The document analyzes the pros and cons of an original interface design. It identifies that the interface organizes information well and uses three or fewer colors as pros. Cons include using many shades of blue and gradients, too many small pictures, inconsistent fonts and colors. The redesign proposes consistent colors, shading and fonts for links, buttons, and text blocks to improve readability and usability. Pale blue, black and white are chosen as the theme colors to match the city's flag and be non-distracting.

1. Analysis
of
original
interface
Pros:
Organizes
information
well
Does
not
use
more
than
three
colors
Provides
lots
of
information
Cons:
Uses
many
different
shades
of
blue
and
gradients
Too
many
small
pictures
Colors
do
not
go
well
together
Fonts
are
bolded,
colored
without
consistency
Uses
borders
and
shadows
without
consistency
Colors
are
distracting
Fonts
are
small
Visual
design
language
Links
Consistent
color,
shading
Buttons
Consistent
color,
shading
Background
Picture
(transparent)
Colors
Pale
blue,
black,
white
Fonts
Arial,
Helvetica
for
blocks
of
text,
larger
overall
Explanation
of
design
decisions
I
chose
a
transparent
picture
for
the
background
because
it’s
a
website
for
a
city,
so
the
viewer
should
get
an
idea
of
what
the
city
is
like.
The
colors
are
inspired
by
the
Chicago
flag
and
go
well
together.
Buttons
and
links
are
blue
so
to
make
them
easier
to
find
and
recognize.
The
buttons
have
a
slight
gradient
to
give
them
dimension
and
make
the
user
want
to
click
them.
I
chose
Arial
and
Helvetica
because
they’re
easy
to
read,
simple
and
web
safe.
I
increased
text
size
because
this
website
is
used
by
all
people
who
live
in
the
city,
including
the
elderly,
so
it
should
be
easy
for
them
to
read.
I
chose
blue,
black
and
white
as
the
theme
colors,
because
they’re
not
distracting
or
clashing
and
go
well
with
the
Chicago
flag
colors.
They
would
be
easy
for
a
person
with
visual
impairments
to
see
as
well.