Today, I decided to take a look at some other websites for inspiration and what not. The main aim was to work out what to do with regards to the structure of the website, ie. navigation, interaction etc.
Website #1 - Y0ung-Hae Chang Heavy Industries
A purely text-based website, there is no real artistic or design factor. It contains just text with blue underlined hyperlinks to make them obvious. If you click on the links, you are taken to a Flash movies full of text. The Flash movies are interesting in themselves, because the text is synchronised very well with the fast-paced background music.
What To Take/What Not To Take - it is a very visually boring website, with little user interaction. The only reason I clicked on the links was because I was studying the website. If i was just browsing, I would've dismissed the site as something poorly made.
Webste #2 - Virtual Hitman Design
The first thing I noticed was the red 'spray paint' on the banner and the bottom right of the website. The website is for a group of designers showcasing their digital work. The banner tells me the title of the website clearly with a bit of artistic design. The next thing I noticed was that there was only one link - About/Contact. I started searching for the navigation system, then realised it had none. Everything was all on one page. It is good that there is no clicking so the user won't be lost amongst lots of pages, but the scrollbar is immensely long. Scrolling and clicking are the main two ways of interacting with a website. Besides playing a game, scrolling and clicking should be kept to a minimum.
What To Take/What Not To Take - the navigation system is a bit iffy. There's virtually no clicking, but lots and lots of scrolling was required. I believe a balance between the two is best.
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