Desk Crit 7: Jennifer Buoy In Memorial

Hi Jennifer,
I thought the structure and color design was a great choice and very appropriate for a memorial site. I feel like I now know your grandfather. :)

My only suggestion is on the intro page in the body of the text, to include some sort of navigational cue or directions, e.g., 'to start click on the photo' "click on the letters to navigate," however you might want to word it or address it. It took me a minute to figure out how to navigate. :)

Also at the end, it might be nice to sort of frame it with a similiar page summing up or even take the person back to the intro, which does such a great job explaining your project. I don't think that's necessary to your project, but something to consider.

Looks great. Understated and respectful in the best way.
Robin

Desk Crit 6: Ericka Mayweather Spanish language project

I thought your project looked fabulous -- very story oriented and creative. I was able to navigate through it without any problems. My only two questions/concerns were that I couldn't figure out how to pause/stop in the middle of a segment. Of course, for teaching, having a 'pause button' may not necessarily be warranted. Also, the music seems very loud. I am wondering if there is a way to control the music level on you end.

Desk Crit 5: Haley Grizzle Bike Safety

I thought your project seemed user friendly and graphically appropriate for its kid friendly audience. The only problems that I had were navigational: I couldn't figure out how to go forward and back. You may have fixed those since, but as I an unable to view it, I wasn't sure.

April 7/April 21

Desk Crit 4: Dan Banks

I like the organization of your site and I think the presentation is good. My only suggestion is possibly to include some additional info, e.g., rollover titles, or info about what kind of media is used for mixed media (is it computer generated or ink?)

Desk Crit 3: Julius Gantt Church website

Likes: Ease of navigation, sense of community through well chosen graphics, image/photo gallery, especially the scrolling aspects

My only suggestion was about the flash intro graphic. The center space/real estate seemed a little empty until the church name scrolled in. Also, the color seemed a little heavy on the green side. We discussed using a light gold or yellow and filling the space a little.

Overall, I think the site is well organized, shows a good sense of the subject/community and fits the intended audience.

Desk Crit 2: Emily Pitts Who Owns the Octopus

Who Owns the Octopus?
I really like the graphics and I thought the logic game was a lot of fun. The color scheme is well thought out and the design is visually pleasing.

My two comments are that it might be good to have a 'help' or 'instructions' button. If you hadn't been there, I'm not sure if I would have known how to navigate. I also became confused after I matched up icons to their corresponding houses and then they reappeared in the list. Is there a way to sort out the icons, so that the once they are used, they go into a different list spot on the screen? If there was an 'instructions' button, I just missed it. My second comment would be to include tool tips. You mentioned that as a possibility and I think it is a very good idea.

This was one of my favorite projects that I saw at the dress rehearsal. It looks great, works, and has a very strong design.

Desk Crit1 Receiver Saif Altalib: Project Muslim Student Association

Project Creator/Receiver Saif Altalib:

Date reviewed: MM/YY
Comments: Saif, Thank you for the opportunity to give a desk crit. :) I think graphically it looks great. The red/greencolor scheme is used carefully and does not dominate the content of the site.
The images are small and load quickly. Additionally, they add contextual information.The navigation is comfortable and seems clear,i.e., it follows a common web navigational structure, which is generally easy for people to use and understand.

I have two comments which are more content oriented. Some of the links do not seem to work. As this may still be a prototype, this may not really be an issue. My second comment is regarding the 'contact us.' I agree that it's good to use the generic"president," "vice president," etc. in the menu, but it would be useful to include their names and contact info somewhere on the website. This may be part of your greater scheme as the links didn't open with a mailto: but pointed to a php generated page(at this time, the index).
Date reviewed: 04.05.2005
Project: Muslim Student Association
Creator: Saif Altalib
URL: http://www.uga.edu/muslim/msa