Clio Wired (History 696)

As encouraged by Paula Petrik, the Powersource site has relatively small images and does not take long to load. There aren’t any flashing animations or excessively long pages. However, as discussed by Mike O’Malley, the author of the site seems to have done little with design after loading a basic text document onto the website. On the first page of the site, you can see the haphazardly placed images of organizations who have awarded this website (why, I don't know). Although it does contain information on American Indian art/symbolism, individual pages have less design development than the page you see here. With most of the information though, users interested in learning about any topics discussed would prefer more information and/or links to other sites with more information. Pages appear to be uploaded text documents, with little formatting for web-use. There is not a maintained navigation bar and the only link provided is to return to the main page.

In the American Indian Nations site, it appears a team of designers are involved. The navigation bar remains constant on all pages. Organizations or topics are linked even within paragraphs to direct readers to further resources within the site. One is easily able to see what the resources provided on the site include. Contact information is made clear, as well as tabs on the top-right of the screen for easy movement to involved organizations/sponsors. The site is quick to load while maintaining visual aesthetics. Graphics indicate an experienced designer, who understood how to bolster the text and appeal of the site, without detracting from the information sharing.