Newcomers Research

http://durantnewcomers.com/

• Clean way of presenting information
• Makes content easy to follow
• Home page… right column is shaded to separate content
• Navigation is easy to read and follow
• It's also a very nice layout
• The color scheme matches the header image
• Titles and sub-titles help user understand organization
• Calendar/weather nice touch in the left column
• 3 rd column on home page is eye-catching with nice image headers

http://westsalemmoms.com/

• They have an easy to use navigation bar
• good contrasting colors which makes their content easy to read
• There are a limited number of links (there aren't too many links)
• User friendly… they have images for:
• Email
• Print
• Favorites

On every page to aid the user

• Color scheme was popular with the class
• Nice margins between text and graphics. Paragraphing helps readability

http://www.pampclub.org/home.php

• Clever navigation:
• Bubbles add certain flair to the usual boring navigation
• Image in the “large circle” change with each page adding more interest
• Color:
• Color scheme is nice and helps readability
• Different borders on “boxes” helps to separate information
• “Boxes” have pure white boxes for contrasting color for text readability

http://columbiamoms.org/

• I like how the header blends with content area,
• The picture below navigation adds to header image,
• The color scheme works with the header also
• Menu text needs to be darker for contrasting color
• Images in general add a fun element to the site