I decided to review the site www.onebustapp.com, which is promoting a dice game for the iPhone called OneBust.
First, I tested it out when I had two windows of the browser snapped to either side of my screen in OS El Capitan. It showed the game’s logo up top and centered with a “notify me” bar and an image panel that has 3 views. Step 1 states to Roll the die. Step 2 says Lock-In Points with a larger details paragraph explaining what they mean. Step 3 says Win the Daily Championship. At the bottom of the page are links to their respective Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Second, I tested the site out without the browser windows being snapped and just floating on top of each other. The site for OneBust starts out with the logo, “notify me” bar, and two simplistic illustrations of the iPhone with the app being active. As you scroll down the page, the larger of the two iPhones gradually slides to the right over top of the other illustration. Step 1 appears as Roll the die and the iPhone screen fades into the first image of the app that the user would see. Step 1 slides up the page and Step 2 slides into place below the logo, which seems to be stationary and floating above the rest of the content on the web page. Step 2 slides up the page and Step 3 slides into place below the logo with a bold vermilion background showcasing the feature of Win the Daily Championship. This step includes a new image in the iPhone illustration showcasing the screen the user would encounter.
For the color scheme, it is a bold vermilion, white, teal-mint green, a soft beige, and the text seems to be in two shades of grey. This group of colors makes it feel simple, clean, and relaxing with a few bold accents to keep the eyes engaged in the “super-simple-frustratingly-fun” game. The texture is flat, crisp, and smooth.
Navigation is different for how you have the site opened. In the first step I explored the site, I had to click the navigational bubbles to get from step to step. It was a bit slow, but I believe that is due to the wifi connection I had. In the second step of my review, there was a bit of a loading lag for the site to recognize how far I had scrolled, but once it caught up, the navigation was a simple vertical scrolling motion.
I feel the elements of the webpage made it simple and easy to maneuver for any web user. There was little interactive elements, which I feel assisted them greatly in the simplistic message the developers wanted to get across for their app. The page flowed smoothly with plenty of space for each step to showcase in the browser window one at a time.
Personally, I feel the design is executed in a well-developed manner. I like the simplistic style and relaxing color scheme. This seems like an app I would look further into on the app store after seeing it in the app store or online. The illustration is clean and the layout flows with each step and fitting right below the floating logo. I like how the iPhone screen changes for each step or featured element. This is a strong one page website.
I also feel that if the artwork was made to look more 3-Dimensional, the app would not have been showcased as effectively. Even if the color scheme had more pastel colors or consisted of primary colors, the content would not have been as soothing to the eye or as mature.
–Katie Carlton