IT250 POLITICAL APPEAL

Finding each of their websites was quite simple barackobama.com and johnmccain.com simple!
Obama's webpage starts with a splash page asking you to donate money to them but also giving you the option to continue to their site..i guess money is one issue for them..once you enter the site they use the main color of blue their party's color to influence individual and it is a recurring color throughout the web pages...they also use different letter sizes to get their main message across of CHANGE..he sets up his home page with main tabs to easily get to where u want to..this webpage has a flow to it and is very well organized..and is appealing to young voters trying to get involved

Switching over to the Mccain website it is unorgainized there are many different colors maybe the main one is blue which is not his party's color. i found his site to be very annoying having random links and photos very poorly placed..

Also when you scroll over one of Mccain's tabs you get a one long list that goes beyond ur webpage..but when there is a long list on Obama's site they spread it to two columns...

Obama's site is big on getting voters registered and places that picture in a key place on his webpage and it is working as many more democrats have registered this year then republicans..

Also, it seems that on Mccain's webpage the pics of him and governor Palin are small and even cut off on top..but Obama's and Biden's seems to be in good resolution and quality and are in a goo dplace on the webpage...

Also i found the points total on the Mccain page to be quite annoying always sitting on th eleft column of the page...

It saddens me to say this as someone who is leaning towards Mccain..but Obama has the better webpage and because of it is getting more registered voters that can help him win this election...the only problem for him is..its great to get them registered but will all these young new registered voters get off their couch and vote for him..

I commented on Chris K's blog http://ckapsaskis.blogspot.com/

IT250: COLOR DESIGN

After listening to the podcast, i now have a better understanding of what a good website should look like. The overall lesson here is "Less is More". A pallet should include about 4 colors, but is not limited to that number. Another way to have an inviting web page is the right amount of contrast as to not hurt someone's eyes when looking at it. Also, black can be used as a color when used in creative ways.

One interesting thing i learned was taking color from images and using it in your web page. Also how background color can really set the way someone will look at your page as a whole.

One website that uses color well is our own Monmouth University Home Page. It sticks to the main color of the school, while still using other colors to distinguish between links and headers. It is also set up in a good manner and it is easy to read and find your way around.

A website that i found difficult to look at is http://everlucenthometheater.com/ its use of color makes it very difficult to look at and even had me squinting to get through it. (However, if you highlight the words with your mouse it turns to a normal white and black background.) They need to reorganize this site badly! Even the "SIGN IN" link is all the way in the far bottom right corner all by itself. it is also difficult to see the "Products", "Services" and "Contact Us" tabs with its use of color.