Hawaii-Yuii

#1 http://www.hawaii.com

#2 http://www.travel-hawaii.com

I like #1 because it is bright color and a little bit movement in the beginning. Moreover, It has elegant scenes that also change continually. That page has a blue color that makes me want to go to the beach. I really feel good and relaxed.

I think that color is necessary for the web page. It can make a different feeling. In addition, I agree that blue makes me feel calm, peaceful and fresh. Not only is color necessary but also contrast is especially between type and background. Moreover, sometimes movement can be attracting people that open the web page. I feel interested in movement but it should not have too much.

Italy - Soojin

Italy


1. selectitaly.com

2. italytour.com


          I think that the first website is better than the second website. I wanted to find about famous constructions and exhibitions which are held in Italy. The first site has many attractive factors. The site expresses the image of Italy very well. Usually, brown and gold are used to express an ancient image. However, in the site, orange in the top is better than the brown. Especially, a portrait in the middle is very an important factor for antique style. Also, the contrast of between orange and green is very fascinating. Therefore, it seems to be a vivid orange. Gray which is background color matches with any color. Above all it seems to be look so good with orange. In addition, an alignment in the site is balance and clear. The refinement arranging is a help to credit of the site. The site is very classy for me.

          On the other hand, as we see the second site, it seems that light brown and yellow on this website express image of Italy's culture. The pink on the bottom is point color. However, these colors are not in harmony with each other. Also, moving object on the top and the left is an unnatural element. In addition, dark blue on the left is too heavy. Therefore, the contrast between dark blue and yellow is not comfortable. Although the site have many useful information of Italy travel, I won't find some information anymore.


After I read the "Web design principles"

          In my opinion, color is most important one of website design factors. Because people tend to recognize color first. In Web design principles, I disagree that pink is for girls. It is very pity for situation. Of course, I agree that pink is used for girls. However pink is not only for girls but also for men today. These days, in the street, we can see men who are wearing pink and flower print shirts. Therefore, pink is not for women anymore. Only pink for girls is old idea. I agree with the Web design principles, but some colors have antipodal meaning. I think that feeling of the colors is changed by the conbination of other colors. For example, gray has two meanings which are modern and old. Gray is easily changed by other colors. On the other hand, movement is a very attractive factor. These days, many websites have various movement images. Many programs such as Flash or M.M. Director support movements on websites. However, the idea that movement on websites is always good is not true. Movements that are realistic and suitable on the website are very attractive and good. However, movements that are unnatural or unreasonable make people angry. I dislike overactive movements on websites. I want to see movements that have good timing and a polished moving image.

. Soojin .

Las Vegas -Fion

#1 http://www.vegas.com/index.html

#2 http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/lasvegas/index.html


I like #2 because their weblog's organization is very well-arranged and detailed. I can find all information about Las Vegas easily. Another interesting thing is their picture that looks so beautiful and exciting for me. Therefore, I feel not only can I enjoy the gambling and nightlife but also I can relax.

I think color is not necessary for me to open a website because if I really want to but that stuff, I won't care about what the color is. I likt to see a website that is so clean and uncrowded because I need to pay attention to see it. So, if the website that has uncrowded and less movement, I will enjoy reading and feel relax.

PRAHA travel sites -eric

Which is better?
I have two sites about Praha travel.

This name of site is Access-travel, which introduce hotel price and some information about Praha, also Czech Republic. This site has a strong color that is a original red and a original blue. Therefore, it makes me sick my eyes because main colors are so strong. Also, layout is in bad shape. I have to scroll to down homepage if I search information about Praha travel.





This name of site is Travel Pages, which include hotel, apartment, and pensions. Also I can see many information at a glance. I think that main site is a little confused for search some information. However, When I quickly search many information, it is the best layout. Also, color is so nice. White's background and cadetblue's text are the best harmony because it gives me relaxation.




