This is a site with clear goals. It helps teens that have cancers to deal with non-medical stuff that they care about from appearance, fitness to friendship. The interface is easy to understand and use. There is no artificial games in this website, but there are many useful tips and information especially for the target audience. The users can print out the instruction and text if they find them useful. The demos with animations are good design, better than text and pictures. I like the way the developers use the color. It creates an atmosphere of hope and energy for these teens. The text of this website is more conversational like talking to a friend. I am impressed that there is a good website for this small group of audience who need help. It looks simple but with thorough design, I see care and love in this warm website.
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/
This materials in this website are based on Smart Museum of Art. First of all, I think the survey is a good idea but maybe with more specific questions than just five general one. For example, I want to check that it is not easy to move from one section to section. But they won’t know exactly where I think there should be improvement, so I suppose the survey I did won’t make a difference. Secondly, I just love the sketchbook. I can’t believe a similar notebook function I mentioned in the beginning of this semester really works well in the real use. I can take notes and record ideas whenever I want for a specific area easily, and also I can print it out or save the file. Thirdly, there is a small design on the homepage that I consider cool. Users can add a style from four of them so the background of the website changes. Users can at least be familiar with four art work before they decide which one to use. There aren’t many games in this website besides “Art detective.” It is a simple game that based on the content; users do multiple choice questions about them. “Art speak” and “Look and share” are easy to use and understand but not really interactive. These two parts provide information and pictures. I don’t know if the text is too much for kids, but I think it’s fine for people who are interested in. I like the “Artist Studio” most. It gives users motivation to know more about art through an expert’s eyes. Moreover, video is a good way to present it vividly and conversationally. It closes the artist and users’ distance. Even more, in the end of the video, there is a section called “kids question” that might solve many users’ questions through the conversation like talk. Though I was scared by the sound when my mouse pointed to the start page, the other sounds are fine; moreover, users can choose some parts to listen to if they don’t want to read or they can’t read. The “close” sign for each window is a little bit hard to find in the beginning of navigation, because they are in different places of different windows. In general, I think this website is effective for the target audience.
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