Commercial Websites: Metro Travel   Metro Travel intro screen www.metrotvl.com Metro Travel Sweet Spots page www.metrotvl.com A locally-based travel company requested this site, under strict guidelines to fit in with their printed promotionals for a unified image. One of the largest challenges on this site was balancing the wishes of the very particular customer & their limited knowledge of the internet, with advising them on what would and would not work best on their website, and finally coming out with a website that satisfied them. Another complication was that the customer refused to upgrade their AOL web browser, adding another complication in the website's development, in that the site needed to look up to their standards on the usual web browsers such as Netscape and Internet Explorer, but also older versions of AOL software. After the site was sold by the Depot sales staff, I took over communication with the customer, faxing design sketches to the company, and creating the website from scratch. In this design, I decided to keep the look simple and traditional, using dark text on a light background to make for easier reading. After the color choices, I decided to take the look of their site one step further, creating the look of a travel bag or planner to go with the vacation-themed context of the company. Metro Travel has since redesigned their site using a templated solution.