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Author:
Damian
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Date Posted: 17:19:38 02/21/02 Thu
In reply to:
Lynn Tarini
's message, "Re: Balance" on 14:00:36 02/15/02 Fri
Thanks for the comments Lynn,
I've found many sites geared towards kids tend to have radial symmetry. disney.com is another example. I'm curious if this is a trend or actually circular designs are more appealing to kids. What do you think?
>www.cocacola.com
>
>Coke's website creates balance by the arrangement of
>mass. This means that large objects or graphics are
>evenly placed within the site and not all in one area.
>Coke does this very effectively by having their banner
>across the top of the page and a revolving graphic
>along the left side. The logo is very large at the
>bottom of the page. I think they use the recognition
>of their logo effectively. One only needs to see a
>portion of the logo to know that it belongs to
>Coca-Cola. They also use graphics that appear within
>gas bubbles throughout what could be considered the
>white space (even though in their case, their space is
>red.) I personally think that is a really clever
>approach. Overall, the site has a very balanced look.
>
>
>http://www.fisher-price.com/us/sesame/
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>This is the site for Sesame Street toys. This site
>provides an example of radial symmetry, where the
>primary image emerges from the center. All of the
>other links within the site stem from this one focal
>point. Again, I think the concept is simple and clean.
>Kids (and their parents) are interested in the Sesame
>Street characters. Thus, making the characters the
>focal point of the site is a wise choice in this
>situation.
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