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Website Review: Mutt Ink

Mutt Ink immediately portrays a specific feel to the user, with its spacious design and use of subtle, light and neutral colours. The designer, Jeremy Holmes also makes very good use of textures and his own doodles/illustrations which very much define the designers style. The background also features subtle ink splodges which ties in well with the brand name, showing good brand identity from the designer. However, the background used is a very large image which makes for a rigid layout with no room for flexibility. In addition to this, the type used, although it is attractive, may be too small for many users and those who wish to increase the size of the text will be limited by the rigidness of the background. The text may also be seen to lack contrast against the background which could it make it very difficuly for visually impaired users who find it hard to distinguish similar colours.



The above screenshot shows how the opening page appears. The design is very subtle and un-obtrusive, allowing the important content to jump out and grab the user's attention. The navigation options are clear and consistent in terms of placement increasing ease of use. There are also clear buttons provided which provide easy access to Mutt Ink's social network pages.



Jeremy Holmes' portfolio, featured above, shows that the website's design very much compliments his style of work, capturing a similar feel and displaying great brand identity.



The above screenshot shows how the placement of the page elements and the formatting of the text ensures a clear presentation of the content to the user. The layout and content presentation used is kept consistent throughout all pages.

The design fits many of the web 2.0 design standards, such as a spacious design, the subtle textures and the content is communicated as a priority. However it also lacks many key points of web 2.0 design, as the layout is completely rigid and provides no flexibility to those who may wish to increase the font size.
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