C2. Sensation & Attention
Tables
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2. Here's a simple list of images
Amazon's logo.
This dog is ferocious - press to see! (the SRC is the picture, the HREF is the sound and it plays in Windows Media Player.)
Seems more ordered than Yahoo. The logo also give an image of an excited person.
3. Some sites
Here is where a popup window immediately tells you they have redesigned the site - maybe important to them but we dont really care about all the work they have done - we will just react to the site as it is. The drop down menus allow double use of valuable screen space. Notice the common color scheme with variations, and the financial tools that users can use (interactivity). Notice how the main tools on the top right don’t work so well because they must repeat that it is CitiBank - we already know that! Should more clearly say what each is for. Search should be on the main screen - typical problem of these sites is information overload and people cant find what they want.
Far too much information on the first page here. Also we are not initially sure what the purpose of the site is, which is not obvious from the title. The black can get overpowering, needs some relief - perhaps some frame could be another shade. All the images take forever to load. And where does each one lead to ? (its not obvious - but should be). Should put all the important links at the top (eg favourite links). Font is much too small. No real use of sub-frames at all, so the site is not broken into sections. No use of texture at all. Creator seems very self absorbed - but WHO is he? NeHe logo is dark blue on black - not a powerful effect!
A lot of information on this site, and its purpose is not so clear, nor are the "rules" of buying/selling there. E.g. return policy. So trust is an issue here. Too much information to take in at once, but the search engine is good.
Adding colour and design releives the boredom of simple text
Here's a site with a good country boy theme but soon spoilt by all the text.
The monkey really gets our attention. Come here for HTML help.
Here's a site for children, lots of pure colors,lots of action but not too much at once and not repetitive. The menu is a picture and the text is right at the centre. The train is not too distracting.
Like most e-commerce sites, the problem is there's a lot of information. This is solved by structuring information into areas. Count the areas.
4. Some examples of background
Spots e.g. of a low level adaptive effect. When we hold an image stationary on the retina, it disappears. When you stimulate one type of analyzer a lot it gets tired and then you get an "after-effect", because nature generally gets "two for the price of one". You get the same effect with bright colors - you see the complementary one. So here you intermittently see a black dot where the white dots are.
Grey Background
Greyer Background
Rock background
A flashing graphic
This can catch attention - or be a distraction
5.
Here's an animated gif, with one of the stills above it. Isnt the lower line annoying!
6. Some Sounds
Thunderkiss audio Foreground music
Analysis verified Speech
Start audio Background music
