Oak Tree – https://thegreenspringreview.art.blog/
Positives:
- Side Widgets: straight and to the point; useful
- Good use of the gestural mode with social media tags (i.e. Facebook and Twitter)
- Classic font for The Green Spring Review
- Like the logo because they use an oak leaf rather than a feather to link back to Stevenson without being aggressive and pushy
- Solid and consistent color theme throughout the website
Negatives:
- Main background with the books was distracting
- The Issues page was boring, could add images for each season (Fall/Spring)
- The gray sub head color is a little too light, add something to make it more bold
- The home page is a little boring, I think it needs to be more inviting
- On the Submissions and Guidelines page, there isn’t a section to submit. The other two sites have an area either above or below the submission/guidelines area where the user can write their:
- Name
- Subject
- Message
Old School – https://greenspringreview.art.blog/
Positives:
- I like how they didn’t use Stevenson colors, they went with a blue and gray theme which is new and refreshing
- I like their side widget topics
- The What’s New tab is something different that the other sites didn’t have
- I like how on the Issues page the Spring and Fall 2019 each have a large image to draw in the user
- On the Submission and Guidelines page, I like how the first thing you see is the necessary information to post and then below it follows the rules/guidelines
Negatives:
- Although I like the simplicity, I feel like it lacks originality
- The website header image is pixilated
- The typewriter image has an old school feel, but the rest of the website feel more modern
- I don’t like the About page images in the circle. It was a good idea, but the images need to more uniformed and their job titles need to be centered under their images
- I feel like the headers and content need to be either both Serif or San Serif. They don’t need to be the exact same, but for consistency purposes
Modern Flower – https://jennaaye.wordpress.com/
Positives:
- The first thing that stood out was how the webpage moves as the user scrolls; really like that feature
- Very minimal feature, but I really like the Est. 2016 in the bottom left of the website header
- I like the typewriter font they used, giving a rustic English feel
- I like how under each topic under the Issues tab there is a topic name and then an image directly under it
- I like how it is more image based rather than word based. It is more visually appealing than having to navigate and read a bunch of words
Negatives:
- I don’t love the image that they chose as the logo, it has a good meaning for interpreting what you want, but I don’t see the relevance
- Lack of side widgets
- No search bars
- The head image is not clear, it’s pixilated
- The text in the header for the Green Spring Review should be the same font as the rest of the text throughout the website