blog #4
After reading this weeks readings, two examples of effective design are Starbuck’s website, and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Rapid Transit and Key Bus Route Map.
The reason why I think Starbuck’s website is an example of good design is, it’s minimalistic, very straight forward. It’s also very easy to navigate, and the use of a sans serif makes the site look very clean, and very readable.
The reason why I chose MBTA’s Rapid Transit and Key Bus Route Map as an example of good design is because the layout of the map is very easy to read and follow. The map clearly shows the different route of the Rapid Transit by using a color code system, and the Key Bus Routes are clear bold purple lines. The map depicts all the stops that the bus and transit makes throughout the city, and it also shows where there is handicap access.
For the two examples of bad/poor design I chose are, a website called arngren.net and Suzanne Collins website.
The reason why I chose this website as an example of poor design is, the whole page is fulled with so many things. The layout is confusing, the site is too busy, and there is little to no navigation to help you navigate through the site. The type is in different colors throughout the page, and the site is not organized.
I love Suzanne Collins, I’m a big fan of her works, but her website could be layout better. The navigation is fine, very straight forward, but what’s poorly design is the home page. You have pictures scattered throughout the page. You have two colored columns, the one on the left side is okay, but the “Selected Works” column feels awkward where it is placed. I feel that if they were to change the layout of this home page, it would be more successful.
Web Design News #3
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/317469
For this weeks web design news, I read an article that talked about Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and how they can change the mobile landscape. I have never heard the term Progressive Web App before I read this article, so it was very interesting to learn about what PWAs are and there impact on e-commerce websites. PWAs are the way to go for companies who use apps as a form of interaction between their customers
The article talks about the benefits of having/using PWAs. The first benefit they mention is Push-Notification. PWAs are able to notify people when there is new products available, sales, and update. Another benefit that PWAs offer is Cashing. This means that people don’t need to have data to connect to the store, and PWAs can still function while offline. PWAs can also help companies rise above the app saturated market, and PWAs are easy to build and work across smartphones and browsers.
Web Design News #2
https://governmentciomedia.com/federal-agencies-now-have-new-web-design-guidelines
For this weeks web related news, I found a very interesting article that talked about how federal agencies now have new web design guidelines. One of the things that I found interesting about this article is how it talks about the US Web Design System and how it is the standard platform for agencies to design websites. The article also takes about how the guidelines are meant to help agencies develop websites that are user friendly and create a good experiences for those who use it.
I found it interesting that guidelines were create for federal agencies to follow when design their websites. I like that they are trying to create away to have agencies follow a templet so that there is some form of unity between the different agencies. I also liked that even though there are guidelines for the agencies to follow when designing their websites, there is some flexibility in the guidelines that allows agencies to have their own style when designing their website.
Web Design News
For this weeks blog post I read an article that talk about seven web design principles for 2020. There were a few things that I found interesting while reading this article. The first principle that the article touched on was asymmetry. There is a new trend in web design where designers are breaking away from the grid-structure that is commonly used when designing a website. I found this interesting because in a lot of my design class we talk about how, while the grid structure is important, it is also important to try and break away from the gird every so often in design.
The second thing that the article mentioned that I found interesting was that another trend that is happening in web design is the concept of adaptive design. The article points out that the majority of people view web pages on their smart phones, and web designers and businesses need to make sure that their website can be seen on all screens.
Overall, the article was really interesting to read. I’ve never really paid much attention to what’s been going on in the web design world, so it was nice to get to read something about it.
Getting to Know Me
My name is Abbey O’Neal and I am a Graphic Design major with an Illustration minor. I was born and raised right here in Akron. Some of the thing that I like to do are, working with type, drawing, making comics, and doing concept art. I love all things Marvel, both the comics and movies. My dream, once I graduate college is to work for Marvel Comics as an Illustrator, and maybe as a writer too.
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