HTML+HW


 * Aleksandr Litvak**

Clone:[|Before] Redesign: [|After]


 * Reasoning**:

The overall schematic of the cmns site is really well organized with information split into three main columns. There are no large images to distract the user and the color tone was well chosen because it's not bright, plus red and black go well together. The page is pretty much three sections: header, body, and footer. All the content of the site is in the body, where the three columns of information are stored. The information is easy to navigate and it has a very pleasant/clean feel to it.

To improve the site i focused on the left and right columns of the body. I took out the image of the cmns building and moved up the table below it. I didn't understand the reasoning for the image and thought the site would be cleaner without it. Next the font size of the left body column was increased from the original to emphasize the navigation features and also am image of an arrow was added to increase the overall navigation look, so users immediately know that the left column is used to navigate through the cmns site.

I tried to include the UMD logo in the background but the image really distorted the entire readability of the site. Having done this there are numerous things i could have done to improve my html, including not using tables because they make positioning and other tasks more difficult.