Tuesday, February 27, 2018

CRAP

Contrast:
Is the contrast good so that different elements stand out?
Within the website there are a variety of contrast levels. While the text on the homepages body is stark against the white background, other text elements(like the text in the comments box) so not provide enough of a contrast to stand out and be easily read. The text and back ground colors should be be contrasting shade of light and dark in order to make the page navigable.

Repetition:
Are the similar visual elements repeated throughout the webpage?
The font for the website seems to change on every single page. The home page uses a basic heading with a bold font, and both the course page and the Instructor page switch to a new style. The color scheme of the site also seems off since the shade of blue change between the first two pages and are then abandoned on the instructor page.

Alignment:
Are similar element aligner to represent a visual connection?
The text does seem to be properly aligned on each page but other visual elements are not. The pictures on the home page are all different sizes and are unequal distances apart. They are also not aligned to one side, making then look staggered and shift when the page size is change.

Proximity:
Are similar visual elements grouped together and different visual element grouped separately so that they communicate relationship/variability?

On every page the use of paragraph shape and the picture position is shifted. Because of this there is no cohesive flow throughout the site and every page feels disconnected.

http://educationaltechnologyandyou.weebly.com/

3 comments:

  1. I am glad that you pointed out that the paragraphs are shifted when you change the tabs on the website. That is honestly something that I did not notice while doing my evaluation so its a good thing that you caught that in yours.

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  2. I agree with you about the contrast on the comment section, it's too light on the light blue background. I also agree with your response to the proximity, it did feel disconnected.

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  3. I also agree with Orlandria, I was super interested to read your part on the paragraph and picture shifts. I didn't recognize that during my evaluation but now that I go back I can tell what you mean. If I had noticed that I would have taken a step back and evaluated how much this webpage actually follows the CRAP guidelines.

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