Another cameo by M.I.A.'s Web site

I found this article in ID magazine, a design industry trade magazine that my roommate subscribes to (and is awesome) about a trend in web design with designers choosing deliberately tacky, 'old-school' designs. From an artistic perspective, I kind of dig the so-ugly-it's-amazing element to the site's, but from a communications one, it's a bit trickier, I think. Although I noticed that the MIA Web site was actually surprisingly navigable considering all the crap going on, it was still far from user-friendly, which begs the question of how edgy can a Web site be while still getting your message to viewers?

http://www.id-mag.com/article/BacktotheFuture

Site navigation

I found a site that has a bunch of navigation shemes. Thought it might be helpful

site mock-up

Hey guys

Quick question: Katie said we should use Illustrator when doing our site mock-up for tomorrow, right?

Hope everyone's having a delightful evening!

Web site inspiration

I found this Web site when brainstorming ideas for my own. It shows some picks for the top 10 Web sites in the world. They seem to agree with Katy in design ideas because their number one choice is apple. Check it out!

10 best designed Web sites in the world

Annual Reports, UW Style

UW-Madison's annual report from 2006-2007. It seems pretty basic to me -- the color scheme is something the university has been doing online for awhile, with the red and gold, and the layout is relatively unimaginative (Where are the pictures going to be? My guess is right-aligned) I also don't really get the blue font with the red and gold accents -- it seems like a strange departure from a familiar color scheme. I like the use of bolding throughout the body text, though.

http://www.chancellor.wisc.edu/AR2007/about.html

A side note: The picture of the Theta Chi fraternity on page 16 is one I dug up for a University Communications story from the archives. If you can ever make it in there, the archives at Steenbock have some of the coolest historical photos. Just boxes and boxes of history tucked away in one of the more obscure libraries on campus.

OMG, does it really get worse than this?

Alright friends, brace yourselves for this one. This gives the "World's Worst Website" a serious run for its money. It's the unfortunate mistake of M.I.A., a UK hip hop group. I defy anyone to maneuver past the homepage, let alone attempt to find any relevant information. WARNING: do not stay on it for too long. I don't want anybody to seizure or suffer from a brain aneurysm on my behalf.

http://www.miauk.com/

Just a quick note

The third button on the posting menu, a green dot with a chain link, will create hyperlinks so people can go directly to a site instead of having to copy and past the link. That may also solve some of the formatting issues people have been having with links that extend past their posting box.