About Alignment
Is alignment good and peaceful? Yes! Alignment is the most important in layout when designer design anything. Look at first picture, it is uncomfortable to see because it does not alignment. When we read some text, a direction is right to left. So, if left area does not alignment in the paragraph, we will feel uncomfortable. Look at this picture! This paragraph is comfortable to see it. Also two lines add in the paragraph, we can read more comfortable text.

About Contrast

Contrast is necessary between type and background. Make a comparison between yellow background and dark yellow background, we can know which one is better. The most contrast colors are black and yellow. So, yellow background and black text are the most definite couple. But, look at the second example, we can not distinguish because text color and background color is almost the same. However, color's harmony is difference some situation, and color's harmony does not have a formality. I think that if you are comfortable, it is most harmonizable color.

Berlin/Germany

#1 http://www.germany-tourism.de/

#2 http://www.destinationgermany.com/

I like #2's website because it is simpler than #1's.
This website is colored with green. Besides, there
are some Germany pictures. It also makes me want
to go Germany more.
I like green very much because it is said nature, environment, youth, spring.
Besides I have heard that green color is makes our eyes good, and green has clean image too, so I like it.
However, I feel extremery sad thing that green is also said as envy.
I don't believe it.

Sosuke Uematsu

Switzerland - J.D -

#1

http://www.switzerlandtours.net/

#2

http://www.switzerlandflexitours.com/

I like #1. Because it looks well-ordered when i saw this site. This site has three main clolrs that are red,white and blue. Blue is my favorite color and it brings to mind swiss moutains and sky. This site has so much red color but it harmonies with white very much that remind me of switzerland. In addition, some pictures placed top of the screen looks like a panorama


I almost agree with these principles. I felt uncomfortable when I saw the Switzerland tour site because there are so much red color. So i didn't like this site. But it reminded switzerland with red and white when i saw again. In addition, this site is well-ordered that makes me comfortable and to stay more at there. On the other hand, the other site was so crowded. That was the most important reason why i didn't select the second site.

web marketing - travel sites

For this project, we are looking at how web designers use color and design to get you to feel good on their page. We are especially interested in travel sites for these places that people are interested in. I've decided to put the links up just so we can all see some sites. Why not?

Alaska

Hawaii

1. hawaii.com
2. Travel-Hawaii

Las Vegas

1. Vegas.com
2. USA Tourist Las Vegas site

Montreal

1. Uni-France, Film Festival
2. Agenda Buitengaats, in Dutch
3. Made in Montreal
4. Montreal City Tourist
5. Montreal Experience

China

1. travelchinaguide
2. chinasite
3. Warrior tours

Prague- Czech Republic

1. hotelsprague
2. access-travel
3. travel pages

Berlin- Germany

1. Berlin travel guide
2. A friend in Berlin
3. Berlin walks

Switzerland

• Switzerland Tours


• Switzerland Flexitours

Italy

1. select italy

I think I'm missing a few!! I will add them soon.

Remember,
1) pick your sites
2) choose your favorite
3) try to think of WHY you liked that one...
BEFORE you look into color and design!

here's a site that tells a little about color...it's called Jessett. Take a look at it if you want. I will also give you a site about other principles soon....

-Tom L.

Margaret Cho's weblog (J.D)

I looked at Margaret Cho's weblog

When I saw Margaret Cho's weblog, there are many things in her blog. For example, many diaries, photos, A/V, the story of her tour, etc. And she also has some fan letters and her answers. When i click on the 'Movie', I can see some of her movie's info. A part of her blog, whose name is 'shop', sells some goods, for example, books, DVDs, T-shirts and posters.


When I saw Margaret Cho's weblog, I was confused about the picture, which is of a woman grabbing a mic and taking a pose that looks like a guitarist. The reason I was confused is that I heard Margaret Cho is a comedian. But posters in her blog look like a singer's concert poster. I think the best thing in her blog is her diary. And also fan letters and her answers are very interesting. But atmosphere of her blog looks like a shopping mall. There are many advertisements about her DVDs, movies, books, and

In Melanie Griffith's weblog

I looked at Melanie Griffith.

