My review of a one page Parabellum Studio http://www.inparabellum.com/ . It is a website for a fashion company that uses multimedia to show there work. The site starts off really crisp and clean and the black text on a white background makes it really easy for me to see what I need to see. The hierarchy of text makes everything very easy to understand and that continues throughout the page. What I thought was really cool when I first opened up the page was that there are randomized lines that go everywhere your mouse goes. I thought it was a really neat idea and different. The lines did not distract or take away from the text but I did wish it continued in the white parts of the rest of the site.
As I continues to scroll down on the page I notice that the site begins to bring red and grey into the color scheme. The red and grey bring great contrast to the site and continues the crisp look. I don’t really understand the crumpled paper but the image looks well made and brings my attention to the two pictures off to the side. The text takes a back seat due to the red image standing out but is still not hard to find or read. Three more lines show up that spread apart as you continue to scroll down the page. It is not really the random patterns I still want but they add a nice look to a simplistic page.
Scrolling down more I notice the site will be alternating between image on the left, text on the right and image on the right and text on the left. This makes the site a little less repetitive. Along with switching the side of the text and image, it also rotates the red and grey between the image and background. The site continues the idea of the lines that spread when you scroll down more.
After scrolling two more images and getting a quick summery off all the aspects of Parabellum Studios, I come across text on the right that says people. On the left next to the text is nine pictures of people in an angled style. When you put your mouse over a picture it tells you who they are and what they do but it doesn’t tell you anything else about the people that work for Parabellum Studios. You can click the two arrows below the text to navigate through the 20 employees they have listed.
As you scroll down further you have your good old contact us then on the very last part on the bottom left they have their location on a google maps. My only problem with the map is that it will not take me to the google maps of there business. It has the little red dropper like google maps but it takes you nowhere which was disappointing.
As a whole the site is really crisp and clean with color contrast. It is very easy to read and understand what the Studio does because it does not clutter the page at all, everything is very simple and your eyes just flow down the page as you scroll. The site very successful and I truly enjoyed the look and flow of it the first time I looked through it. The second time I started to nit pick and wanted things like more randomized lines and more info about the people working for the studio and also the map. The design works because of how simple the creator made it, they kept the colors simple and have high contrast, the images aren’t busy and let your eye flow from image to text. I the only thing the site is missing is a little more interaction with its graphic images, other than that it is a very strong and successful one page website.