Week Two: Two websites

As an avid fan of the ballet, I chose two websites featuring this topic. In my opinion, both websites contain layout and font flaws, but one was noticeably superior.

The Atlanta Ballet Company (http://www.atlantaballet.com)
I think this website did a better job contrasting the style, structure, and form of its fonts. On this page, the main title ("Atlanta Ballet") is in a blue, sans serif font (all caps), coupled with a sub-heading ("Poetry in Motion") in a white, lower-case, oldstyle font. Also, above that, towards the top of the page, another "Atlanta Ballet" title can be seen in a light gray text; its large font size contrasts well with the small blue links that are placed directly above it. The site uses a very plain, italicized font lower in the page which isn't very appealing, but I really liked the varying sizes, colors, and fonts of the main text on the page.


The New York City Ballet (http://www.nycballet.com)
This site is obviously going for an elegant look, but I feel that more contrast could have been used to generate a greater response in the viewer. In two places on the main page, "New York City Ballet" is shown in the same font, but in slightly different sizes. It seems that this is an issue of just enough difference to break up the unity but not enough to really showcase the differences. These titles are in all-caps and an oldstyle font face is used. The other links are in a much smaller, sans serif font--but, again, there are miniscule size differences that go against the warnings in the text. In using this site, I felt that the proper font choices could have really enhanced the overall feel of the page.