We can see a big picture, in which she wears a wedding dress; there're a garden with some wooden gates and two steps and a big road and some tall trees with flowers. We can get general information if we send e-mail to info@ownit.net,and we can contact the website manager if we have question if we send an e-mail to them at info@melanie griffith.com. And,we can connect to the shopping website, "one world" to buy some kind of daily goods and presents and to read how to save money, how to earn money in a year and read expert opinions. And, we can find the banner advertising "Early Breast Cancer.org (The Susan G. Gomen Breast Cancer Foundation." I think that it expresses and emphasises her elegance, her beauty, attractiveness, her positive image, and her secret life. Actually, it looks good, but I don't like it, because we can't get her general information easily.


Midori Ogasawara

Jeff Bridges's weblogs

I saw the Jeff Bridges's weblog. It is written by free-hand style,
the main menu countains Latest, Music, End Hunger network, Filmography,
Interviews, Stuff, Guest book, Message Board, Appearance and links.
There are many pictures in that.

I think his weblog is a unique page, because it uses running hand, and
there are so many pictures in the blog. There are very simple paintings,
but I feel that these make me get some inspiration. I hadn't ever seen
such a wonderful weblog. I like his homepage, and I studied his works; he
takes lots of tasks, such as Actor, Musician, and Painter.

Sosuke Uematsu

Rosie O'Donnell's Weblog

In Rosie O'Donnell's celebrity weblog there are many things to see. First, you can read about background of Rosie O'Donnell. Second, there are a lot of recent news items about Rosie O'Donnell. Also, there are some old and new pictures of Rosie.

The weblog has many things that are good. At first, we can learn a lot of information about Rosie O'Donnell. There is part of the news in her weblog. For example, Rosie has two children. In addition, she loves children. Next, there is some information about her movies. I like Rosie's weblog. However, I think it is missing some pictures. They should make a lot of pictures of Rosie.

Anna Kournikova's weblog -- yuii--

After I opened the page Anna celebrity's weblog, there are eight categories which consist of photos, news, journal, multimedia, community, facts, links and store. In the photos category, there are pictures from her tournaments on the court and off the court. In the news category, Anna made the cover of Maxim magazine. In the journal category, she has written her personal events about her from 2001 to 2004. In the multimedia category, she did some commercials. And in this category she has audio files and screenservers. In the community category, Anna's fan made some forum about her such as annouments and photo exchange. In the facts category, there are Biography, profile and her favourites. In the links category, there are official sponsers of hers which are Adidas, Yonex and Omega. In the store category, there are calendar, poster, CD, and video.

The part that i like is photos, because there are many pictures about her. Especially in her youth, she was so cute. Unfortunately, I have to be a member to see all of the pictures. Moreover, I also like the journal, because in the journal she has a profile about her from 2001 to 2004. There are more things that I like; the page is colorful. On the other hand, I do not like the store category, because it is selling some goods in the weblog.

Mariah Carey's Weblog

When I opened Mariah Carey's weblog, I saw a sexy picture and listened to nice music. Looking at the list in her weblog, I can find all about her information that I wanted. For example, if I am her fan, I can write a message to her, ask her a question, talk with her in the chat room, get her exclusive photo, etc.. But if I am not her fan, I still can know about her news, see and enjoy her photo, listen to her music or buy her CD, and I also can listen to her answer about the fans' question. And the last important thing is I can be her fan there.

I like this weblog's structure becasue it's very clear to understand what she wants to tell you, and I also can know what it is. Next is that I can talk with her, and she will answer the question by herself; it's very exciting to me to be her fan. The third reason is the language; we can choose our language to see the weblog. It lets me feel comfortable, because I can more easily understand her information and news. I think her weblog is exciting because I liked her before, but I'm not her fan; I just liked her songs. So, that's why I don't have the reason to not like it, because I think I can search for all of her information in her weblog, and that's good for me .

