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Week 4B: Two Websites and Comments

The first website that I visit frequently is Wong Fu Productions (https://www.wongfuproductions.com). Their website is clean and easy to navigate through the different tabs to find what I am looking for. The home page is interactive and showcases a little gallery of their work. Furthermore, the website’s components are aligned nicely and are aesthetically pleasing to look at. They stick to the same color palette and have consistency between the different pages. I go back to navigate to their shop and see their latest work. All of this information is laid out in their menu for me to access. One thing that I would fix is that the tab to access the menu is a little hidden because is small and in the corner, but other than that I really like their design.

The next website that I visit frequently is YouTube (https://www.youtube.com). I like how all the tabs are hidden away in a sidebar that you can access when you click on the menu button. This way it hides all of the texts and only displays them when you need them. I like how they have a hierarchy that displays the most relevant videos for the viewer at the top. It analyzes and keeps track of the type of videos you watch and then displays the recommended videos on the first screen. There is a lot of repetition and symmetry, which keeps the website clean and consistent. As a search engine, I come back frequently to find videos since it is easy to search in the toolbar at the top of the website. If I were to change anything I would add a little variation in how the videos are displayed so that the page is a little more interesting, but other than that I like how easy it is to navigate through the website.

I commented on the blogs by Paul Wendee, Jesus Origel, and Marquis Storm.

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