vans.com

The mainpage of vans.com firsts asks you to chose your region, like so many sites do nowadays. It has the outlined silloettes of the continents which has been done so many times before which is unoriginal now but is effective because its been done before. The site itself uses my favorite color combo of black red and white so to me it is attractive. The layout is pretty basic with menu bars on the top banner. The links change color as you scroll over them which is always nice so you know that its clickable. Its an easily navigatable site yet a bit boring. Some of the links open in separate browsers such as the store which is good because the layout is slightly different. One thing I like about this site is the custom shoe section. You chose the style of shoe and you have the options of what colors each section will be. As you chose these options it is displayed for you on a virtual sneaker.

webmd symptom checker

http://symptoms.webmd.com/symptomchecker

WebMD Symptom Checker is a unique tool that helps you diagnose physical ailments. You chose your sex and age and are brought to an image of a body. From here you would select the area of your body that you are having pain from. For example if you are having back pain, you chose to view the back of the model and click on the back, it zooms in so you can select the area of the back that is causing you pain. From there you have a selection of symptoms to chose from. For example you could choose muscle spasms. From there it brings up possible diagnosis's. You can chose more symptoms if necessary. Each diagnosis that if possible can be clicked on. It gives a lists of all symptoms of the ailment as well as a synopsis of the condition. This is a pretty neat and useful tool.

jackdaniels.com

The main sign in page to jackdaniels.com I found visually appealing. I liked how the bottle of jack in the background was cropped. The image is interesting yet It doesn't draw your attention away from the drop down boxes you need to select from in order the proceed to the site.  The instructions are readable and tell you exactly what to do such as chose country, enter birthdate, enter (which is a large orange button). After filling out the info you are brought to the homepage which is designed appropriately. It is classy and old fashioned and appropriate for men and women but geared more towards men. This site has a lot of information from the history of Tennessee whiskey and jack Daniel's, stories, events and even recipes. All this information can be accessed through the homepage. The top menu drops down taking over the remainder of the page. Each column is highlighted as you scroll over it. Also the specific links are highlighted as well. I feel jackdaniels.com has found an effective way to show everything a site has to offer in a neat, organized and easy to read way.