Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Website Critique: Street Level Youth Media

Purpose:
Such a great resource for youth who are interested in exploring media arts and technology in multiple forms! The website has a distinct, easily recognizable purpose, and it is transparent through the design, content, and black and white images on the left side of every page. The site prominently features it's vibrant spirit through animated home page which naturally captures visitor's attention.

Content:
The content is useful, and helpful and have a substantial amount of significant, interesting text and some visual content. I wish it had a photo gallery of the space, pictures of artwork, or more visual guided pics to enrich the content though. It would be cool if it had message boards or blogs to post artist blurbs/thought process/ideas/feedback.

Design:
I like the design and layout. The tabs on top are clear and precise with specific keywords that directly correlates with the designated page information. The content is easily readable by the target audience.

Navigation:
The site have a consistent feel and appearance; easily navigated. The "Home" icon, button is present in the same position on every page in the site but I'm not quite sure if it is an obvious connection for everyone. The use of scrolling is minimized, especially on primary navigation pages. Navigation methods are consistent, intuitive and in similar locations. Places viewers are to click are obvious and it is designed simply so you don't have to do too many clicks to find desired information.

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