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I am afraid Puck is unavailable to guide you at the moment. My name is Owen Burnett and I will be directing you today. Below is the required data for the project concerning the analysis of effective use of multimedia. Please make good use of it.
Miss Mead chose to provide an analysis of http://www.deviantart.com for your benefit.
A. Compare the use of text on the website. Is it sized correctly for emphasis and readability? Do the color and font enhance or detract from the content?
~The text is hit and miss. For titles and artist commentaries, it's fine- basic size and formatting abilities. It could be a little larger on the navigation/search sidebar, but where it really tends to stumble is in the literature submissions. Most people don't really know how to format text for the internet so more often than not lit submissions are huge blocks of unreadable, rather small text.
B. Compare the use of graphics on the website. Do they make the site more interesting? How do they affect your ability to find other content?
~ In this instance, the graphics ARE the primary content of the site. The actual site graphics tend to be small and discrete, just drawing attention to the homepage link and a few useful links such as the user inboxes.
C. How is the animation used on the site? Is it eye-catching or does it make things difficult to read?
~Sadly, the primary animation on this site is in the form of animated advertisement banners- one at the top of the main page and user profile pages. Thankfully, these are absent on individual gallery pages- and even more thankfully, more ads are static than they are animated. The ads don't really distract, but they are eye-catching (as ads should be). At least they aren't obnoxious. Users can, however, submit animation files to their galleries for public perusal.
D. Is there audio on the site? Does it help you understand the site better? Does the site have video? If so, how does it enhance the site? What kind of interactivity is included?
~The only audio on the site comes with the occasional video/animation ad or is included with user-submitted animation pieces. On the other hand, the site is very interactive- it's all about interactivity. Users can submit images, animation, and text to share with others, talk about their own pieces, comment on others' artwork, write journals, send messages, get alerts when people they follow submit art, group art into collections, give and get feedback, talk in chatrooms, gather in groups dedicated to a particular topic, even sell things through online galleries.
~The text is hit and miss. For titles and artist commentaries, it's fine- basic size and formatting abilities. It could be a little larger on the navigation/search sidebar, but where it really tends to stumble is in the literature submissions. Most people don't really know how to format text for the internet so more often than not lit submissions are huge blocks of unreadable, rather small text.
B. Compare the use of graphics on the website. Do they make the site more interesting? How do they affect your ability to find other content?
~ In this instance, the graphics ARE the primary content of the site. The actual site graphics tend to be small and discrete, just drawing attention to the homepage link and a few useful links such as the user inboxes.
C. How is the animation used on the site? Is it eye-catching or does it make things difficult to read?
~Sadly, the primary animation on this site is in the form of animated advertisement banners- one at the top of the main page and user profile pages. Thankfully, these are absent on individual gallery pages- and even more thankfully, more ads are static than they are animated. The ads don't really distract, but they are eye-catching (as ads should be). At least they aren't obnoxious. Users can, however, submit animation files to their galleries for public perusal.
D. Is there audio on the site? Does it help you understand the site better? Does the site have video? If so, how does it enhance the site? What kind of interactivity is included?
~The only audio on the site comes with the occasional video/animation ad or is included with user-submitted animation pieces. On the other hand, the site is very interactive- it's all about interactivity. Users can submit images, animation, and text to share with others, talk about their own pieces, comment on others' artwork, write journals, send messages, get alerts when people they follow submit art, group art into collections, give and get feedback, talk in chatrooms, gather in groups dedicated to a particular topic, even sell things through online galleries.