Monday, May 6, 2013

Homepage Research: Temple

Temple:
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Critique: Temple's maroon theme color is very appealing, but can be overwhelming. They avoid this by using it sparingly throughout the site. The very subtle grey gradient in the background halfway down the page helps the first three columns in the body area pop. The drop-down menus seem slow to show the information when you mouse over, and the text within the drop-downs is too small and cramped. Instead of having the links underlined when hovered over, the background behind each link should change to the aforementioned subtle grey. The main navigation type seems too blocky at a glance and should be smoothed. My favorite element of this homepage is how everything in the body area is aligned from top to bottom. It's adds diversity and keeps the simple organization from becoming redundant. The footer is kept simple by including little informtion, and the social media links stand out without feeling out of place.

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