Jamie Oliver's Weblog _ Soojin

I looked at Jamie Oliver's Weblog


What is on it?

We can know how he is getting along and about his program in his diary.
He writes from the road, posts recipes and gives readers a way to share theirs.
In addition, he writes his story how he has grown as a chef, his favorite places, people and stuff.
Also, he auctions off his stuff and has competitions with simple questions about his program.
In his shopping section, people can browse around and find all the cool stuff for sale and then buy it.


What do I think?

His weblog is very charming. It has no superfluity and no exaggeration.
I have known him for two years. I often watch his program, The Naked Chef, in Korea.
I could feel that he really enjoys cooking and loves to work.
I was impressed with his constant passion for the job and his unchangeable love for his family.
He is my age, so he is a great encouragement to me.
I hope that he works for his passion until he becomes a great-grandfather.

About Britney Spears's weblog (eric)

I looked at Britney Spears's weblog

Summary
Britney Spears wrote about her life in her weblog. For example, her husband's father had a birthday party, and she and her husband went to Arizona, and to her new house in L.A. Once, she wrote about false tabloids because they gave her hurt. She wrote about her feelings for her fans every day.

Opinion
I thought that celebrities have a special life. But, after I saw Britney Spears's weblog, my thinking changed. She is a very famous singer in the world. But, her life is almost like our life. For example, she ate some food with her family or her friends. Also, she went to a movie theater with her mother. But, she doesn't have privacy, because many people want to know about her. But, i envy her, because she is very famouse and she has a lot of money; also, she has a lover.

Internet in My home Country

In the past 20 years, people discover many things especailly mass media,but the most important form of mass media is the internet. In Saudi Arabia the internet is important for making connections between people, helping businesses to grow, getting a lot of informaction and education.
First, IT helps people to connect with each other around the world. So the people can talk with anyone in the world. in fact we can make new friends. In Saudi Arabia we use connect by the internet usually because if we talk by celf- phone is expensive. For example, I talk with my family often by the internet. The people in Saudi Arabia talk with them family and friends by the internet.
Second, in Saudi Arabia use bussines so, we can buy anything from anywher very fast and easy. For instance, cars,materiel or anything you want to have. So we can buy anything from diferent countries. Also, we can sell. Sometimes in the internet we can find many things cheap. In addition, the businessmen started to open a lot of places to use internet, like internet cafe's.
Third, the people can gettting a lot of informaction that they know,like the world news or any kind of informaction that people want to know about.The internet has a lot of positive things and helps people around the entire world.Also,the internet makes life easier these day than the past.For example,if we want travel by a car,we can get a map from the internet.Another thing is news we can get a lot of recent news by using the internet.For instance,BBC.com
Finally,the internet helps my country to be modern country.So the goverment helps the workforces and students to know more about the internet.For example,they teach some of workforcesand students to take courses about internet.Also,the goverment use the education part to let the students know more about internet.
In conclusion,the internet in Saudi Arabia is too necessary.Also,it makes life easier for the people.The internet has a lot influnces making connections between people,helping businesses to grow,getting a lot of information and education.

celebrity weblogs

Here are some celebrity weblogs to look at.
The bottom ones are from the article.

Melanie Griffith
Gene Simmons
Moby
Margaret Cho
Mariah Carey
RuPaul
Gwen Stefani (NoDoubt)
Barbara Streisand
Anna Kournikova
Michael Moore

Jeff Bridges
Rosie O'Donnell
Britney Spears
Wil Wheaton
Jamie Oliver
Al Roker
William Shatner

celebrity weblog assignment (core)

And now, a few words about ME...an article in the Orlando Sentinel, tells about how celebrities are making their own webpages and weblogs. The best example is Jeff Bridges, whose webpage is airy, arty, pretty.

Read these in order to do the assignment...

My question is, how did they miss ME? I'm a celebrity. I have at least TWO weblogs!

-Tom Leverett

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