For the second monthly review topic, I chose to review the site cutehtmlschool.com. This site is dedicated to creating awareness for a movement that hopes to teach children to learn HTML. The project is in early stages, so while the site asks for donations there is no way to give any money. There are, however, social media links that can be used to promote the cause.

The color scheme is established on the first of the five section. There are four main colors: white, pink, and two shades of light blue. These colors are “cotton candy” colors. They give the site a fun feel and a cutesy vibe, which plays toward the kid-oriented nature of the project. This first section has a white background, with the other three colors lining the top in a bunting pattern. The colors also appear in the typography of the Cute HTML School name. Each of the informational sections is one of the three colors: first the darker blue, then the lighter blue, and then the pink. The final section mirrors the first, with the same white background and the bunting, which is along the bottom rather than the top.

The site’s backgrounds all use subtle textures, which prevent the backgrounds from becoming visually boring or jarring, while still maintaining the sort of feel a solid background would bring. The first and last sections use an array of grey dots to create texture. The darker blue section uses an ABC pattern, suggesting the educational nature of the project. The lighter blue uses a plain checkered pattern. The pink section makes use of a more intricate pattern involving small zigzags and diamonds.

Navigation is very simple and logical. Each section has a downward facing arrow which leads to the next section, with the final section containing an arrow which leads back to the top. The first button includes some animation elements, which add to the cutesy feel of the page. Since this site is mostly pitching a concept rather than an actual program, there is not a lot of information to be had. What information there is is well laid-out in bullet points. You learn exactly what they hope to achieve, what they need funding for, and what you, the user, can do to help their cause.

Overall, I found the site to be quite effective. It’s purely a mission statement at this point, but considering the intuitive design elements of this page, I would certainly trust the developers to teach HTML and CSS principles.