History of Design Website Research
Website Examples:
1) https://www.rca.ac.uk/study/programme-finder/history-of-design-ma/
On this website from the Royal college of art about the history of design there are common features used in the UX and general design that are very similar to many other websites that also talk about the history of design. For example the massive header image that spans the length of the webpage is a very common feature. I will do the same and uses a picture which matches my colour scheme as well as add parallax effects to make it look more effective. On this website they use an image of an Indian mantle from the Victoria and Albert museum which showcases what this webpage will about the history of design as well as talk about art from different cultures and countries
The majority of the text is also centred in the middle of the page in a single column which makes it look less cluttered as the writing is all quite close together. The negative space also means there’s possibilities of adding different elements on the side like they’ve done here where they’ve included “Key details” which could ease the process of navigating the page and make the user experience more enjoyable.
1) https://www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/history-of-design-and-material-culture-ma.aspx
On this website from the University of Brighton that discusses a similar topic they’ve used buttons to increase ease of use. The buttons are fixed to the top of the screen and using CSS ID once they’re clicked they will take you to the correct part of the page. This is very useful on long scrolling pages as it can take a while scrolling all the way to the bottom by just using a mouse alone without additional components to help you.
This website also uses a full-width image below the header to make it easy to see all of the details and that can be seen within the image. Another common feature on these websites is the consistant use of a logo in the top left hand of the page which takes you back to the home page of that website. I will also design a logo for my scrolling webpage to create a sense of branding.
3) https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/20th-century-design-movements
