Exploring Web Design

Our second discussion topic in class is to design a website – navigation, organization, categories – and to imagine how a user will move through the site. This is a challenge! In my meanderings around the web, I stumbled upon an anecdote to the stress this is causing … an opportunity to step back and forget about all that organization “stuff.”

These are websites whose goal is to convey everything the creator needs to say … in just one page. This brings the focus squarely on the grid, images, graphics, fonts … the things we used to think of as “design” before it meant so much more – architecture, navigation, etc. (on the web).

Whether this is effective or not, I don’t know.  I’d say it definitely works better for some sites than others – it seems most effective for designers whose goal is to showcase their work and grab the user’s attention quickly … and give them just enough info to be intrigued.

In any case, it’s a nice distraction, and may be a way to get the creative juices flowing if you’re stuck … check the sites out at the link below.

88 Single Page Website Designs for Inspiration

For me, it’s back to work on my site design!