Design Strategy: When coming up with the design for my interface, I knew I wanted it to be very simple and clear. I did not want it to be cluttered with photos or information; I just wanted it to be very “to the point.” I did not want it to be fancy, as it has to appeal to a college-aged audience. I used color and photos to make it more interesting and did not have a lot of text, as college students do not necessarily have time to sit and read through a website.
Choice of Typefaces: I chose to use ITC Fenice Std for the header because I thought it was a fun serif font that was very readable. I used Tekton Pro in different weights and sizes for the links and the body text. This font is a sans-serif font, which is easy to read and stands out. It does not clutter the design and contrasts the text in ITC Fenice Std.
Visuals: I used images from past Mr. Golden Anchor events and framed them in a vintage Polaroid frame. I also used a large “golden” anchor in the background, which I traced and formatted in Illustrator. I thought having a large anchor was appropriate to go along with the title of the event. I used a deep blue background ( Pantone 288 U) to compliment the gold anchor and white writing to contrast the background color.
I love the polaroid idea! Really creative. It makes the website really personable. I like your color choices because it does remind of water. I also really liked how you used a large golden anchor as the background. It was simple yet creative.
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This is an awesome design. I really like how you used the polaroid pictures, it really adds a new dimension Your pictures look really good and I like how all of your paragraphs are nice and short. Very nice job.
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