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Just thought I’d do some analysis of exactly how a well-designed website is constructed. If you check out PartyPoker.com, I will now break-down just what makes this site an excellent one to study and emulate. To begin with, there is a solid color-based scheme that well-suits the theme of the site. The green background in the header resembles the felt color of most gambling tables and brings a decent reference color –but the main body of the site is actually black! Still, the text blocks have a white background and the rather large footer is two different shades of gray. These are subtle color choices that actually work very well to distinguish different areas of the site but not overpower the viewer. The iconic symbols and buttons on the site are large but not wasteful of the space and the salmon-red color stands out perfectly against the subdued background.
Additionally, the main photo on the site showing 3 people is just perfect! The lighting of the subjects is clearly professionally done, there is a subtle color gradient behind them so they stand out slightly, and their shirt colors are a perfect match to the color scheme of the site –a well considered photo that shows some clear vision for how a “color palette” should dominate the design considerations of a site. Notice how the woman in red coordinates with the red “Play Now” button to the left, the white shirt wearing man blends with the white background of the text box below him, and the man in black blends (but does not disappear) with the black background? Simply perfect execution!
Subtle touches like the accent of red and white color swaths in the header also adhere to the color palette of the site –an excellent example of keeping a site clean but not without artistic flair.
Lastly, the menu system is clear and easy to understand. This cannot be understated. Clear, thoughtful menu structure is not as simple to execute as it may seem. I suggest showing your site to someone that isn’t familiar with the product at all to see if they can understand what the site is trying to convey. You may be surprised at what you learn!
…The answer is YES!! I have been plagued with a noisy car for about a year now. It’s been slowly getting worse. At first, I thought it was the cheap used tires I had just purchased. Up till now, I would only buy used tires but this episode managed to change my mind. So I tried having them re-balanced. It seemed to help but hardly got rid of the noise I was starting to hear from my car at various speeds. It surely seemed to be bad tires –I’ve heard similar noises in the past and that was exactly what the problem was. So I just kept driving with the noise, I’d turn the music up or just talk louder on my bluetooth headset and wait for the tire to finally blow… Well that moment never came! After nearly a year of a progressively louder problem, I finally had enough money to break down and buy brand new tires from 
One final note here worth mentioning is the value of owning good tools. Most of all my tools are brand-name quality like Snap-On or Craftsman. I heard it mentioned in these videos and have experienced for myself the value of good tools and the curse of using cheap tools. In this last exercise, I’d have to say that I put some of my socket tools and breaker bars to the test and had not one issue with them. I can also attest to previous experiences in the past where things didn’t turn out that well using cheaper products!
