Big Foot.

For my web critique analysis, I chose the website about Big Foot—http://www.bfro.net.

On this webpage, the graphics are not hard to find. In fact, they are everywhere. Whether one does or does not believe in the sasquatch theory, it is a visually pleasing website. The photos help the website be easily navigable, and also provide evidence to aid the writer’s research. The graphics, along with the text are displayed in a column in the middle of the page.

There is less text than graphics. The text fits with the graphics in a harmonious nature. However, the text is obviously not the main point of the website—the graphics take that role. Unlike the graphics, which are displayed in the both the main column and the side bar, much of the text is in a series of links along the side of the page. The other form text takes is in labels and titles.

The text and color used on the page is mostly dark colors. The background in black. The text is blue and white. There is use of dark green and drab blue behind pictures. I feel that these are colors people equate to horror movies and suspense. It creates an effect of the unknown, which is exactly what the research on this website is about.

Each page has relations to the front page. They all have similar color schemes. Yet they all have small changes in format: one won’t have columns, another will have bullet points, another will have very little in the image department and a lot in the textual department. Since they are all based on the recurring theme of Big Foot, I do not think they could exist solely by themselves.