Navigation & design creative input:

Sponsor comments for website development.

Received: June 15, 2010

The “participate” window on this home page rotates with two other images, each of

which call out “act” and “access.”

All three link to sub-pages that provide additional

information and links that relate to each verb.

http://www.vermontlaw.edu/

Design note: see the non-symmetrical “eye” that

cycles through the photos…

http://www.vpaonline.org/vpa/site/default.asp

Note the upper right hand of the home page (i.e. text

size, Google translate function, search). There may be functionality here that might be appropriate

for VPF&D.

http://www.ncba.coop/

Note how they’ve ganged two

divisions on one home page. Click on whichever fits

your idealized form of education.

http://www.calvertschool.or

g/

Note the right-hand side of the banner (i.e. How do I....) drop down menu

bar. This one’s best seen by going to the

site. The drop down provides an extensive list of

“help” options. All then link to solutions.

http://www.uspto.go

v/

Note for copy development:

Does the “Learn. Lead. Grow”

message have any counterpart for

VPF&D?

http://www.vermontcf.org/

Note how the links lead to useful information…

Very straight-forward but it IS a

government website.

https://openup.iowa.gov/

home

Note the left navigation bar which clearly outlines the agency’s services…

http://chaosmanagement.co

m/

Note the information section in the left navigation panel. Interesting use of icons that relate to

content.

http://www.iowa.gov/

This one really needs to be seen on the

web.

Note the use of animation and text. In a general sense, this is that a very

busy page. But it’s filled with news.

http://www.tv5.org/