Stripping away elements from different websites truly opened my eyes on how sites are built. This lesson definitely showed me that form really does follow function. When designing a website the form becomes extremely important determining the functionality and essence of the website. When we began stripping away different aspects of the form is when I realized that the function seems to lose its own importance in the matter.
When you strip away the color in the Norwegian Cruise Line website you lose the pop but it is still functional. The blue background is no longer there and I felt that, that really helped bring out the beautiful colors in the site. The white background, although slightly boring, is still functional.
It was astonishing looking at the Norwegian website with no pictures. The main page wasn’t eye catching and there was nothing to look at that would make you want to explore the website further. Some of the mains tabs, such as the ship layouts, became useless because the images no longer existed. Well stripping away this part of the website I realized how important images are to all of us. We sometimes look at the pictures before even reading anything. If the picture isn’t exciting we assume the information isn’t exciting either.
After performing all these tasks I realized that the standard form of CSS doesn’t work for all websites. Some websites rely heavily on their images, color, background and so forth. Without these specific aspects the websites wouldn’t have the same impact on us as they do. Sure some websites still function great when removing the CSS but others struggle to keep their visitors on the page.
I agree certain websites need the extra flare of images and colors to attract their visitors.
ReplyDeleteBut wouldn't you rather following the CSS format so your content can be viewed on most browsers? If you don't follow CSS and you begin stripping the site it becomes chaotic. At least for me it did.
ReplyDelete"When we began stripping away different aspects of the form is when I realized that the function seems to lose its own importance in the matter." Love this line - so true.
ReplyDeleteI also understand where you're coming from about being upset with the way the sight looked after stripping the CSS, but Joselia has a great point. This makes it much easier to read in various web browsers although it looks outdated, boring and maybe even a tad overwhelming.
Joselia if all the sites followed the CSS standard how would they differentiate from one another? The sites I found that followed the CSS standard all had a similar appearance nothing really set one apart from the other. Also with technology now, even cell phones most of them will automatically configure your site to fit on their platform and the information stays as is...99% of them do now.
ReplyDeleteSorry if this sounds like an attack on your post just playing all the sides out.