Michelle Chen, Communication Design, Junior.
I'm currently a Comm Des Major (and minoring in HCI) and this class is one of the required studios for the major, but that isn't the only reason I'm taking this class. I'm interested in possibly pursuing a career in UI/UX and wanted to learn more about front end work that goes into designing websites.
I don't have any experience, but am very excited to learn and create!
I really want to learn how to create interactive websites where it really engages users either through surprising visuals or from them discovering cool interactions they can have with buttons or scrolling! Most importantly, I hope to learn how to design visually aesthetic and easily navigatable sites!
I think the biggest difference is the scaling of page content. Although designers need to think about scaling when it comes to making something for a poster vs a business card, I think there's more to consider when it's a webpage because users can immediately change browser compared to a poster which will only be viewed at the size it was made for. So thinking about how to format content to be adaptable and legible will be crucial.
I really enjoy the design of this site called Violence Conjugale.
The site is very interactive and engaging with all the motion effects, but despite being so busy, I still think the navigation is simple and intuitive enough while allowing users to still try and discover new functions on the site. To me, this site is effectively designed with how both functionality and visual aesthetics were taken into consideration. I think it's also very effective at educating people on differnt forms of violence through it's interactive activities that puts users in a simulated situation to give them a sense of what it could potentially feel like. I also really like how they have links to help resources for anyone who is in need of them.
MoMA's site is one that I think shows effective communication.
The clean design makes it really easy to navigate and organize the what the museum wants people to know. Additionally, as an art museum's website, there's an emphasis on visual aesthetics which is also achieved through the hierarchy, colors, and type choice for the content. I just really love the simple yet elegant design of the site.
I think the New York Times's site works very well.
When I was playing around with the browser size as well as looking at the site from a phone, the content on the page responded and reformatted in a way that was very legible and understandable. The navigation of the site is also very simple to understand and functions as it should.