22 Words

22 Words is a site full of interesting information and articles. There is really a wide variety of categories of information contained in this site. The body area is very similarly laid out to many websites in which the content in displayed largely on one side and other information is listed smaller on the other side. I love the way they made the header area and navigation. The header on the left side with the circles of categories looks so good on top of the black navigation bar. I also really like the way that they have images to display the articles underneath the navigation bar, it makes the site look very interesting. I love the layout of this site and the creativity of the elements.

Blendtec

Blendtec is a company that sells blenders and blender accessories. I love the color scheme of this site, The red, gray and white all are used throughout the site to make every detail come together and look like a unified design. I also love the way that the gray area containing the image at the top goes across the page and curves at the bottom, that looks really nice. I like how all the information is spread out and it is nice and big and easy to read. Everything about this site is unified, and organized.

Popular Science

This site is called Popular Science, it has information about gadgets, cars, technology, and diy science projects and facts. I aspect i like best about the design of this site is that they made the navigation very large and they made the little drop down arrows next to each category so you can find exactly what you are looking for with just one click from the home page instead of having to click through many pages to find what you are looking for. I like the way they have an article that is the largest section of the page next to the popular articles on the side bar on the right side, all the information looks very organized on this page.

Desire to Inspire

This site is called desire to inspire, it is a blog about interior design and diy projects. I like the way the heaeder looks, that it is all the way to the left and it has that fine line that almost points towards the navigation and leads your eye around the page. I like that the header has a slight texture and looks almost like a ripped page, it is a nice balance to the rest of the page which is very plainly laid out. I like that they chose to use large images, that really makes the site look full but not too crowded.

Brilliant Earth

Brilliant Earth is a site dedicated to the ethical production of fine jewelry. They specialize in selling engagement and wedding rings. First off, I like the way they have a giant image going accross the screen as the first thing you see, it really draws the viewers eyes into the page and tells you exactly what the page is and what they are selling. I think the color choices well represent the ideals of the company and overall the layout of the page looks very nice. It's simple, everything is spread out well and the information is all easy to find.

Rate Your Burn

This site is called rate your burn, it is a blog about fitness, weight loss, and eating healthy. I love the way they repeated the green colors from the logo into the page here and there to make the page really look like a unified design. I like the way that the icon links for facebook, twitter, etc. are made with the same green and put on the left side, that looks good. I also like the diamond shape they use to label the page link you are looking at, that looks good as well. Overall the details really make everything come together to make a unified design for this site.

BodyBuildingPro.com

This site is called BodyBuildingPro.com, it is all about body building information, news, pictures, and anything else related to the subject. I'll start off saying that I like the way that they laid the site out in the placement of the information, but I don't like the way that the text is so small and there is no real variety in the way the information is presented. I don't like the way the table looks, I think they could have done a better job by instead of making it outline the whole area, just separated the information using a space or a single line in between.

ListVerse

This is a site called ListVerse, it's a site dedicated to lists, interesting facts and news. I love the blue red and grey combination, it looks really nice. I also like the way they laid out the page so that the article is the biggest, and the navigation above it shows what category you are in, and it looks very easy to navigate through articles and find what you are looking for or just scroll through. Overall it looks really good and I love the way they laid out the navigation bar as a part a joining of the header and the body area.

Origins

This is a site called Origins. Its a site about makeup, skincare and beauty. I really like the pink gradient in the body area, as well as the way they used tabs to separate information and overall everything looks clean and simple. All the information is easy to find and it is very clear. I like the color choices they used and I like the navigation of the site.

Design Happy

This is a detour from the HomeGoods site called "design happy". It has a lot of images of interior design and decor to inspire people to buy products from HomeGoods basically. I love the icons going across the screen below the header, it looks unique and interesting and is a nice balance to the simple black header of the site. However I would have preferred to see a navigation bar or easier form of navigation instead of having a hover over drop down menu right below the header, it takes a second longer to find and its not necessary. overall though I like the design of the site in general.

Wonderfulinfo.com

This is a website called wonderfulinfo.com, it's pretty much a site with a lot of random facts and useful information. First off, the layout is a very simple design. I don't like how the ads really take away from the actual content, and it really looks like they didn't do much design on the overall site. its very plain and there is a lot of empty space, it doesn't look good. it would look a lot better if they laid out the table differently, made the naviagtion larger and made the header look less tacky.