Ah research, we meet again. So for my final project I decided that politics were the way to go. Always will be content, always a problem to solve with politics so it’s win/win.
Now the approach and idea behind the project is to inform voters on candidates in a non-partisan way and let the voter decide who they think is best. One way I would like to approach this is with links to what the two candidates have said themselves, for example their websites.
A really neat feature to add would be to help people register to vote in their respective area.
So for my research I went to:
Barack Obama’s Website to get his views on his issues. He has a very clean looking design to his website I must admit.
John McCain’s Website for also views in his own words.
Commitment 2008 has a nice section for a brief rundown of issues comparing each candidate but nothing too thorough.
Project Vote Smart has a bit more in depth information including voting records and everything in general you would need to know about government down to state officials running for office. Also I like the navigation here.
Election Guide 2008 by MSN is most likely the best website I’ve found in terms of unbiased in-depth information that’s reliable. Also the design is very clean.
August 11, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I think you found some good sites for inspiration. It seems like every site that has to do with politics is red, white, and blue. Do you think you will do the same for your site? It might be difficult to stray away from the patriotic color scheme, but maybe you could use that scheme in a different way? Nice work
August 11, 2008 at 1:10 pm
I do like the idea for the website. I think that it would be a good portfolio piece, since the business men that will be hiring us will probably have more of an interest in politics than they would video games. I am anxious to see your comps.