Competitor’s site: https://rmu.andrewyames.com/artm2210-intro-to-web-design/artm2210-intro-to-web-design-assignments/artm2210-review-4/
I researched the website for the “Church Brew Works” which is a popular restaurant in Lawrenceville. The Church Brew Works is somewhat of a fusion restaurant as it combines the architecture of a church from the 1800’s with the dinner choices of many different cultures as well as a variety of alcoholic beverages. The website appears to utilize “hierarchical architecture” as you are greeted with a series of tabs on the left side of the screen. “Brews and Menus” are listed first as they are the most likely to be what users are looking for. Clicking the “brews” button will open a window asking the user if they are 21 or older which is always hilarious to see. Unlike the “brews” section, the “menu” button opens a pdf of the restaurant’s current menu rather than a list of choices. The site uses a very attractive combination of blue and yellow as well as some stained glass artwork. A series of still photos featuring the establishment’s interior and exterior alternate while you browse the homepage. One flaw of having the clean and colorful composition of the site is that some of the still photos look very blurry and out of focus when positioned next to the crisp and clean artwork.
I would say that The Church Brew Works website is very similar to my groups website in several ways. Both of the sites have links to social media and are divided by tags such as “Menu, beverages, history, etc. While our site has the user navigate using buttons at the top of the webpage, the church brew works navigation occurs with buttons placed on the left of the screen. Our site also tries to convey a stronger sense of class or “expensive taste”. While the church brew works is NOT cheap, their website implies a stronger sense of culture and family rather than elegance and prestige. While the sites are visibly different upon first inspection, they are very similar in regards to layout.