Reading 4-due Oct 11th

Language of Vision, Ellen Lupton
Street Signs and Breadcrumbs, Steve Krug and Roger Black

BRING BOTH READINGS PRINTED OUT TO CLASS AND BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS YOUR BLOG RESPONSES WITH THE CLASS-CONSIDER PRINTING THEM OUT AS WELL.

Language of Vision
Bring in an image that you feel exemplifies what Lupton refers to as “perception at the expense of interpretation.” Be prepared to discuss your reasons for bringing this particular image to class.

Street Signs and Bread Crumbs
Select a website that you use to find information and/or make a purchase. Discuss how the site design either aids in its usability or impedes on it based on:
-Primary navigation
-Lower level navigation
-Utilities
-Visual hierarchy of the page
-Breadcrumbs
-choice of appropriate color
-overall page layout
-choice of images

What is successful? What could be improved?
Be prepared to show your site to the class and discuss its features.