Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Final Post
I was hesitant about the blog at first. I had never had one and I was not used to having other people read stuff that I had written. We never peer edited at my high school. But, the blog has given me a pleasant surprise. I think that it's super convenient to be able to 'turn in' the assignments online instead of going through all the effort of printing (and my printer can be a bit temperamental, which makes the blogs even better). I also like to read other people's responses to the prompt. It's nice to know what everyone is thinking on the subject, and reading other people's blogs sometimes helps me to understand a concept better. My one small qualm about the blogs (and it is a very small qualm), it would be nice to know about the grading. Since none of the blog-grades are posted, it's hard to know if I am getting good grades on them, or if I should change my blogging tactic to do better. Lots of the blog prompts have been fun too, which is nice. Many of the blogs didn't feel like a chore to write at all because they were such fun topics. :) Overall, I definitely enjoyed blogging.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Analyze-ing
I'm going to analyze Google because I have a sort of love/hate relationship with it right now and it would be very fulfilling to find out that parts of it were designed ineffectively *maniacal laughter*.
1. Form: The form is pretty logical. Type in a search, get search results in eye-catching area. Additional useful links are at the top of the page, which is where the audience would usually expect to. Everything seems to be put together in a logical order for the audience.
2. Alignment: The homepage has a center alignment, which I would love to criticize, but honestly, it would probably be very odd/disconcerting for the search bar to be shifted toward the side. I guess it's part of the audiences expectations. Google was made first for efficiency and second for prettiness, so it makes sense that their search bar would be in a convenient place. The search page is aligned on the left side of the screen. Everything is aligned with something. We'll give an A for alignment.
3. Contrast: It is convenient how Google will highlight your the words you searched for in the search results. It helps you to find what you're looking for more easily. I also like the contrast of the colors of the word Google and the white screen. Their homepage does a nice job of using simplicity and white space to their advantage in a very sleek (yet fun) way.
4. Proximity: Searches grouped together. Links to other websites grouped together. Search accessories grouped together. They did a nice job of this (though I will say, the search page does look a bit cluttered for my taste. Take that Google! :) ).
5. Repetition: Google is always repeated in the same colors, which is effective. The search results are one color. The search accessories are another color with each of the group titles being yet another color. Google uses the repetition of colors to help keep the website easy to use and navigate and it does a good job of that.
6. Composition: The search results do seem like they're on one of the rule of thirds lines, which is good.
All in all, Google is still an effective site.
1. Form: The form is pretty logical. Type in a search, get search results in eye-catching area. Additional useful links are at the top of the page, which is where the audience would usually expect to. Everything seems to be put together in a logical order for the audience.
2. Alignment: The homepage has a center alignment, which I would love to criticize, but honestly, it would probably be very odd/disconcerting for the search bar to be shifted toward the side. I guess it's part of the audiences expectations. Google was made first for efficiency and second for prettiness, so it makes sense that their search bar would be in a convenient place. The search page is aligned on the left side of the screen. Everything is aligned with something. We'll give an A for alignment.
3. Contrast: It is convenient how Google will highlight your the words you searched for in the search results. It helps you to find what you're looking for more easily. I also like the contrast of the colors of the word Google and the white screen. Their homepage does a nice job of using simplicity and white space to their advantage in a very sleek (yet fun) way.
4. Proximity: Searches grouped together. Links to other websites grouped together. Search accessories grouped together. They did a nice job of this (though I will say, the search page does look a bit cluttered for my taste. Take that Google! :) ).
5. Repetition: Google is always repeated in the same colors, which is effective. The search results are one color. The search accessories are another color with each of the group titles being yet another color. Google uses the repetition of colors to help keep the website easy to use and navigate and it does a good job of that.
6. Composition: The search results do seem like they're on one of the rule of thirds lines, which is good.
All in all, Google is still an effective site.
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