Design Success and Failure in Relation to Syntactical Guidelines

 

This blog is an example of design success because the Syntactical Guidelines that have been put to use help the targeted user understand the site. For example, balance can be seen here in its vertical and horizontal construction. The site flows very well and is easy to comprehend because of this. Balance as functionality can also be seen because each box on the page has a direct purpose; to separate the various information on the page, and at the same time all the boxes contribute to the overall balance of the website design.

Furthermore, stress can also be seen here in the artist section of the blog. Some of the names are bigger than others because the website owner wants certain names to stand out more than others. Leveling can be seen here a well because the site overall has balance and harmony. Everything flows with each other, and there aren't certain sections that are causing more tension.

Finally, grouping is also implemented in this blog and can be observed by just looking at the different sections on the page, such as artists, interviews, buy music, etc, and seeing how all related items are grouped together.

This website is an example of failure in relation to Syntactical Guidelines because it leaves the user confused and unsure of what to click on. There is no clear guide to the website and everything is just kinda all over the place. In terms of Syntactical Guidelines, stress is being used but in a poor way. The designer gave stress to to many different things on the page giving it no sort of balance but in fact the opposite. Grouping is also attempted but is not successful in helping the user navigate the page. For example, helicopters are next to each on some parts of the page, but then they are also on other parts of the page. The designer should of put all the helicopters together, not just some of them. This website is a mess and even though there was an attempt to follow some of the Syntactical Guidelines, the designer was not able to do this in a successful manner in terms of the user understanding the website.