Week 1 Page 5: Functionality, Appeal and CARP

Functionality, Appeal and CARP

Now that you've watched the two videos this week, you should have a better idea about what makes a functional and appealing design. Here are a few sites that demonstrate this (or perhaps not!!)

Functionality, Appeal and CARP (or not)

Look at the following sites and use the above questions to decide how well they apply: Functionality, Appeal and CARP?

•   Innasol Solar Power: http://www.innasol.com/ Links to an external site.

•   Coco's Cantina: https://www.cocoscantina.co.nz/ Links to an external site.

•   Moto CMS: http://www.motocms.com/ Links to an external site.

•   Penny Juice (put on your sunglasses!): http://www.pennyjuice.com/ Links to an external site.

•   Loop (dynamic contrast in size!): https://loop.ableton.com/ Links to an external site.

•   Work Co (strong alignment edges for text): http://work.co/ Links to an external site.

•   Ricardo Garcia Portfolio (strong contrast and alignment, space used to separate and group parts of the design for better understanding):  http://www.reddraft.com/ Links to an external site.

•   Timedropper (repetition of formatting and colors): http://felicegattuso.com/projects/timedropper/ Links to an external site.

You can post your comments to this module's Class Questions, Discoveries, and Resources Forum if you want to discuss these sites with other students (and you'll get points for your posting!)!

 

That's the end of the last lesson for this week!!! Now click on the MODULES link in the sidebar to do the required reading and complete your assignments!