GRC 175 Learning and Discussion Forum

Well I think that my design has enough style to keep the viewer's eye entertained while not overstimulating or distracting too much. With a slide out menu that will have links to all of my projects and other items I can maintain the simplicity of my design when I make changes to the other content that I have on my site. So I can add more projects without having to add to my initial design or having to redesign.

https://www.w3schools.com/ This is a site that I refer to constantly to learn how things work and how to code things. There is a lot of information here that is very valuable.

https://www.edx.org/ This site has some great free classes on how to program and how to build sites. There isn't a lot on design however there are classes there that will teach you the basics of building a site. Just search for what you want to learn.

For your website design it feels like the type for the about me information could be a little bigger, so it is easier to read right now it feels a little too small for the design itself . Other than the type it is a awesome design. Liking the feeling I get from it. The shapes created are cool along with the scene in the background.

Charlie Johnson

I love how moody this layout feels. I think the changes you made to your mobile layout are great! Adding opacity to your colored shapes unifies it with your web layout. Also changing your font size and placement of your text in the bottom left triangle fills the space a lot better than it had previously.
In your web layout I would definitely make your font at least a tad larger. And if you did that and still felt you don't have enough text to fill the blue space well you could consider adding social media buttons or something on the bottom.
Good job!

I think that the text in the mobile design is much more easily readable now, it is a really strong design and like I said before I really like the background image in these designs. The only issue I have with them is that the text in the computer rough seems to feel a little too small and difficult to read now.

Nice designs. I like these, they are dynamic and it creates a mood. The only critique I would give is to enlarge the font size in the web design. Also to make the tmcc logo smaller in both designs. I think's larger than it should be. Great job!

I enjoy the aesthetic of the whole design, the colors really flow well together. The fonts and placement of everything is well chosen. Well done!

I continue to love the colors and background. I love the feel of it. However, it is still fairly hard to read. A lot of that is the size of the font for the About Me compared to the space. It is very small. The other thing is that I think it would read better if you flipped your shapes on the vertical axis and then aligned all your text along the newly straight up and down edge. I have included a picture of what I mean.

The menu button in the mobile version might be better if it was the same font as your name.

I really love the direction you are going.

I like the improvement of the image painting and the type you use work well together. The pattern shape of the mobile I find interesting and legible, great job!
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Erik Reyes

Latham,

I am intrigued with the slide out menu on the web version. I look forward to seeing it active. I like the critique that Katrina gave. I think it would be a little bit easier to read if it was inverted and the text was more left aligned. Otherwise, interesting design. Good job!

Hey, the Blade Runner design! Nice!

Look at all that transparency! Doesn't it look better? It lets the A E S T H E T I C image show through and adds to the modern noir atmosphere. I like the type choices in your mobile design. Your mobile design also uses margin extremely well. I like your use of color too. It really works to reinforce the "rainy night in the city" vibe you're going for. I also like the diagonal geometry of your content areas. Such a strong look and it really breaks out of the box model that a lot of designs get trapped in.

However, I think the computer layout would look better if you had filled the diagonal content area like you did on your mobile design. I also don't like the fact that the bodycopy and class info on your computer and mobile layouts use different fonts. The font selections and sizes on your mobile design work much better and should have been used on your computer design.

Not bad!