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Website Topic: Mr. Tappe's Wednesday Magic: The Gathering gaming club.

Good Websites: 1. http://www.magicthegathering.com On this page I like the Magic themed navigation bar, that is something I might want to incorporate in my site. I also like the compactness of links to articles and things to do. The most important things are also immediately visible. The front page isn't aimed at people who came to the page by chance or uninformed interest, but at people who already know the reason for its existence. The "What is Magic" button is all the way over on the right side and gets a little lost. This is something that could have been included in the navbar at the top, there is enough space and there is no reason not to. Over all I like the feel of the site, there are many pictures but none of them are animated therefore they don't distract but add.

2. http://www.cardkingdom.com/ This page sells Magic cards but also give good information about editions of cards. The Navbar on the left guides you to each of the editions and loads almost immediately due to it only being text. All relevant information is visible in a small window. There are few pictures on the front page but you can click on any card and it will show you an image of it. You can search for card entries or browse them by edition. On the navbar on the left an arrow appears pointing to what edition you are browsing through which is helpful.

3. http://www.jhumagic.com/ This website is for a magic club a little like our own. I like the website due to its simple and easy to follow and yet elegant structure. The colours match and the pages look like the all belong together. The page can be squished small or stretched long and still looks good. Something I might want to incorporate is the title banner across the top which adds live to the page and defines the colour scheme.