GRC 175 Learning and Discussion Forum

First image is the original site.
Second set of images is my re-design, while attempting to keep a similar theme as the original.
Third set of images is a completely new concept for the site.
Juice.

Matt the first design is wild... A little too wild. The second one is more pleasing and fluffy. I'm assuming your target audience is children with the illustration choice so i really think the second design is stronger. The layout is good and the color choice is nice and fits the theme. We'll done.

The second design is really cute, and I'm sure every one will agree with the crab... Maybe have more fish in the background?

Out of the two, I'm leaning more towards your second design just because it's water themed. It's my bias speaking right there lol but really, the second design looks less cluttered and has better contrast. Good job!

dat crab tho. lmao

design number two looks great. nice choice of colors.

Hey Matt, I'm agreeing with the majority in that I'm liking the concept and organization of your very own 2nd layout. Your little sea characters are cute and I think you have chosen appropriate type faces. I do agree that the friendly crab could use a few more friends.
Also, I'm thinking maybe you could explore color a bit more - the bright yellow type on the blue background is difficult to read. Maybe select a tint of the current yellow? Otherwise, nice start!

The first one takes a little bit too much from the old website and is thus all over the place.

Your second is much better. I like the undersea theme, the blue background, and the layout. The site is pretty easy to navigate and use, which is important in a children's educational website. Also the cartoon characters are fun. I'm picturing different critters for different categories.

I'm not 100% sold on the yellow. I think your dark blue and white type is popping nicely so I'd use more of that and maybe a variation of your blue for your left navigation box. Also make sure that they text in your buttons on your home page is a uniform size.

Otherwsie, a marked improvement over what the site was before. Good work.

BTW do you have a vector file for the F**k Math Crab? If so, could you send it to me. I think I need to have that on a shirt.

Matt-
The first design is a bit much for me to look at, too many colors and it might be distracting for any children that might be using the site. The second one though is much more pleasing to the eye and although it made me laugh, you might not want the crab to say "fuck math," just a thought. Anywho, great job!

Last one, definitely. You could remove all but the two menus on the left, leave the major header links. The description is good but it's a little too large - grabs too much attention - I think the kids are calling hierarchy these days. You could probably throw in some equations that reflect the type of math you're directing them towards. Like actually put a binomial equation next to the word "binomial", so the reader can go "Yeah, that's kind of shit I need to know about" and "Fuck Math".

I like the under water themed design better because it is easier to read and navigate than the first one. The dolphin is really cute. My suggestion is to maybe change the yellow color to something else because when I look at it it makes my eyes slightly flinch because of the brightness.