topic 8

as a managing partner for iPoint advisors, I would have selected the following sites as my top choices for the company web site.

1. http://www.maryenvall.com/ipoint/index.htm

2. http://mat.miracosta.edu/MAT165/studentwork/kon/midterm/index.html

3. http://mat.miracosta.edu/MAT165/studentwork/ouyang/midterm/

I found these 3 to have a generally more professional appearance. The design of the sites is sleeker and more successful than the rest.

1. Mary Envall

i think this is the most successful iPoint site. The design is very successful. It does a good job of adding depth to the content, and distracting the user from the grid structure of the html. The color scheme is nice--it again adds depth to the site, and also serves to highlight the content in an inviting, clean way. The use of fonts is tasteful, and the titles are successfully contrasted from the rest of the content material. The incorporation of the same visual motif throughout the site serves to add cohesion to the site.

2. Yoshiko Kon

this site is also successful. The overall design is clean and effective. The color scheme is vivid, yet professional. The navigation is unconvential and incorporates pictures, yet it works and is successful in drawing the user in and creating a visual link b/n point A and point B. The logo is effective and proffesional. Also the incorporation of strong business-related imagery serves to create depth and add visual appeal to the site.

3. Klarence Ouyang.

Klarence's site is simple yet effective. The design is sleek and professional. The navigation works logically, and the content is presented in a way that is interesting but predictable. The color scheme is successful, and the photos are all effective, and add to the site.

These sites all have redeeming qualities, but in my opinion they fall short of fulfilling the iPoint vision.

1. http://mat.miracosta.edu/MAT165/studentwork/aoyagi/midterm/
2. http://mat.miracosta.edu/MAT165/studentwork/mountain/midterm/
3. http://mat.miracosta.edu/MAT165/studentwork/cardarelli/midterm/

1.Aoyagi

this site is very interesting looking and would probably be an effective design for an artist, a cologne, or a personal site. The text is all presented in interesting ways, and is in many ways unconventional. I especially like the contrast in size of fonts, but it doesn't give a very serious image for a corporate firm. The color scheme is bright and light-hearted, but doesn't seem to say 'this is an advising firm'. Overall, I think this site could be very successful if applied to the right business. But for an advising firm, it just sends the wrong message.

2. Mountain

I feel like this site falls short of the iPoint ideal for an internet presence. The logo is too small, and it feels out of place in the white space. The sizing of the navigation is too big, and the content material feels cramped and stuffed into the bottom corner of the front page. Also there is a prevalence of fonts that don't seem to relate to eachother effectively. I think the bio and services pages are semi-successful. the content boxes in these pages are tasteful and effective, but in the context of the rest of the site, they don't fit. If the site was revised with the content in mind, I think it could be much more successful.

3. Cardarelli

This site is almost successful and has a lot of redeeming characteristics. The color sheme and the logo are very good. The header and navigation are successful, but I feel like the content is incoherent looking, and generally it has the look of a template site. The pictures are misaligned with the content as well. I feel like the weakness of this site is primarily in the presentation of hte content. If it were made more consistent, with more attention to the relation of the photos to the text, the site could be very successful.

My Site.

I feel like this site has a lot of redeeming qualities as well. I think the site is visually interesting looking and the navigation has a lot of interesting things going on. At times it is distracting, and could probably be toned down. The reliance on photoshop effects is heavy, and the shadows don't always work. The color scheme is drab and needs some brighter contrasting colors to make the site pop. The content is presented effectively, though it could probably benefit from some color changes to draw the user to it.