Q Optional Assignment: Comparing and Contrasting Two Websites for Two Design Concepts Summary of the Assignment: • Task: In this assignment, you will write an essay in which you compare and contrast two websites for their use of two of the following four design principles: proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast. In other words, you will select two of these design principles and analyze how the two principles are applied in the websites. • Length: 500-700 words • Graphics: You must include at least four graphics in order to provide support for your claims in the essay o at least two graphics for your first design principle (choose one design principle among proximity, alignment, repetition, or contrast.) o at least two graphics for your second design principle (choose another design principle among proximity, alignment, repetition, or contrast.) Brief Description and Strategies to Follow: You must select two websites of the same topic or genre. In other words, you can select two banking websites, two shopping websites, two health provider websites, or something of this nature. In the discussion topic for week 4, you will be posting your choice of two websites for this assignment. Please select two local websites or two websites involving small businesses. Please do not choose sites that involve national chains or national news organizations. For example, please do not choose any of the following websites: Amazon, Walmart, Target, eBay, Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Hulu, or Netflix. The reason is that these sites are often so professional and so similar that there is not much to say about them. (Please turn to the next page.) Instead, choose sites related to a hobby or interest you have, or simply choose sites that are local. The following are some ideas from previous students: • The websites for two small shopping sites • The websites for two local banks or credit unions • The websites for two local coffee shops • The websites for two churches in the area • The websites for two products (jet skis, keyboards, automotive parts, handmade furniture) • The websites for smaller organizations or government entities (local libraries, hospitals, hotels, or police departments, or pet rescue or animal sites) It is much more interesting to pick sites that are not necessarily that polished. When choosing these types of websites, you will have more interesting points of contrast and comparison to note in your paper. You will write at least four paragraphs: • An introductory paragraph with a thesis statement • A paragraph on your first design principle • A paragraph on your second design principle • A concluding paragraph Please write in third-person point of view. In other words, do not use “you” or “your” (second-person point of voice) or “I” or “my” (first-person point of view). Don’t refer to yourself, and don’t write to the reader. Write about the websites using third-person point of view. Again, each paragraph will incorporate at least two graphics in order to show how each of the two principles is applied in the two websites. Helpful Guides and Resources: • Compare/Contrast Essays by Lumen Learning • Comparing and Contrasting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Comparing and ContrastingTwo Websites for Two Design Concepts