martha stewart vs delight.com

First i'm gonna do the analyse to Martha Stewart's website.


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As you can see this website is full of content..and in my opinion they cover too much already. The 1st time i visit this website was making me so confuse, even they organize the content based on the type of the content but still its very crowded and confusing. Maybe if they have a lot of content (a lot of contents with totaly different ground!) rthey should create another website to handle another things (ground).

For the navigation system, they use a usual button placement..which look abit boring, but they overcome with a nicely use of colour. Each section have they own colour. Yea the only thing thet i like in this website is only the colour, very "family's" colour which is suit the contents.

Overall it looks too crowded...really...

*But lucky they put "search" to help the user to find what they looking for.



Not much to say for Martha Steward's website, now continue to delight.com.

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Compare to Marta Stewart's website, delight.com is more organize, maybe i think because they more focus to one purpose ---> selling items.

Navigation system abit hidden at the fiet time, because they put it under the (for me..) quite big image, and no separate between the menu.

For the content they do a nice job by high-lighting an important sentence. So its easierfor user to recognize.

Another thing that good in this website is the consistancy in the layout. Using 2 columns for the above the fold and a single column for bellow the fold.

netdiver vs. deviant art

Okay.. Its been a long time already not posting any blog.. because at CNY just wanna rest all day...umm, not really all day..argh!nevermind, just start with my analysis, okay?!..


I'll start with netdiver.net first..

First of all the thing that shout to you about the content of this web page is its header ---> "(we) LUV everything design" in a high-class blue colour box that stand out in a black background. So a this stage you will set your mind to recieve all about arts.



Next about the navigation system... I think for a design website is not really "design" yet, for me its just looks like an ordinary corp. website because of its left-to-right button arrangement. But because of its simplicity of a button arrangement, it will not confuse the first time user.

ngg..but too much button also not a good idea. Maybe they can put the type of an artwork into 1 menu, and after you rollover the menu button than the whole sets (flashware, illustration, etc..) will come out..


As you scroll down (it is a long page...), you will see the news update, an artwork, and a screen shot or a thumbnail to support the news or information. Hierarchy is nice, with using only a simple grid line system (2 columns), which again a not very "design" for a design website. This grid system applied in every pages.

Ok, so the conclusion for this website is; main focus is about news and updating events in an art industries, but not on the artwork itself. This site is more to a place to put link to the artists website.


Owh, 1 more thing i very like from this website is the colour they use ^^

Next, deviant art..

First page that they will show you when you enter this website is the newest updated artwork by the members.

As you can see from the screen shots, the arrangement of the contents are very clear, with a nice chunking contents (devide into a categories).

Navigation system they use for this website is using an icon to support the text. So you can easily recognize it.

Unlike netdiver, deviant art is more to a artwork submission website, where the member can submit they own design to view online. From the main menu, you can click one of the thumbnails to view its detail..

Example...

This show you the art work.

When you scrol down...

Showing the detail of the artwork and an artist comments about they work.

Scroll down abit more...

You will see the comments from other members.

You can also see the artist's profile if you click they avatar pic.

Hmm, the colour they use is not as interesting as netdiver.. =p

So the conclusion for ths website is, quite "design" but with a boring colour..And different from netdiver, deviat art is more to an online gallery than a news.

what a WEEK.. -_-

My god!this week we all MM0681 students are very tired!having alot of assignments to complete before deadlines coming!!but at least, we can finished the digital media's walking project with a not so bad outcome la, yesterday nite i can see abit of smile in everybody's tired face (terutama selvia!ahahh xD)

Haah, okoklah, i dont have much time to type in here..have to do web design ordy.. Hope can finish construct the pages tonite la..


owrite c u guys,
and remember to always SEMANGAT! xD

little lighter..

Responding to what Sook Chiung said at class today, here it is our new and improved mascot (now with colour also!) of MM068-1!!

enjoy.. ^^

What we trying to say here is, even though we are a really small class (represent by that little lighter..huu) but we always have a BURNING SEMANGAT INSIDE to give a 'light' to each others!!hahahahh xD

isit?! ^.^

i want this!

Hey! check this out, they have the sticker that we ALWAYS want to!!hahahh xD

URL: http://www.design-police.org


Samle picture >>

history behind MHP (Most Hated Person)

After watching an incredible, n crazy movie with Sweii and the others at class -MM Lab1- today we had a sharing session, talking about what really influences us in our live and also in the style of how we doing our work.. From there we more understand and respect each others lah, and the more important things is we more understand ourself!! xD

Ok, so what I jus realize about my self is how much my father influenced my self and my work (yeap, not music..mybe the 2nd one..) Hes a doctor, for sure he like a reeaallly clean and tidy stuf like, u know arrange a books in a cabinet in proper position and things like that.. So now i have my self a really perfectionist person (thx Chris for the word "perfectionist"!hee..) mind about a really small detail, and clean finishing..


Awrite, our next step is to create an artwork that best represent our influence -in my case my father, with all the details and clean looking atrwork- up until now i have 1 idea of creating a jigsaw puzzle, why? because u know this game u must do carefully and patient, really look into the detail and from there u can slowly build the whole picture.. But even though u have the detail of the picture already if u do it in a messy way u still cant finish it,right?! then u must do it in a clean way!

I still work on developing this basic idea hope it can create into a "Big Idea"! xD

"Soul Piercing"

Okay, today we had a critic session for a Web design 1 class about our project "If I'm an Undertaker".. So after a short discussions with Joanne and Sook Chiung I got a clearer idea about what is this project gonna look like, so its going to be like promoting the job, in my case 'Undertaker", to the user through my point of view.. Telling them about my lifestyle as an Undertaker, diary maybe like telling a special case during im doing my job, and ofcourse to tell my profile! ^^'

The updated version of my story is gonna be like;

I am Jax, and I am the Undertaker, who lived in a Sector 07 area, a place where people think its slum, but i called it home.. I am the Undertaker, handleing a special case which is I'm the only one can do it - "Soul Piercing"! With the help of my special gear "Peacemaker" a revolver-like guns that I use to pierce someone's soul out of their body..

I mentioned before that im handleing a special case like for those who died in an accident or others bad thing happened before they died.. We are believe those persons who died in a suffer will cannot go to heaven, they soul will remain in body, because its not the "time" yet, for them to died peacefuly, but it more like sumthing bad happen to force they die.. Thats why my gear is called Peacemaker!

For us the peaceful death is only cause by age..

So thats basicly about the story of my life. For the website im thinking of doing sumthing like introduce my job to everyone (users) because its a rare, umm... never happen before actually.. And share about my lifestyle as an Undertaker, how am i diong this job, the history why im doing it now, and how do other peoples treat me (eventhough i lived here since i was born, but people still think that -after that day- im a stranger..)