Workbook 22/09/2015

For homework we were to analyze websites such as NZ Opera and 350.org and dissect their style and why certain aspects were necessary.

I liked the NZ Opera website because it is simple, clean and is aesthetically pleasing because the image takes up majority of the page and the information is framed around it, with the information tabs along the top making the information easily accessible.

NZ Opera

350.org was more information based (below). The white title on the dark background stood out, but it was a lot more information based and packed with a lot of information which none particulary stood out to me since there was so much, and there was no focal point for me to solely focus on in order for me to understand what the theme was. 

350.org

Below are some design ideas for the website.
For the main page, I like the idea of lining up 4 items; a starfish, a shell, a piece of trash and some grains of sand, all laid out on a hardwood floor with the vibrancy taken down so that the color of the wooden floor will still have a grey tinge like the background of our poster while still maintaining a "sand" like tinge.
Also, when the cursor hovers over the 4 items, they will light up and be clickable;
The starfish will direct the viewer to information about the epidemic and why this is an issue.
The shell will have a link to "fashion statements", which will link to a page of clothing with trash all over it. This will be because we want to show the viewer that if they do not address the issue soon, we will end up working AROUND the problem and find ways to make it seem as though it is less of epidemic. This is also continuing the Vogue theme. This page will probably have a model lying along the beach wearing "summer" clothes, but instead of putting it along the bottom it will be placed along the side - "vertical" theme.

Design ideas

Below is possible layouts for my website. Keys will be along the bottom also (i.e: about, news, map, etc).