bad websites

I found that these websites were not aesthetically pleasing.
The text is difficult to read. There needs to more contrast between the background color and the text color. Some have poor choice of a background/text color and size. I think background colours need to be simple and should not compete with the content of the page for the users attention.
Constantly running animations are distracting when used excessively. Also in this category are excessive, large, flashing & obnoxious advertisements. The message gets buried in a sea of clutter!
Fake error messages are annoying too. Some of these bad webpages also had fake error messages that trick new computer users into clicking on an ad.
I think the main thing that makes these webpages bad is that all the colour makes clutter. Trying to fit too many things onto one page makes it confusing and difficult to navigate.


bad website


pageant style


fuzzy martain's lair ?


bob's awesome links


I thought microsoft would have a good design microsoft

its all about what things look like

AESTHETICS: The term aesthetics comes from the Greek αισθητική "aisthetike" and was coined by the philosopher Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten in 1735 to mean "the science of how things are known via the senses." And in English, mushc the same study was called studying the "standards of taste" or "judgements of taste."

And answers.com tells me that AESTHETICS is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and expression of beauty, as in the fine arts. It isthe study of the psychological responses to beauty and artistic experiences. A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful: minimalist aesthetics. And something that has an artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance.

So i need to make my blog easthetically pleasing because no body wants to read the content if the form is ugly.
I need to think about what makes a good website -- Design (things like colour choice, alignments and visual interest), Message (Content- the goal of my website, target audience, what I want them to do. Provide appropriate and, in this case, interesting information), Architecture (Organise pages so the audience can understand), Be easy to read and well organised, Be interactive (good interactivity engages the user and makes site memorable).

what is XML

learning the eXtensible markup language....

XML was designed to describe data and to focus on what data is.
HTML was designed to display data and to focus on how data looks.

What is XML?
* XML stands for EXtensible Markup Language
* XML is a markup language much like HTML
* XML was designed to describe data
* XML tags are not predefined. You must define your own tags
* XML uses a Document Type Definition (DTD) or an XML Schema to describe the data
* XML with a DTD or XML Schema is designed to be self-descriptive
* XML is a W3C Recommendation

XML was not designed to DO anything.
Maybe it is a little hard to understand, but XML does not DO anything. XML was created to structure, store and to send information.

yes.

RSS feed

RSS (Really Simple Sindication)
RSS allows you to see when sites from all over the internet have added new content. This is important because you don't have to remember to visit each site every day. You can get the latest headlines and articles, audio files, photographs or video in one place, as soon as they are published.

flickr...... link

made a flickr account in class today there are lots of great photos so take a look

delicous link

today we learnt about DEL.ICIO.US! its really cool! my link to delicious