I think as a class, there were a lot of great web sites for iPoint Advisors. These are the projects I particularly enjoyed. First: http://mat.miracosta.edu/MAT165/studentwork/audirac-uribe/midterm/index.html
First, I like the layout of the website. The header is very nicely done. Nice logo and effective navigation bar. It draws your attention first and it looks good. I enjoy the layout of the pages especially the front page, making good use of the <hr /> tags. And especially the bottom <hr /> with the iPoint Advisors symbol attached. Very profesional. I think the font type is a little boring. The Ariel that was used in blue works well but the two font types contrast too much and don't look right. The footer is very well done too! Having it designed that way is effective because even if you didnt want to go to the contact page, you have all the information you need of every page. The navigation in the footer is effective as well. Great feel to the site, very well done with the layout. Besides the different font families used, I cant really give anything negative to say because it was a very well done website.
Second is http://mat.miracosta.edu/MAT165/studentwork/kanahele/midterm/
This is my favorite project done by the class. You open it up and think a professional made it! Great header and navigation. Good rollovers and effective logo image. And i definitely love the tab on the left side of the page that stays in place and displays the page title. Very creative way to display what the page will display. Great color choice, nothing is overdone in that manner. I think the font size is a tad too large and makes the page bigger than it needs to be, but somehow the designer managed to pull it off. It looks really great and extremely easy to navigate through. I think the footer needs some work. It is extremely large for not having a lot of content on it. Even with a miniaturized logo on the footer it is still much to large and wide and to me is the only real thing with the site that doesn't flow correctly.
Now my site. Fun.
I'm a bad critic, for i know my project needs a lot more TLC to get it looking good. I was really happy the way my header turned out. I don't think i made the website look professional, its more cartoonish or colorful to be taken as a professional site. It was a site built completely on tables which i think took away some of the creativity i could have used using <div> tags. I think the site is just to boring and there is no change from page to page. I think sometimes that is a good thing to have static pages that keep the same feel each page. But in order for that to work and not be boring, they have to be a really nice design that your don't get bored with. I was happy with the fonts I chose. The colors could use some work but the sizes and layout of my text I was satisfied with. Not nearly my best work but I've learned a lot since that project and am able to add a lot more visually to my sites.
