Baltimoresun.com is an example of a good Web site. The main story (about another Ravens loss) is clearly displayed in its own box with a picture, accompanying text and additional links. The font for the headline is also the biggest on the page, indicating that it's the focal point for visitors. There is another box next to the main story with the most recent headlines. The rest of the site is pretty easy to navigate. As you scroll down there are links to the other print sections as well as links to the paper's blogs. There is unity throughout the site with the blue headlines and black text, and further down the page sections are broken up with red text.
Bad Web site:
Rogerart.com is an example of a bad Web site. There are too many colors on the page and there is no clear indicator at the top of what this site is even about. The links in the picture are to other sites that I think the creator ("Roger") of this site designs. Further down there are some big images with writing all over the border of someone (Roger?) painting. I can't tell what this site is even about, and along the sides there are links to what look like ads but turn out just to be links to other sections on the site. There is no sense of unity or hierarchy on this page.
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