GRC 275 Learning and Discussion Forum

Hello All, here is is my preliminary work for Project 1.

Hi LaTara,

Julia Child is a great choice for your site! There is already a lot of information out there about the cook, and I personally love Julia Child so I am excited to see what you do with this! I really like the red layout more than the teal, it feels more cohesive and shows off Julia's works in a clean and concise way. I think you could play around with some simple textures to give the design a more compelling look, maybe incorporate simple drawings of food as the site navigation tools? A really good start! Can't wait to see how this turns out.

Hi, the teal color you used on the background of both the designs are so bold it makes it look nice in my opinion. The color makes the entire website pop out and it's made really well with the inside layout, how it just stays at the top of the bar. On the other hand, I think changing the color of the words on the bar with all the links would help to pop it out because it does blend into the background with the teal while all the white images are taking attention away from it.

Hello! I love the visual direction you are going right now with the teal layouts. This color is complimentary the red seen on her shirt so its overall very eye catching and easy to read. Overall a really great start!

Hi LaTara! First off I love your choice of Julia Child. I did not see that coming! I agree that the teal is more vibrant and fun. I do think that maybe you should tone the teal a little bit, as it vibrates off a lot of the other colors you have going. Also consider white text for the whole design. I like your idea of the side menu with images, adds more of an interesting layout.

hello, I really like both the teal and red designs. I really like the use of imagery and the fonts you chose, I think the Cursive font is really nice and adds a lot of character. I'm having a hard time choosing which layout I like more, But the red if very vibrant and eye catching but the teal is also very relaxing and a beautiful color. I like your use of single colors the use of white space and I think the black and white photos against the colored backgrounds work really well. I cant wait to see your final designs! good job!

Hello ,
I really like the orange color scheme, and specifically the one image where her uniform matches the background beautifully. The black text is perfect for legibility, but the one thing I would change would just be the color of the menu button as it's hard to see where its at initially. I'm loving the classic feel, and I'm excited to see the final outcome. Great job!

Hi LaTara!

I love the color scheme you chose it speaks to the older sort of vibe of it all! I do think your type can be more interesting and maybe use a different color rather than a shade of grey!

Have a good night!

LaTara, It is always your choice to make the final decision. Thumbnails are to be very quick hand sketches.
I think a lighter colored text on any you choose would increase readabliity with contrast.
I am leaning to warmer colored oranges since cooking and socializing with food is warm, but not so much/or so dark orange.
I like the happy smiling images you chose.