The design of a website, as a whole, still involves many of the same.
That is, contrast, alignment, repetition.
and proximity should be consistent throughout the site. Choosing logical.
flexibility within these design elements can enhance a website to a.
desired level. On the flip side, overemphasizing differences between.
pages can lead to a poor design. The following analysis strays from.
applying the design principles in a traditional sense as we take a look how they are applied to the document as a whole. .
The Centre for Sustainable Design maintains a simple, yet professional.
appealing website. Style decisions using contrast on a black background.
for the homepage give the site a preliminary degree of credibility because.
it has been made known that the majority believes that white and black.
contrast is the easiest to read. Of course there is a san-serif font, like.
most other websites because serifs seem to be more difficult to read on a.
computer screen. Repetition in the focal graphics on the homepage begins.
to lead the audience to a comfort level within the site. The general.
template remains the same, with the navigation being on the left and the.
top, maintaining its black color and when you click one of the main focal.
points on the homepage, one of the four pictures, it takes you to another.
page that still have that same picture/focal point to a degree.
Specifically, the repetition of size (170x142pixels), color (greyscale),.
and angle variance in the graphics create a complimenting montage. Each.
of the repetitious graphics also lead way into the article they.
represent. .
A repetitious feature is also utilized in the navigation bar above the.
graphics. A mouse rollover displays a description of each topic area. .
The text appears on a white-on-black contrast in the upper right corner,.
again leading the audience to what lies within the page. However, once.
the site is entered, the navigation bar loses the rollover feature.