Websites and Why

http://www.gaiaonline.com/

I like the tool bar , its a good way to have images plus type in the top part of the screen.

http://www.organic.com/
clean way to use boxes and not a lot of clutter. Simple and to the point

http://www.apple.com/
simple clean, easy and not over complicated

http://www.loveisrespect.org/
I like the way the name of the website is incorporated into the links at the top.

http://eyesondarfur.org/
simple clean layout with good images and text together, nice way to organize information as well

https://www.artocracy.org/
interesting and different way to explore information on the page


http://www.oddwall.com/#.html
I liked how the navigation bar worked at the bottom.

http://www.lafilm.com/flash/index.html
way awesome intro, that incorportated the links into a complex image that worked, and was remarkably easy to read.

http://www.veer.com/ideas/typecity/land.aspx
nice and simple tool bar, clean, and not overly cuttered

http://www.lowebrindfors.se/showroom/artois/lepassage/
liked the color scheme

FINAL VIDEO!!!!!

Reading 4 Outline

.Find out the inner workings of the organization
.business hierarchy
.client history
.diagram the process
.make sure everyone understands where the fall in the chain of command
and what they are responsible for
.don't get caught up in false urgency
.understand your audience
.organize your information in a way that everyone working on the project
has easy access and understanding of it

Things to consider

physical aspects
.how will people interact with it?
.what does your audience like?
.does your audience like to read?
.will they read it quickly or over time?
.will it be read repeatedly?
.what are the age factors or restrictions?

Content
.market research
.review previous work
.find competitors

Review While Developing
.do you have everything you need
.stay engaged
.cement relationships

Prototypes and Testing

.keep diagramming and everyone informed
.make a site map

Thursday Crit.

my message is powerful but I could repeat 3 trillion somewhere, or tie it in better.
.make sure people know that it a collection of things not individual
.music great!
.impactful ending
.more pop in the opening, play with scale
.fix awkward shifts between scenes
.minor polishing of motions
.2nd fact stays on too long
.some green and black and grey not diagonal
.instead of words piling up, try scrolling up
.world hunger part too fast
.bump up the volume on the beginning visually
.move oil photo up
.maybe 3 tril gets really big?
.repeat three things in the list
.good end

Video Update

So this is what I have for tomorrow... Check it out!

I want to love you tender

Check this out, this really has nothing to do with anything other than I find it really funny. Whenever I am having a bad day.... I check out this video.

Library Poster

So I was commissioned to design a poster for the Library's Monthly gathering of some kind and when I say I was commissioned I mean my boss at the library said instead of scanning books all day today, I could design a poster for their monthly get pot luck.... I'm taking what I can get, so here it is. I thought I would go ahead and post it just because I have 15 more mins in my shift and I don't know how many more times I can search google for laderhosen and schnitzel.