Sunday, August 26, 2007

3, 2, 1 .... Vivid Photo Lift Off!!!

The "Guide to Coaching Basketball" website is a pre- dominately textual experience, especially on the front page. But there is one saving grace that provides a lesson in effective image selection - a single vivid image of a basketball. With the leather texture, coupled with a realistic shadow under the ball (possibly added afterward), the ball provides an amazing amount of lift for such a plain website.

While I think much more could be done to improve this site, the lesson remains that choosing a single image well can make a world of difference and indeed, an otherwise dull experience can have a spark of colour and a third dimension. A good lesson learned.

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