Brief 02 Design Research

RESEARCH

_In on hand, I would like for my website something really different from the current website. Simply, modern and flat design. It is any element that does not include or give the perception of three dimensions.
Not only is flat design is easier for users to comprehend, but it can also load more quickly on websites without complicated or overly-technical elements.

Some website research_

It is minimal design and I realised that web designers opt for large picture or video. In fact Videos or pictures can add a lot to a page. In addition, video and pictures are processed 60 000 times faster by our brains compared to text. While people are often hesitant to read heavy blocks of text, videos and pictures appear effortless and can be consumed very quickly.



_On other hand I found really interesting website, uncommon and different. The browsing is entirely managed by illustrations. I found it cool, attractive and fun. It's more interactive and interesting

So I could imagine an illustration which represent the England ambiance. Each item will be link with a content. Plus when you hover over an illustration it animates.

A roughly scheme_

Indeed, French people when the learn English want also be a part of the England culture. The illustration could be a way to involved them in it. It engages with reader more than flat images. But I was quite worried about it, maybe it's too ambitious (animation speaking) and not really necessary to learn English, so I asked for some feedback.
In fact most of them think it would be better to keep the website modern, maybe just as effective without the animation and that I should be careful about target age.
It was a really formative feedback and I finally ditch this idea for my English learning website. However I keep it warm for perhaps a next website project.


_Afterwards I though about a website with different square shapes on it. Like a card design, or like the Windows 10 surface. In fact, individual cards help distribute information in a visual way so the visitors can easily consume bite-sized pieces of content without being overwhelmed. My aim is to classify all the informations. The reader have to chose his own way to learn and click on the shapes which is interesting in. He can also organise the shapes.

Research_

A roughly scheme_

We did a feedback session, as regards this idea:
+ good for personalised and organised what you already know / what you need to improve on.
- maybe too many square shapes will get confusing