The first step taken was to look at some existing website that we knew of to get a good idea of what was possible and what looked good when displayed on a monitor.
As my two group members and I are avid car enthusiasts, we knew about a certain car enhancement website called www.canibeat.com. Not only did this site have an interest to us, it also showed a very clear layout and fresh pallette of colours.
The white background and black text surround really gets the users attention and displays the relevant information clearly. The banner at the top is also a nice touch that we could use, Instead of pictures of cars, we could have samples of the students work, or images relevent to our course and university. This website is a blog, so it will have several authors. The authors are displayed down the left hand side which looks very appealing. This way the user can choose which author they want to see quickly and easily. This could be used for our website for each individual student. Once the user clicks on the desired student, they can be redirected to the students home page.
The menu is located along the top of the page, just below the banner. The menu is not as full as I would have liked, but the layout of the menu is clear and easy to use and fits in with the theme of the site.
The second site we looked at for inspiration was the exisiting london undergound tube website.
This website also follows the same theme of being clean and clear. This is achieved by using a white backgound and dark text. This site also features the different lines on the right hand side which you can select.
The menu is very good on this site. It features a few graphics but is also very easy to read and use. This section could be used in our site.
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