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critiquing the effectiveness of the website
Webpage name: “myopensky.com”
- The Grid - the grid sytem is not well developed here
- Color Palette - there’s no fixed colour palette
- Navigation- main navigation in the upper right corner of the web page, could stand out more.
- Design Principles - it’s a fixed layout. typographic elements are not that strong, no use of whitespace
- Typography- not much variance to the the fonts or the colours of letters. some hierarchy can be observed.
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The Principles of Beautiful Web Design reading.
What is “Grid Theory” and why is it important to web design?
The Grid Theory helps to arrange elements on the web page it’s based on the principles of golden ratio and helps to improve the aesthetics of the page layout. As the name suggests, grid theory involves dividing the page into grids – they help with planning where to place different elements and blocks so that they maintain the right proportion in the page. It is important in the web design because as a result of using grids we can easily create a web page that is pleasing and aesthetics to the viewer.
In addition to “balance,” what are the other design principles important also to Web design?
- Unity
- Proximity
- Repetition
- Emphasis
- Placement
- Contrast
- Proportion
What are the “Bread and Butter Layouts” in web design?
Bread and Butter Layouts are the 3 most commonly used layouts configurations: left-column Navigation, right column Navigation and three column Navigation.
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Fave Webpage
type: commercial web page
audience: small business owner and their employees
goal: provide perks for employees
type: Organizational/Non-Profit websites
audience: general population
goal: to help end hunger
type: news webpage
audience: general population
goal: to provide news
