Healthy Sooner Website Analysis

The healthy options at many universities are not always the best selection. To be more specific, here at the University of Oklahoma, the choices are very limited. Oklahoma is ranked number 6 in the Adult Obesity Rate, and it all starts with eating habits learned in early years all the way to up college years (“Adult Obesity in the United States” 1). The university has made it more convenient for students on a meal plan to eat fast food, instead of a healthier option or that the healthy option is just wheat bread and turkey which is rather boring after having it for lunch more than once. Consequently, the Freshmen Fifteen is a genuine problem for students who are using the meal plan on campus. Since the school cannot produce information to …show more content…
Nevertheless, the information on the website does not translate for freshmen on campus, who have to eat the campus food and it does not help that the website is difficult to find. It is inconvenient for students trying to combat the Freshmen Fifteen, which is a life threatening issue that needs to be promoted so that students can be aware of the issue. I propose my solution to redesign the Healthy Sooner webpage to make it more suitable for students living on campus. Currently it is filled with enlightening information that just cannot always be applied to students living on campus. The website meets my criterion regarding making it applicable and easy access and clear usage. Students want a quick and stress-free experience with fighting Freshmen Fifteen, therefore changing the structure of the webpage will create that feeling for students. First off, I will change the design of the website from a boring, plain design to something as what Patrick Mcneil describes as a minimalist design, meaning it “reduces presentation to its most basic elements” (Mcneil 52). It will diminish clutter and will allow content to stand out and produce a design that is very easy to understand (Mcneil 52). It will also mean “content must stand strongly on its own to grab the visitors’ attention” (Mcneil 52). This will be beneficial for the Healthy Sooners because the information needs to stand out on this website, it is the only reason why students would visit the website. The next step to create the ultimate design will be to pick the color theme, which will be founded “in the purpose of the design” (Mcneil 115). The main color I will base the theme on will be red, not only because of it being the universities school colors but it also is an emotionally charged and remarkably powerful color as Mcneil stated. It will allow the students to