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Joi Ito

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Joi Ito works for the MIT Media lab. He is the CEO chair for the Creative Commons1. Which is a "nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools2."He also sits on the board in many leading websites. He was born in Kyoto, Japan and moved to the states at the age of three with his family. He has attended several schools from Tufts University for Computer Science, The University Of Chicago for physics, and Connected Education Inc3. Hewas featured in Time magazine as a "Cyber Elite" in 1997. Business Week has also named him one of the "25 Most Influential People on the Web" in 2008. He has also earned the Lifetime achievement Award from the Oxford Internet Institute.1

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http://www.media.mit.edu/people/joi 1

http://creativecommons.org/about 2

I am going to evaluate two different websites.

The first one being Adagio Teas. www.adagio.com

the front page looks like this:

I happen to like this website very much. It gives you a very good idea of what they sell. Which is tea. They have a clear banner on top which can direct to to a search on the website if you know what you are looking for. If you just want to browse there are several different cute little tea cup logos you can click on.  Their front page features several projects that they are promoting. and at the very top there is a banner that tells you about their current sale. 

Over all I find that this website has a very good composition. With the largest featured in the center and the fact that the web site has the columns of negative space surrounding the entire layout. It as easy browsing and functionality and great aesthetics.

My second Website is Who is Penny Juice? http://www.pennyjuice.com/htmlversion/whoispj.htm

The front page looks like this: