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Project 03 -- WebReview

05 -- Website of your choice

http://dsc.discovery.com/

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This is the official website for the Discovery channel. Black is the most significant color which make this website seem mystery and Discovery channel is a program reveals the world’s mystery. Besides, the typeface wasn’t too special to supersede the main characters but makes audiences feel a little bit technical. Because there are a lot of programs in the channel so the drop menu is quite huge. Actually, the aim for visitors probably is seeing the information about the TV program. On this website, audiences can find program categories through the navigation bar easily, as a result audiences should happy to visit this website next time. They also provide some short videos such as trailers, part of program or advertisements so that people will be interested to watch Discovery Channel. And those people who watched Discovery Channel but want to know more about the program will visit this website, that is to say, the website and the TV program help each other. Of course viewers can find the TV schedule on this website but it might not that convenient to see at the first sight. If the link can be put in a place more significant might allow people find it quicker.

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Project 03 -- WebReview

04 -- Film promotional website

http://www.filmology.co.uk/index.htm

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“Filmology” is a website which promoting film and cinema. This website was set for 10 years and one website can exist that long means that it has its advantages. Red nearly brownish was the main colour for design and another principal color is white. Even background image is a photograph but not just graphic and color, it doesn’t look too complex. Every steps and options on the website were explained clearly and understandably therefore most of customers would willing to come back and visit again. Visitors are not allowed to try some of the functions. Audiences have to join members so they can get more bonuses. Audiences might not get a great quantity of information through this website, they just connect with films and they could find more.

Instead of providing details of the movies, “Filmology” promotes films by holding various activities and being an intermediary. Perhaps they can create a gallery for all films they have had since the website was set and put some information then audiences can know more about this website. Most of audiences hope the operation as simple as possible so a few of buttons and easy operation could be the strengths.

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Project 03 -- WebReview 03

03 -- Ad/creative agency

http://struck.com/

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“STRUCK” is a digital-forward creative agency. Audiences will see the moving advertisements, including STRUCK logo and the cases they completed. Therefore, people could get the first impression of this agency quickly. In addition, they place all the work as one page in the portfolio which could be convenient for customers to watch all of them at the same time. But they perhaps should provide more information for each work not just the picture. The interface for STRUCK is not complex, to be more specific, the color contrast is simple and the composing is also plain. Simple style for this website is necessary because the works displayed here are multicolored and plain background won’t bewilder viewers. The main navigation bar won’t leave the screen even when the viewers sliding down the page and that make it easy to see. There are just four main buttons in the navigation bar so people will not be confused by too many options. This website is easy to catch on and memorable. Actually “struck.com” might more like a work gallery, they offer word information in their blog.

Although it did not give too many word information but customers still can at least understand whether they want to contact with the agency or just quit. The speed of downloading could be the weakness and it should be faster or customers need more patience.

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Project 3 -- WebReview02

02 -- Online newspaper or magazine

http://www.maribyrnongweekly.com.au/

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“Maribyrnong Weekly” is an online newspaper website for Victoria, Australia. The audience can see the main navigation bar in the middle of the page at the first sight. There are several categories of news and the drop mean will show more detail options while viewer’s mouse moving over the category. Audiences can do some search as well. Viewers can leave their commons for the news below each article. All news can be magnified or minified the size of letters, they also can be printed, sent, shared, saved, etc. And all these useful buttons were set just in the right top of each article which could be found and used easily. The advertisement might too lager for the composing, moreover, the ads always got colorful pictures which will attract people’s attention. Perhaps they can put some photo connect with the news rather than advertisements. As a result of this online news was posted weekly, it might not provide a huge amount of news and it did not refresh immediately which could limit the number of audiences. The map of this web could be a strength, people will be able to read the most popular or newest news quickly.

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