Reading Response

The reading really gave good examples of how to keep a web page simplified. Sometimes working in a group can generate a lot of ideas going in a lot of different directions. This was a helpful reminder that ultimately our blog should have focus and organization that makes it usable. Even though multiple people are creating content consistency must be kept to make navigation easier. In our last class we discussed a logo we could use to help brand our team. The reading mentioned that having a way to identify the site on each page is help for visitors and that graphic lets them know when they are on your own site when they are navigating through links. In addition to a graphic, it would be good for us to come up with a tagline to help explain our name and what our page is about at a glance.

I am responsible for writing content, but visual organization is just as important because it can emphasize or guide visitors in how to read what’s on the page. The ‘trunk test’ will be useful when we’re putting all of our work together on the blog because it will keep us focused on how a new audience will experience our site.  Our team spent a lot of time talking about what our home page would look like, which gives us a good start and direction for our project because the reading emphasized how important the home page is. I had always thought that the home page should be kept clean, but using as much space as is needed to get a visitor interested in our blog makes sense after reading the text.