moma.org

The opening sequence to moma.org was pretty cool but I was upset it changed because I wanted to look at it more. This site has the logo and menu bar on the bottom of the page which is different but it still works. It takes a bit to figure out were it is. The home page scrolls up and down while the menu remains stationary. The menu options all have pop up boxes which have other options. Each page is made up of boxes of images that you can select. It is actually kind of boring. I kinda don't even want to look through it. If you are looking for info on hours and prices it is pretty easy to find the info you need. If you select visit and then plan your visit it gives you hours for the week. You can select the admissions and ticketing options and where the hours were the pricing appears so you don't get sent to a separate page. The site is easy to navigate but is boring to look at.

Dumb.com

Dumb.com isn't the most visual appealing sites but it has a lot of links to silly websites with games and silly things to pass time such as virtual bubblewrap. The logo is nice and I like grey and red together. The site has those silly NEW flashing animations that are cheesy and annoying. It is however easy to navigate. It has a top menu with the most popular categories that you would use to browse the site. On the left there is a menu that features stats that has selectable menu options with the number of how many videos, images, etc that are in that catagory. There is a list that reads our friends which doesn't make sense to me because the options under it are videos, games, pictures and many other menu options that are featured in other areas. There is also a newly added menu, which I like because if you are a frequent visitor to this site you don't have to search through things you've seen before. Maybe this menu should be more towards the top though. I played the punch Kanye game and while entertaining I had to figure out on my own how to punch him. The game opened in a new window which I feel is an important feature to this site because of the numerous links. I checked out the quote link which was pretty cool because it list a bunch of words so when you click on the word it pulls up a list of famous quotes relating to that word. This site has the potential to steal away hours of time, but in a good, I'm bored type of way.

drmartins.com

drmartins.com is an easy site to navigate that is well organized but not boring. They stick to the classic Dr Martins color sceme of black, white and yellow. The image in the center of the screen displays the product so the viewer knows the site is for boots. The logo appears in the upper left corner which is the typical placement for logos on websites. Its clear where you can type in what you want to search for. The email list sign in could be confusing because it says sign up for updates but it doesn't say to enter email. It may be common sense but some people (including myself) lack it. The top banner has menu options and some have drop down boxes. Next to these options you can choose your region. They are displayed as the silhouettes of the country and the one that is selected is indicated by being highlighted by yellow. I found this as a unique feature of the page. When browsing products you can narrow your search by category, stories (I don't know what that means), collection, colour and keyword. The images of the products are larger enough to be viewed clearly but small enough to fit numerous items on one page. When you click the item for a better view it shows and enlarged version. To the left there are smaller pictures with the the color options, you scroll over them and the large image changes to that color. I like this feature because you don't have to click on the color you want to view and wait for it to load. If you click on BUY ONLINE it opens a new window entering the store which is a separate website but has the same design set up so you know you are in the same company.

adidas.com

adidias.com has come up with a creative and visually appealing way to have a lot of information on a home page with out being overwhelmed with type. When you first enter the site a group of labeled boxes come up then they turn into images which indicates that these images are clickable and will take you to another area. When you scroll over each image a menu pops up giving you options as to where you'd like to go. There are also logos on the top which have pulled down menus. The logos represent different areas of the adidas world. When you click on them a box appears and doesn't go away if you move your mouse away. Sometimes it can be frustrating navigating when a drop down box doesn't stay dropped down if you move you mouse slightly too far to the left or right. I like that when you scroll down on the menus the areas are highlighted in red. This makes it easy to tell where you can click. This is a well designed site.

zombieland.com

When you first look at this site, its visually appealing and is designed well. The menu on the left hand site is stationary and doesn't move as you scroll up and down which is kind of nice. The menu buttons that have sub categories have small red arrows pointing down to let you know you have move options below. The are visible yet subtle enough to not look out of place. The one thing that bothered me a lot is that when you press the button that says rules to survive zombieland it brings you to the youtube subscription of zombieland. I was disappointed I thought it would bring you to something fun and interactive or at least the list. Also when you click ABOUT you are directed to Wikipedia. It does give you information on the movie but it seemed a bit lazy to me. So all in all I got sick of the site fairly quickly.

IMDb.com

IMBd.com is a site I use often to answer those questions such as, why does that actor look so familiar or who was the guy in, whatever that movie was. I also used it once to prove that I was right in saying that Samuel L Jackson was in more movies than Steve Buscemi. I like the function of this site because you can find information by typing in an actors name or typing in a movie. It gives you information on all the movies or tv shows or guest appearances that the actor appeared in. As for searching movies, it gives you the cast and also trivia and memorable quotes. There is a lot of information on the home page so it can be overwhelming. However I feel its well organized and is easy to navigate. Links are underlined and the tabs look like tabs so there is no doubt what is active. The search box has a clear drop down menu and the logo is in the upper left which is usually standard on most sites. The logo is clickable to bring you home and it remains in that general area.

craigs list

craigs list is a visually boring website. Upon reaching the homepage I start having anxiety because I am bombarded with words. I feel like I am in middle school again looking at a list of words I need to know for an English final. There is no contrast and if you didn't move your mouse you wouldn't be able to tell which words are clickable and which words are not. There is no contrast and because of this I'm not too sure where to start. So I decided to go through the site and look for job opportunities. It's somewhat easy to navigate but there is something about this site that just turns me off. The site is well organized but I feel like some information should be boxed in because it gets a little hard to read one section apart from the rest. In defense of craigslist, it is an actual list and it is set up somewhat like classified ads in a newspaper which is probably something that some people may like because its a familiar format. I also like their logo because of its simplicity.