Designers and the Designed

Here’s another entry about my Electronic Communications class. In regards to the mock up we’re doing for out City Blog, it does have a few things that show its relationship between those who created it and those who will view it. For one thing, having all the newest articles for each section right on the main page shows that we have a good idea of what our viewers will want to see the moment they look at the page. It also shows that we, being the creators, want to make this page easy to navigate for people and allow them to find what they’re looking for quickly. Also, having the main menu on the left side, shows that we’re taking convenience into consideration as well as knowing how our viewers will read the page. Having the different colors, pictures, and graphics also helps us draw our viewers’ attention where we want it.

In terms of what I believe we should work on is the detail work, such as colors and graphics. For one thing I believe we should have a logo of some kind, nothing too fancy but something that fits. Also considering that its name is Red River Corridor, I think we should use warmer colors rather then cooler, like a solid red in the title instead of blue. One other suggestion I have is to move the search from the right side of the title to the top of menu bar. This way if someone comes to the site specifically looking for something then the choices of searching or browsing through the pages are right next to each other. Plus I think it makes the site a little simpler overall. With the main design of the page mapped out, all that really remains is to hammer out the details of the site and refine here and there as necessary.