Review

Assignment:  Critique 3-5 websites from http://www.webbyawards.com/

1) Gallery of Lost Art:  http://galleryoflostart.com/
Critique:  Simple, flat / static…
This website is 1-page.  Only 1 drop down menu appears, which actually navigates to areas of the home page.  Scroll down only.  Although limited, this site is simple, easy, and inexpensive approach / solution.

2) Artspace:  http://www.artspace.com/
Critique:  Simple, flat / static, organized, easy to navigate, information filled…
This website uses a grid and images with minimal text to navigate user through detailed lists and information.  Artist biographies are found by a clear and clean search system.  User friendly, clean, easy to maintain.  Well designed.

3) With Art Philadelphia:  http://withart.visitphilly.com/
Critique:  Simple, flat / static, organized, easy to navigate, information filled…
This website uses a multi image horizontal grid header in which the individual image boxes provide pop ups when scrolled over to offer a brief description.  The easy to navigate tabs at top offer different categories and pages based on the main design.  The design is user friendly and organized, with options for listing information consistent to the overall design offering continuity throughout.

4) Science Museum, London:  http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/
Critique:  Simple, flat / static, organized, easy to navigate…
This website begins with a slide show horizontal header to promote current events.  A discrete, tab bar sit at top to navigate users through the different categories leading to pages that are simply designed just to get the job done.  The home page offers more visual impact with an interesting week view calendar and irregular grid pattern delineating programs / offerings.

5) KCET, Artbound tab:  http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/
Critique:  simple yet detailed filled and not too busy – organized, flat / static…
This portion of the website organizes information similar to a newspaper site.  It offers alot of imformation but all is captured within multiple columns and sections.  Well organized and successful at offering alot of information in a neat package.

6) @60″:  http://www.at60inches.com/
Critique:  simple, flat / static, easy to navigate…
This website’s home page is a simple splash page with navigation tabs at top to bring viewers to detailed category pages.  The additional pages are of varied format using various layouts such as grids, scroll down page view, alphabet look up, etc.  Although there is no consistency to design from section to section, all information is cleary available providing necessary details to viewers.