Nancy website

Sorry this is late.

1. Consistency of design: Very consistent. You kept the blue line at the top on every page. There was a simple color scheme throughout (grey/navy blue). There were 5 buttons that never changed- this made it easy to navigate.

2. Color and design: simple but easy to follow. I did not feel distracted as I do on many sites. It was easy to find your work and enjoy your pictures. You stuck with grey for text- this made it easy to read

3. Use of imagery: Limited. A couple times you used your own picture to fill an empty space. This made the site feel fuller but also felt a bit random. For instance the triple image of your dog confused me just because I was unsure of what it related to.

4. Use of line/color/text: You kept this plain. There was the one line at the top of every page that held the site together. Other then that there was little extra "decoration." Sometimes you used your own picture to fill and empty space on a page. Although they did look nice I didn't see the connection between the image and the content of the page

5. Desc. of projects: the description of the 2nd and third project fell a little short. The only description was the words that were already part of the project. I would have liked to read some of the things you told the class while presenting (especially for the home project.)

6. Bio: Complete and informative but not too personal. I liked how you included your education and exhibited works of art. It was a well organized page.

Overall I really enjoyed viewing you site and images (I might even check back to see if there is something new). Way too go! Hope you have a nice summer.

Review of Jaqueline's Site

A day or two late, but hopefully not a dollar short. My apologies.

Jaqueline's website was fairly straightforward, boasting a menu at the top which provides links to all three of her projects. The first two projects are navigated by simply clicking along to view the work, and all links were in working order. The video project was also hosted on the site, and was able to be viewed by an embedded quicktime player. Her bio contained a photo of herself, along with contact information and a little 'about me' section. The entire webstite as a whole was incredibly effective and really highlighted her work!

Kudos Jaqueline!

Review of Sean's website

The header portion of each page contains links to the home, projects, bio and contact pages, and remains consistent from page to page. This keeps all the essential links in one place, making navigation easy and intuitive. Design is consistent and very simple, utilizing a standard black on white color scheme, and sans serif fonts. All of the imagery on the site is well organized and relevant to the content. There is a thumbnail in the header that is different at each page visited, as well as previews for each project on the "projects" page, a more in-depth preview of the "Fear and Loathing in Asbury Park" project on the homepage, and a nice postcard graphic on the contact page. The images from each project are organized into separate flash galleries that are accessed from the projects page. This works well and is an appropriate way to view the work, although there is no space left for descriptions of the individual images. In fact, my only problem with the site is that the description for project two is on the homepage, which is somewhat confusing and separates it from the rest of the project. The description itself, however, is interesting and well written, providing a historical background on the area, a description of the town's current state, and a poem. The bio page is very sparse, with only two sentences and an accompanying photo, but I think that this works well, complimenting the minimalist aesthetic of the rest of the website, something that is also reflected in much of Sean's work.

Website Review

I am supposed to view Allie's site but can't seem to see any page besides the home page. So, I randomly selected to review Mike's website since I will be out of town for the rest of the weekend.

1. Consistancy of design from page to page works well. The navigation bar on the left is very consistent which helps the view to navigate through the pages. The concept of the contact sheets helps the viewer understand that it is a photography website.

2. The navigation throughout the pages works well. The scroll on the right is a little distracting because you actually have to use it to view the whole picture (at least on my computer) and it takes away from the images.

3. Use of imagery: I like the choice of imagery and using his own pictures as the thumbnails for each page, I think that works well and entices the viewers.

4. The use of color is nice. The black background works with the images. The text might be too large, I would maybe make it a size or to smaller. It tends to be too distracting with the page.

5. I really enjoy the setup of the pages, the introduction to the project, then hitting enter, and then seeing the pictures.

6. I like his bio page. It does not look last minute and explains just enough information about him.

Jeff's website critique

1. Consistency of design: Layout is consistent, except last project Home goes over navigation words on left side.

2. Color and design: I feel the black background and simplicity of site works with your images. Your logo is great, the letters JF & the layout you have works very well together, very professional looking logo.

3. Use of imagery: Thumbnail images when clicked led me to the blue “windows internet explorer viewer” with their nav. bar. I don’t know if that’s how it looks on all computers or just my window’s environment at home but that does not look/work well.

4. Use of line/color/text: Easy to read text and nice color choices, simple layout. I personally am not a fan of very busy sites especially for this type of Artist website. I did find it hard to see the dark grey against black words on the left side; you might want a little more contrast for ease of viewing on different monitors.

5. Desc. of projects: Is not there yet.

6. Bio: Is not there yet.

You did give me a heads up about it being a work in progress, so far looks like your going in the right direction with the layout and design. I would have liked to see your bio and where you are heading in life…lots of luck in the future…Nancy

Review of Amber's Site

1. Consistancy of design from page to page - Color and theme are consistent but the page changes size from page to page.
2. Ease of navigation: Navigation is simple and easy. All pages are accessible as you move through the site.
3. Use of imagery: I really love the logo/key rollover link! I also like that you added a quote to accompany it. The website doesn't incorporate any other imagery but I think it works. Otherwise, it might be overwhelming and erroneous.
4. Use of line/color/ text: The black, white and blue is really simple yet elegant and the blue goes along with your first project which I thought was nice. The black border is a nice frame too.
5. Text that explains each project. The text is clear and proper English. I wish you had included the significance of the blue eyes in the text for your first project and how your dad had blue eyes as well.
6. Discuss Bio- Went beyond the basics; included how her perspective of documentary photography as changed. I don't think it was last minute. I also like that is the first thing we read when entering the site-- it gives the viewer your background before looking at your pictures.

Overall: I thought your website was really well done and looks very complete!

unfortunately my website is only working in safari and you have to refresh twice to see anything.

http://www.tcnj.edu/~axel2/