Desk Crit for Suhwa Lee

Hi Suwha,

I just took a look at your project "Explore Constellations!" I like the colors you've chosen for the types section, it is fun to look at and has a great contrast. The visuals you've used for each constellation add a nice touch -- from the stars forming the pattern to the drawing being laid on top. I might actually remember this information now!

I have a few comments for you. Some of these are very minor details, but things you should consider when you are designing interactions.

Buttons - It can be hard to rollover these buttons sometimes. Make the target area bigger for rollover (not just the words, I'll show you).

For the section "Types"

* The text can be hard to see with the constellation in the background. Maybe make the stars lighter in the back or find a way to incorporate the constellation with your text.
* I wasn't sure what the red arrow button would do at first (if I'd learn more about the constellation or go to the next one). If you added page numbers for each screen per constellation, this may help. Think about saying "1 of 4 pages" to indicate where the user is.
* the red arrows sometimes move between pages – Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Draco, Libra, Sag, Leo, Perseus, Orion
* Hercules moves from the first to second pages


A few typos on these pages:
Ursa Minor: p4 - line 7 - "horizon",
Cassiopeia: p5 - line 7 - "beautiful"
Andromeda: p4 - line 6 - "consulting an oracle, Cepheus"
Draco: p5 - line 2 - "Thuban", p6 - line 1 - "Greek myth"
Sagittarius: p3 - line 10 - "Milky Way", p7 - line 5 - "although he had not"
Leo: p3 - line 4 "Big Dipper",
Hydra: p3 - line 1 - "Sea Monster, is seen", p4 - line 4 "magnitude of about 2"

Also, a few pages had different spacing between sentences.

Patterns, Game:
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Gallery:
Cool idea! Maybe add titles to the image, so the viewer remembers which constellation they are looking at. Draco is hard to see.

Sitemap, Reference:
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Great subject, by the way, I think everyone must enjoy looking at stars. :) I look forward to seeing what else you're planning for this.

See you later today,
Emily