GRC 175 Learning and Discussion Forum

Hi! I had ridiculous amounts of fun doing both of these! One was to appeal to growing up being in LOVE with Digimon despite being an early 2000s kid (Also because I can easily sneak bisexual colors) and the other was for my hardcore Pinterest era in middle school.

Sites that inspired me:
https://v1.windows93.net/#!hello
https://www.pinterest.com/

Web Design information:
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business ... n-website/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-ytMSuwbf8
Bonus: My dad.

Hi Percy!

Both are very very well done!

I honestly am having a hard time choosing, but with that current photo, the first design fits better.
Maybe a more colorful photo would fit the second and make it work super well.

Your second design makes me hear happy beeping of a robot, and it looks alive.

If I had to critique anything, the first design could use with a bit more hierarchy in your text.

Great job

Hi Percy! Both of your layouts are super creative, but I think your sticky note board is the stronger of the two. I fear my one critique is that I don't think the bi colors in the back of the old-school design looks well. Maybe the gradient could be use as the color for the pop-up borders with a single color as the background? Just an idea, these are fantastic regardless!

Hi Percy!

We're on the same wavelength with the desktop layout.

I REALLY like both your layouts! I think they both convey their respective ideas perfectly. I love the colors in the desktop layout, and the minecraft + among us icons are cute. I couldn't figure out adding desktop icons to mine without it looking messy, you pulled it off perfect! The separate tab/sticky note for your email is smart (I might steal that idea...) The coloring/shading on the corkboard layout adds a realistic touch that sells the whole layout. I truly don't know which layout I like better, but I know you can rock both of them.

The corkboard layout could benefit for maybe a more "rough" looking type style. I think the one you used for the main type looks good and has the script look you're looking for, but a font that could possibly have small discrepancies in it like handwriting could fit better than the cleaner look the current one is giving off.

Great Work!!

Hi Percy,
I love both of your layouts but I prefer the corkboard layout the best, it is fun, and fanciful, and portrays a youthful spirit. The one thing I think could be changed is your font choice. I think something a little more readable would be better. Just my opinion.

A vaguely incriminating pic? Awesome! Well done, Percy. I'm liking this trend into skeuomorphism this class is heading into. Lot's of fun ideas. You've got a couple of great ones here. I very slightly prefer your corkboard one of the Windows 3.1 one, but it's close. I think it's the texture that's the tie breaker. I just want to dig my fingernails into it.

One of the hidden advantages of a layout like this, which you seem to have grasped, is that you basically have modular blocks here that you can arrange as needed to fit whatever display space you have. As long as all the items in one block (content area, pushpin, etc.) are tied together they can be moved by just a little bit of code. As I mentioned, I love the textures you use throughout this thing, from the in your face corkboard texture to the more subtle paper textures you use. Your pic is great too. It feels fun. Like the kind of thing you'd see on a corkboard hung up in an employees only area of a stressful service job of some sort. Right next to the ad looking for a roommate, the warning not to touch each others lunches, and the old concert flyer. Good choices on your typography as well. I totally buy everything as hand written.

I don't think your shadows need to be quite as deep. It looks like your objects are hovering over the top of your board rather than stuck to it. Also, make sure the shadows on your push pins are all coming from the same light source. Also, Polaroids are glossy. No need for paper texture there.

Nice work!

Hi Percy,

I really like these ideas. Very different from what I've seen. I really like the first design! I like the shapes, and depth and the way you separated each of the elements with the ‘sticky notes’.

Great job, very creative,
Rebekah

Percy,
These are great! I’m curious to see how the coding will work for these, especially in the bulletin board layout, because of the rotated text boxes.

I like the bulletin board design, but you can definitely add more “fun” to it. For example, by adding a fake poster or a picture of a pet or something that fits your personality.

Hey Percy!

I really like both of your designs. One of them feels very analogue and the other feels very digital. I think that your use of fonts for both designs are good. I think you should stick with the corkboard design because the desktop design feels a little busy. The main thing i would fix on the corkboard design is the spacing of some of your assets. I think with a little tweaking it would be less cluttered and really bring the design together.