2. The Project
The task:
Re-design an ugly homepage
of a website
Create 2 completely different
designs
Keep all the textual content
Add as many graphic
elements as needed
Observe the major graphic
design principles to achieve
aesthetically pleasing designs
Use Adobe graphic design
software
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
The ugly website
URL to the website
https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/rjhall/685/
content/21-1/nightmarepage.html
4. Re-design # 1
Very appropriate for
high school audience
Well-balanced, very
explicit and eye-
catching design
Easy to navigate once it
becomes a webpage
Design highlights
Asymmetrical balance with
geometric forms
Unity is achieved by repetition of
color and graphics
Typography (sans-serif) is used
consistently throughout the
design
The graphics with the kids’
marching band is very
appropriate and makes the
design lively and non-traditional
The organic semi-transparent
graphic element with the music
notes highlights the main idea
and turns the design into a
dynamic one
6. Re-design # 2
Stylish well-balanced
design
Not as explicit as the first
one, but the music motifs
evoke the expectation of
the coming music event
Easy to navigate once it
becomes a webpage
Design highlights
Approximate horizontal symmetry
Unity is achieved by repetition of
the orange color and the music
motifs
Typography (sans-serif) is used
consistently throughout the
design
More conservative design in
grey-orange color scheme as the
orange color makes it vibrant,
remarkable and memorable
The organic semi-transparent
floral graphic element with the
music notes makes the design
dynamic, more fluid and less
traditional
7. Special thanks to:
http://www.slsd.org/community.cfm?subpage=707198
http://st.houzz.com/simgs/2e910b1002eae1c6_4-5216/contemporary-decals.jpg
http://ncptt.nps.gov/articles/disasters/wildland-structural-fire/
http://imgkid.com/musical-notes-images.shtml
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/305118943475472275/
http://mobile.tattootribes.com/index.php?newlang=English&idinfo=717
http://4vector.com/free-vector/french-horn-clip-art-114318
for providing the beautiful graphics used throughout the designs.
Copyright 2015 Marina Georgieva