Landing page has more information with an about us and a link to the vehicles.
Team Pictures have information overlaid on top so name and position is seen when the mouse hovers over it.
Obvious Join Us Page
Keeps the Viewer engaged and interested
Keeps the information clean and neat and makes the team photos look more uniform
Ensures those who are looking know how to join the team
Menu Bar and other information is hidden so this may seem like it is everything
They use photos from a specific location with team shirts, we don’t have that due to covid so it may not come out as good as they did it.
Security issues with how the page would function
Add more information in the landing page but don’t hide the menu bar
We could use the overlay to give more personal information like name course and graduation year while still separating according to teams.
Can have a join us page but keep a secondary page linked from there that isn’t obvious like on our our team page to link to the area with our confluence slack and email account.
Landing page has more information than ours: video with text overlay, sponsors carousel, about us, team, link to newsletter
Their footer bar has more info (location of the team, mini site map, social media)
'Contact Us' button is large, obvious, and located on the top navigation bar
News page allows potential members or sponsors to easily view the latest team updates
The top navigation bar disappears if you scroll quickly down but reappears if you start to scroll up (don’t have to scroll all the way back up; it’s pretty intuitive).
Simple, intuitive website - not too much information overload
Layout doesn’t look quite as modern
No clear links, buttons, or pages that explain to join the team. Their ‘Team’ page only features the team leads but doesn’t give any other info.
No page that talks about the team’s history or past cars
This team features a monthly newsletter on their page which keeps things engaging
Contact info of team leads is on the website (LinkedIn, email)
Social media is linked on the top navigation bar as well as the bottom
About us with a collapsable boxes with sub team names that expands with a general summary when mouse hovers over it
Does the team in a similar style to MIT but adds in a logo place holder for team members who didn’t give in a photo
Gives a bit more information about the team
Looks really neat without the mouse over it and looks short and sweet while also providing information when mouse hovers over it.
More cleaner as it shows names when hovering over it only but provides program as well
Not that I can see
Information is slightly hidden as it is at the bottom of the page and not intuitive as there is no indication that it expands.
Not many disadvantages
Add more information in the landing page
Can use this method to make the page look crisp and clean in a sense that information is short and straight to the point while still keeping the same information.
Can use this style as it looks more modern and professional compared to our current layout.
The landing page encourages you to go to a page about the car they are currently building. There is a dedicated page about their current car, and there is also a separate page about all of their cars (past and present).
‘Join Us’ button links to an email address so you have to reach out to them to join the team
Their ‘Support Us’ page is a really clear, simple page that illustrates 3 ways in which people can donate or sponsor
Top navigation bar stays at the top of the screen even when scrolling
Their bottom navigation bar contains a lot of useful info (navigation menu, social media links, address, email)
All of their members are displayed on the website, but it is a bit annoying/laggy to scroll through and would be impossible for Midnight Sun to keep up with
UI is not my favourite
They have separated the sponsors list from the ‘how to support’ information. On one page is a simple list of sponsors; the other is simple instructions on how to donate or become a sponsor.
Sponsorship package is available for download on their website, and the amount you have to contribute to achieve each level (bronze, silver, platinum, etc.) is also featured on the sponsor page.
Bottom navigation bar has a reduced amount of links, but is more specific. Attuned to what sponsors and potential/current members would look for (contact, sponsors page, application, member resources)
Very clear process for applying to join the team, and very clear information on what kind of roles are available.
Top navigation bar disappears when scrolling but reappears if you scroll slightly up (optimal in my opinion)
Between the ‘Apply’ and ‘Resources’ dropdown menus, and ‘About’ and ‘Team’ pages on the top navigation bar, I feel like there is a lot of information overload. A lot to take in and since there’s so much, it’s hard to format it all nicely.
Homepage is a bit confusing and maybe even overwhelming (not sure if it’s just me), I think the homepage should be as minimalistic and clear as possible.
I like how all members of each subteam are listed on the website (just their names). If there was a way for us to keep the leads featured with a photo, but just list everyone else’s names, that could be good.
Clear landing page with a slogan and ‘join us’ button shown on the first screen. If you scroll, they have a short blurb on their mission and vision, followed by ‘what we do’ blurbs, and then a sponsor highlight.
Has a simple ‘Join Us' page with a blurb about joining the team, followed by information on whether they are currently recruiting.
Really great branding and aesthetics. I especially love the illustration on the landing page (I also tested it on various screen sizes; it’s responsive and the image adapts well to different monitors). Very clear colour palette too.
Their ‘Past Geese’ (pod) section is a bit weird because it has a carousel of images of their past iterations but the accompanying captions look awkward and are hard to read as you scroll through the carousel.
They have a link to sign up for their mailing list (although it’s not super easy to find), which I think could be a great way to let prospective members see what the team is about before joining and just pick up a general audience.
The page about their pod includes a list of features, which gives a bit more of a technical overview than what we have available.
This website is just very clear and aesthetic in my opinion.