DESIGNING FOR WEB//THREE SCAMP DESIGNS//OUGD504

THREE SCAMP DESIGNS AND CRIT FEEDBACK:

SCAMP 1

SCAMP 2

SCAMP 3

CRIT FEEDBACK/ QUESTIONS:

We were asked to write five questions before the crit that we would like people to answer when giving feedback:

1. Are the website designs too plain?

2. What design do you feel would work best and suit the topic 'tea culture'?

3. Does the navigation work best central of the website or on the left hand side?

4. Does it look easy and clear to use?

5. Do you think the background works well plain and white to allow the main focus to be on the photographs?

STRENGTHS:

• Scamp 3 looks the plainest compared to the other two
• All scamps look relatively easy to navigate and to use
• Navigation works well central as opposed to left hand side 
• Scamps 1 & 2 already look busy so white background is best because it doesn't make everything else look obscure and take away any focus on the text/reading 
• Scamps well illustrated, detailed clearly 
• Detailed scamps are clear and effective 
• Perfect list of specification
• Very clear scamps
• 1 & 2 very appealing, use of space and information presented lets the user know whether or not the site is for them instantly 
• 1 invokes the culture of tea
• All layouts look easy to navigate, avoiding cluttered design
• White background/pale background works well 
• Scamp design 1 & 2 are stronger than 3
• Websites are detailed and interesting, keeping the readers interest
• Negative space works well as designs are not too cramped

AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT:

• Leave scamp 3, use the other two scamps
• Scamp 2 should have scroll bar to the right to enable 'tea posts' to be read fully 
• Consider maybe having a separate page for blog posts of different teas as oppose to having it on the homepage 
• 3 lets the rest down, not as informative or appealing 
• Is number one a static page or does it feature scrolling?
• The scamp with the quote in the header is very strong visually and an interesting/ appealing layout, however, avoid the header taking up a large percentage of the screen

CONSIDERATIONS:

• A plain colour, easy on the eye.  Martin recommends a brown, I say a light mint green, not white however.
• Incorporate a bit of colour (pastel colours etc.)
• Circles could represent tea rings/tea stains
• Navigation works best across top of design