Visual+Design+Scavenger+Hunt

= Visual Design Scavenger Hunt =

====The purpose of this scavenger hunt is to find one good example and one bad example of web design based on these Graphic Design Principles. ====

Proper Use of Design Principles
University of Denver   The University of Denver website was chosen as one of the most well designed college websites. It is simple to see why. Here is an outline of how it follows the graphic design principles:


 * **Proximity**: This site follows the rules of proximity. Like items are grouped together and it uses a uniform spacing between groups of links. The links are clearly defined by subject area and easy to navigate. Vertical breaks help define the groups of similar items.
 * **Alignment**: This site demonstrates an adherence to the principle of alignment. Nothing looks out of place on the site. Everything on the page is visually connected.
 * **Repetition**: This site follows the rule of repetition by using the same fonts, colors, and styles throughout the site. This was most likely accomplished through the use of a CSS style sheet, which allows the web developer to set items to be repeated throughout individual pages on a site.
 * **Contrast**: The large image on this site breaks up the page and stands out from the basic background surrounding it on the page. It commands the eyes and peaks interest for the viewer.
 * **Typography**: This site follows the principles of proper use of typography. The font used is uniform throughout. Color, sizing, and boldness signify headings or important information. It draws the eye to key points of the site and uses a san-serif font.

A Violation of Design Principles
ENSI/SENSI   This site is a clear violation of good design principles. I couldn't wait to leave this site!! Here's an outline of how it violates good design principles:


 * **Proximity**: This site violates the rules of proximity. Like items are not grouped together and there is no uniformity between areas of the site and links. The links aren't clearly defined by subject area and easy to navigate. This site does make an attempt to group like items together by using background colors, but use of font, size, color, and different fonts are confusing to the viewer. I don't know where to start!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Alignment**: This site demonstrates a violation the principle of alignment. It seems like nothing on this page is visibly connected. The author(s) of the site make an attempt to use color and the table to define space, but it is very confusing.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Repetition**: This site clearly violates the rule of repetition! The page is very poorly disorganized and doesn't follow a pattern throughout.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Contrast**: The table on this site is distracting with the borders visible. The use of bright colors such as yellow and baby blue is not pleasing to the eye and the use of bold type and different font styles and sizes does not help make viewing the site a pleasing experience for the viewer.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Typography**: BIG VIOLATION here. There is no uniformity with type. The links are left as the default blue color. There are different font styles and sizes, with bold and normal type. I suspect the author(s) of this site did not use a style sheet or make the fonts adjustable for people with vision difficulties.