Online Design

Scholastic for kids

2007-12-14T11:28:00.000-08:00

Scholastic books has a website for kids to learn about new books coming out. I think the site appeals to kids with the bright colors without being over the top. The navigation is at the top and is wide so kids will easily find it. It also has games kids can enjoy which helps kids get interested in books.

Live Science

2007-12-14T11:22:00.000-08:00

LiveScience is a website where you can read articles about Biology subjects, mostly about animals and the environment. The site is mostly white which is pretty boring but the weird thing is I went to a picture page and it had more color than the home page. This site should be more consistent. This site was a little cluttered with too many things on the front page but was easy to find the main navigation.

KFC

2007-12-14T11:17:00.000-08:00

KFC's website is mostly red. I admittedly am not of their food but their website is pretty easy to get around. However all the red is a little distracting and kind of stresses me out. As far as content goes though they have all the information about nutrition, shopping, promos and even printable coupons. They've also "decorated the site for Christmas" on the homepage by putting Christmas lights around the frame. That was kind of fun.

Set Apart Life

2007-12-14T11:12:00.000-08:00

Eric and Leslie Ludy, authors of several Christian books about marriage and courtship, have created a website to promote a healthy Christian lifestyle and to help people improve their relationships with God and each other. Brown is the background color. They accent it with different colors on each page to keep it interesting. They've also included recordings of them speaking and answering questions.

Lisa Loeb

2007-12-14T11:07:00.000-08:00

www.lisaloeb.com is the official web site for the singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb. The navigation has pictures with the different categories then has subcategories. Her site is built on black and white illustrations with color on the different pages. You can find info about her, her music, and when she is playing. You can also buy merchandise.

Shane and Shane

2007-12-14T10:56:00.000-08:00

www.shaneandshane.com is the official site for the band Shane and Shane. It has very different navigation from most websites. It is interactive. You have to "catch" the navigation title you want to go to. This is something fun and different but could be difficult for some. You can look at their interactive journal and listen to their music. You can also buy their merchandise and find out about shows.

Songza

2007-12-14T10:52:00.000-08:00

www.songza.com is a site where you can listen to any song you want to. I think its orange colors is fun but not too overwhelming since everything else is black in white. You just type in the song you want to listen to and it will give you choices to listen to. You can create a playlist and listen to your favorites anytime you want. You can also buy songs if you want to.

Ransomed Heart

2007-12-12T13:45:00.000-08:00

John and Staci Eldredge are the head of Ransomed Heart ministries, located in Colorado. I like the celtic feel of the site and the drop down side navigation. I think the Content section could be done better. The white is very stark against the darker greens and blacks on the rest of the page.

Beth Moore

2007-12-12T13:43:00.000-08:00

Beth Moore is the head of Living Proof ministries. I love the color scheme and the elegance of the page. I really like that they don't trade of functionality for looks. It's easy to navigate and peaceful to look at.

air car

2007-12-12T11:11:00.000-08:00

The Air Car is a revolutionary invention. It should be on the market in the next five to ten years. This video tells the story behind it. I couldn't find the link anymore for the website that tells about them, but I remember it was pretty plain and half of the video and other media on it didn't play right. Still, to be able to have a car that runs on air, I'll give them a little lee-way on the web design side.

Ask A Ninja

2007-12-12T11:07:00.000-08:00

www.askaninja.com is a website my husban is addicted to. It is funny, but the annoying theme song gets stuck in your head. It's clean, funny, and a good break at the end of the day. I like the layout, but mostly just the videos.The last time Daniel was on it, it was done in the "traditional" ninja colors: red and black which I thought was nice. Unimaginitive, but nice.

zone

2007-12-12T10:58:00.002-08:00

www.zone.com is another free gaming website (with the option to buy). I like the layout and the fact that is updated often.

bored.com

2007-12-12T10:55:00.000-08:00

www.bored.com Is a website that provides links to other websites for free entertainment. I don't like the plain-ness of the layout, but it is direct and to the point.

Duane Sheriff

2007-12-12T10:32:00.000-08:00

Dsheriff is the website of my home church. I don't so much like its plain layout and design (they run on all-volunteer web design so they take what they can get), but I like being able to watch or listen to sermons from my pastor whenever I want to since we live so far away from the church.

God Tube

2007-12-12T10:30:00.000-08:00

godtube is a Youtube-like website with all-Christian videos. I like being able to access this website and search for clean comedians whenever I need a pick-me-up.

Pizza website

2007-12-12T10:27:00.001-08:00

www.tonys.com is the website of the frozen pizza company. I liked the drop down navigation, but the bright colors and vague layout was confusing when I was trying to access a certain part of the website.

http://www.gifts.com/

2007-12-11T20:18:00.000-08:00

Gifts.com is also a great website with many creative gift ideas. They have their website very accessable and easy to find specific things you may be looking for. It is a little busy, but overall a good design and gives you lots of great ideas for presents!

http://www.shutterfly.com/

2007-12-11T20:16:00.000-08:00

Shutterfly.com is a great website for uploading and saving your photos. It is layed out very well and has lots of great features. You can also share prints, order pictures, and order personalized keepsakes. Great website with neat gift ideas as well.

st patty's day treat.

2007-12-10T13:12:00.000-08:00

i still haven't figured out if this is true yet...

Star Wars Beauty

2007-12-10T12:59:00.000-08:00

this my new favorite video. if you don't think girl's got talent...i don't know who does! ha.

Danny Brown: Tiny Dancer

2007-12-10T12:13:00.001-08:00

i would like the whole world to see this so it's going on this blog....youtube....facebook....and myspace. but lannie remember....you saw it first!

krispykreme.com

2007-12-09T20:51:00.000-08:00

I really like doughnuts and these are a personal favorite of mine. One thing aobut their website I don't like is the bussyness to it. There are a lot of ads and things to look at. I like pages that are simple and easy to get around. The navigation is nice though and it has an ease to it.

For Real?

2007-12-09T20:49:00.000-08:00

Texas A&M

2007-12-09T20:35:00.000-08:00

I thought I would visit another Universities web page to see how well we compare to them. I did pick a very prestigouse school in Texas A&M but I was curiouse to see how Ouachita's site measured up to others. They have a very simplistic front page with navigation to the many aspects of their school just like any other university; athletics, academics, news and so on. The main navigation was similar to ours in that there were links to current students, alumni, prospective students, staff, etc. I think Ouachita does a great job with their web page although there are some places that could be fixed up a bit. Anyways, Texas A&m's web page is easy to get around and exemplafies a good web site.

How To videos

2007-12-07T22:23:00.001-08:00

www.videojug.com has videos on anything you want to know more about. It's actually a pretty funny website. Here is an example from the website:

VideoJug: How To Do The World's Best Banana Trick