Review of Design Elements

by Olga Muños

1. Cesar Chavez Science Magnet School

Use of color

The color in this website is somewhat depressing. It uses colors that are dark and gloomy.

Graphics

It does not use many graphics. You can only see some icons, a picture of the school, and some lines.

Organization of data

It has too much text, and it's not inviting or appealing to the eye. The font was difficult to read.

Speed

Fair speed. Not much to load.

Quality

Not high. Not very professional. Emerging


2. Baileyton Elementary School

Use of color

It has dark colors with bright text.

Graphics

It contains some graphics. Nothing too exciting.

Organization of data

Shows some signs of organization.

Speed

Fairly quick.

Quality

Not high. Developing.


3. Doss Elementary School

Use of color

Uses an interesting (?) combination of backgrounds, text, and graphics.

Graphics

Uses a combination of icons, lines, and pictures.

Organization of data

Well organized. It maintains a theme.

Speed

Fairly quick.

Quality

Good quality. Achieved.


4. Granger Independent School District

Use of color

Dark backgrounds make some of the text difficult to read.

Graphics

Very limited use of graphics.

Organization of data

Shows some signs of organization. No visible theme.

Speed

Fairly quick.

Quality

Not high. Not very professional. Emerging.


5. Ponderosa Elementary School

Use of color

Good use of color. Soothing to the eye. Font is a little bit small.

Graphics

Good mix of graphics.

Organization of data

Well organized.

Speed

Fairly quick.

Quality

Developing.


6. Westwood Terrace Elementary School

Use of color

Good use of color. It maintains a theme.

Graphics

Excellent use of graphics. It mixes hover buttons with icons, pictures, and lines.

Organization of data

Very well organized. Theme is maintained throughout the entire website.

Speed

Fast loading.

Quality

Very high. Very professional. Achieved.


7. Humble Independent School District

Use of color

Good use of color. Colors are soothing to the eye. Easy to read.

Graphics

Good mix of icons, pictures, words, lines, etc.

Organization of data

Very well organized. Good navigation instrument. Has a theme.

Speed

Very quick loading.

Quality

High quality. Very professional. Achieved.


8. Raul B. Fernandez Elementary

Use of color

Good use of color.

Graphics

Not many graphics were included. It has some icons and a picture.

Organization of data

It requires some scrolling down on main page. It has a theme.

Speed

Good. Not much to load.

Quality

Not high. Emerging.


9. Powell Elementary Homepage

Use of color

Uses dark backgrounds with bright text. Not very soothing to the eye.

Graphics

Too much graphic animation. Very distracting to the eye.

Organization of data

Fair. It does not show a theme.

Speed

Fairly quick.

Quality

Not very professional. Developing.


10. Gregorio Esparza Accelerated Elementary School

Use of color

Good use of color. It is inviting to the eye.

Graphics

Good mix of icons, pictures, and java script.

Organization of data

Well organized. Good navigation instrument. Contains a theme.

Speed

Fairly quick.

Quality

Good quality. Achieved.

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