Week 4 - HW - Zach Horst - Website Designs Article

1. Puma - I liked this layout because I thought the grid was clean and the colors worked very well. The red of the logo was used well in the rest of the design. The sparse use of color in the design overall made the red they use very eye-catching. They used almost every inch of the browser space, but not in a busy way. They used it well. The texture they used is a trend in design.

2. Oyster Design - I like the colors in this layout a lot. Also, the logo is very clean and simple, while still being interesting. The woodgrain with the light blue type over it caught my eye the most. They used the browser space well. Two of the design trends they used are texture and large type.

3. London Creative - I really like the monochromatic design of this website. The combination of the black and white pictures and the yellow works really well. Yellow being the only color in this design caught my eye the most. They relied on photos and sparse type to get their message across. The use of large photographs is a current trend in design that they used.

4. Ecoki - I love the way this website makes it look like you are looking over a ledge out onto a mountain range. I think it goes really well with their eco theme and isn't tacky. The soothing scene in the background of this layout caught my eye the most. They didn't utilize the browser window much for information, but for aesthetics. The huge header that they used is a trend in design.

5. Contrast - Again, the yellow and the black and white pictures work well. Also, I like the font in the logo and the hand-made style. The jagged edges on the photos caught my eye the most. They chose to fill their window with pictures. The large picture they used is a trend in design.

6. Finch - The simplicity of this website it wonderful. I think the logo is simple while still being original, and the sparse use of extra text works really well. The giant logo really catches your eye, not to mention the fact that it is only black on an off-white background. They used most of the window to emphasize their logo. The giant logo is a trend in design that they utilized.