Week #13 Kevin Buckway

        Web design is one of my favorite things to study. I think this may be due to me being a fairly visual learner and me being drawn to design in general. I think viewing and studying the relationships of how artifacts on the web are laid out and designed is very interesting. That paired with the fact that
good web design can make or break a company’s success is worth studying.

        The first website I wanted to feature is https://www.tesla.com/. I love their sleek design which
uses clear contrast, bold colors, simple navigation, and instant gratification to ensure their audience
understands their brand and style. It shows a unique, bold, and luxurious attitude which defines the Tesla brand well in my opinion.

        The second website I’d like to mention is http://www.shaybuckway.com/. This is my wife’s website, which she maintains and designed herself. It is not always perfect but I think it is a great example of a simplistic, quickly “scannable”, and photo centric design. It instantly shows the audience the product with large high quality photography. And through white space it allows viewers to really focus on the importance of the quality put into the content. The color scheme is simple but has enough contrast to hold interest.

        These two websites are great examples of clear web design which uses all the tactics listed throughout the websites we read this week. There are many examples of great sites which made learning these design rules simple and enjoyable.