In class on Wednesday I was familiarized with the Oscars of web sites...The Webby Awards! Who knew that there have been awards for websites since 1997?!?! And why not? People designing cool websites deserve credit too!
Anyway, in class we took a look at the winner for the category of best visual design--aesthetic. Quite deservingly, in my opinion, the winner was the Turbo Gene Test. Basically, it's an amazing quiz that uses your answers to describe your personality and therefore assign you the perfect SAAB for your life. Does it really know whish SAAB is best? I really dont know, but who cares because it's thoroughly engaging and entertaining...a quiz that someone actually enjoys taking. The sights and sounds are advanced and pleasing to the senses, but most importantly don't create the "noise" that Krug describes. Your eyes are amazed, but never confused.
One of the most important aspects of the quiz is that it really is personal. SAAB is able to ask questions pertaining to your lifestyle, but in a sleek and innovative way. Instead of asking how many people are in your family, they ask how many people do you sit with at the breakfast table. Ultimately, you walk away correlating the sleekness, creativity, and innovation of the website with the sleekness, creativity, and innovation of the SAAB. That my friends is a success, so it's no wonder why it won the Webby!
P.S. I was a 9-3 convertible, what Saab were you?!?!
0 comments:
Post a Comment