TimWood_first post

The first site I found is http://500px.com, which is a site used to create online photographic portfolios.  I enjoyed this site because of its simplicity and easy navigation.  The site makes beautiful high resolution photos only a click away and lets people explore photography that they like along with a lot of other styles.  I also appreciated that I wasn't able to go on to the site and copy and save an image to my desktop which makes it easy for artists to post their work and not worry about it being stolen or misused.

The second site I found was www.fredrikodman.com.  This site shows the work of Frerik Odman, a Scandanavian photographer who's style is both strange yet interesting.  I wanted to put this site up because I thought the transitions from one subject matter to another is clean and easy.  I also enjoyed how the home page of the website, although somewhat cluttered with many objects and images, is eye catching and different from what most artists choose to have as their first impression.  I also enjoyed that in each tab he has the colors and feel of the site are similar but different.

The third site I chose is badcontrol.net. The goal of this site is to promote environmental awareness and is also used as a blog for discussing topics of sustainability with professionals from across the world.  I chose this site because along with their environmental focuses a large part of the site is focused on art work and different ways that art can be changed or modified such as the picture above which is a part of a series of colorized photos.  Among the main focuses of the website I think their simply white and black colors and easy design make the website interesting and easy to navigate.

The fourth site I chose is http://www.72dpi.com because the site is very clean and crisp in it's transitions between one or two large photos and groups of photos based on a rating system and when they are published on the site.  I think that the grading system is good idea but can be slightly intimidating to starting photographers who may have their artwork rated poorly.  However I do like how the top rated section of the site has timeline that lets the viewer look at artwork from present day or present day up to three days ago.  Another feature I found on the site that I've only seen in a couple of other websites is a switch that lets the viewer "turn the lights on or off" which changes the background of the site from black to white or vise versa.

The fifth and final site I chose is http://failblog.org because although the site is cluttered with information, links, and a lot of different tabs it gives the viewer a lot of options.  The tabs, however strange they sound make sense, and it was easy for me to navigate between each tab to find what I wanted to look at.  Also, because the content of the website is supposed to be comedic and entertaining it ups the viewers interest in the site.  In today's society it's hard to find someone that doesn't want to have a good laugh or look at something/ someone be completely stupid and I think this site portrays that idea well.