It’s so hard to find a good design for a site based on vampires. At this rate I’ll be turning to blogs and news sites to find something that doesn’t hurt my eyes or my feelings. Shouldn’t these bloodsuckers have a company ready to commercialize them by now?
#1
http://celestina.newsvine.com/_news/2007/04/18/670251-vampire-mythology-and-corporate-america
Visual Design and Site Flow
Green and white, each with various shades work well together to not hurt the eye. Visual design is simple and there’s nothing inside the main content that distracts from the intended article.
Organizational Structure
3 levels, 12 main categories, 7 subcategories in dropdown menu form
Content Quality
1
comparing corporate America to vampires with the fanged tooth stapler was pretty compelling
Target Audience
individuals, age 20s-40s News sites typically try to appeal to all, but young and middle age adults seem to be who they have the most success with
Useful Features
Colored tabs let’s me know which section I’m in.
#2
http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
Visual Design and Site Flow
A white area for reading the content is surrounded by dark menus and ads. Colors seperate the page sections from one another.
Organizational Structure
Several levels, more than five
15 main sections
Ridiculous amounts of subsections
Content Quality
4
Most information is gotten by embedding wikipedia into the page
Target Audience
Monster fans of all ages
Useful Features
None in particular.
#3
http://vampires.monstrous.com/
Visual Design and Site Flow
Black background with white and yellow text, and a red menu. A bit cluttered, content and navigations can stand to be spaced out a bit. Site flow needs work since navigation is specific to each level
Organizational Structure
3 levels, with only one navigation section it only offers navigation for the level you are currently on
Content Quality
1 great information and a few pictures, covers all forms of vampire mythology
Target Audience
vampire fans, definitely no regard for those with bad eye sight
Useful Features
A drop down menu to related sites
#4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_folklore_by_region
Visual Design and Site Flow
a white and simple page
Organizational Structure
with so much content it is hard to tell, most rely on the search feature
Content Quality
1
provides great amounts of information on precursors of vampires and many legends from different regions.
Target Audience
all audiences
Useful Features
search feature, footnotes, and reference section
#5
http://www.pathwaytodarkness.com/
Visual Design and Site Flow
Dark patterns with speckles of blood, orange text, pictures for branding and at the bottom of the page that are not too bright to hurt one’s eyes while looking at the dark design
Organizational Structure
4 levels
7 main categories with subcategories coming in a drop down menu
levels three and four reached by links on the above level
Content Quality
1
Includes articles, blogs, forums, videos, and wine (vampires just happen to be part of the brand)
Target Audience
older more sophisticated users, wine drinkers and vampire fans alike
Useful Features
Drop down menus
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