I looked at CNN NewsPulse first and found that while the site didn't look visually interest or pretty for that matter; I did like the "show me" column. It broke down the different topics that people would want to use to refine a search as well as helps to remove stories that the viewer doesn't want to see/read. The images that combined with the story are a nice way to break up all the text and white space. Similarly to what Kelly said of 1000 Words website I find that CNN too is very simple. I think it's clean organization and easy navigation are it's positive.
Next came the opposite to CNN, POSI+TIVE Magazine. The pros of this website are it's color scheme, the combination of photos, text, and video on one page, and it's modular design. The grey and white colors aren't to over bearing on the eye and don't over-power photographs. The ability to have three different types of communication/journalistics mediums is a big plus. The viewer can have a wide array of things to view, which I believe is important to have as not only a way to broadcast our projects but to also keep viewers coming back to the site.
I do and don't like the modular design. I think it's a unique and creative way to organize a page and to keep things organized but with POSI+TIVE Magazine you have to scroll for what seems like a long time. I scrolled all the way to the bottom but I'm not sure how many people would be willing to do that.
-Brittney
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