cafedesamispa.com
I chose Cafe Des Amis to be the competition for the final project. The site overall is not a strong presentation. The layout of the site is just a white box centered and a red background. The hierarchy of site is not very consistent. The logo is the largest item, but then the second biggest thing is the hours and address before the menu and the other items. The alignment and sizes are completely random and not organized. The social media buttons are not even on the main strip and are off onto the red bar. They are large and distracting. There is a use of texture in the header, but it really doesn’t work with the color scheme or seem to serve a purpose. It has a cloth look to it. The navigation is a standard menu bar with sections, but the site doesn’t give any breadcrumbs to where you are at currently. Nothing is highlighted and there isn’t a trail. The only thing that tells you is if it the specific page has a page id. There aren’t any “you are here” indicators as mentioned in the book. The site doesn’t pass the trunk test. A good thing is that the layout does stay consistent throughout the site. It doesn’t really guide you, it’s more of a see what you can click and hope for the best. It uses a matrix architecture. In the end, the website could use a lot of work on the technical and design aspect.
Our website has some similarities, but differ in polish. We have a set header and footer that stay consistent, but things are aligned and the hierarchy is consistent. The logo and site id are largest, then the navigation bar and the images inside the page. The actual content of each page changes and isn’t just a white block. We have graphics that are animated and jquery. Our site includes indicators to where you are on the site having page names and the sections highlighted to where you are located. Our color scheme includes reds and yellows, which are commonly used in the food industry because it increases the metabolism and can make you hungrier as stated in the color article. We used many different shapes and graphics to make the layout dynmaic and interesting while still being easily navigated. Objects and images are being rotated and changed for each page. We use a use of shadow to add depth to our skewers. Overall, our website stands out significantly to cafedesamispa.com.
Tristan Coyle.