ASSIGNMENT #1 DESIGN SYSTEMS

Mailchimp.com

The main colors of the website are pleasant pastel colors such as beige, light pink, white, and yellow. Yellow is one of the main colors of the site which, in my opinion, evokes positive emotions in site visitors. The yellow color carries joy, sunshine, and positivity.

The website design is quite minimalist and understandable for new users.

At the top left, there are four sections: solutions and services, resources, switch to Mailchimp, and pricing.

3 things I learned about Mailchimp:

1. The company helps businesses structure their email marketing campaigns to improve sales.

2. The company was founded by Ben Chestnut, Dan Kurzius, and Mark Armstrong in 2001 in Atlanta.

3. The company offers 4 pricing plans for users: premium ($350/month), standard ($20/month), Essentials ($13/month), Free ($0/month).

Uber.com

The color palette of the website is quite simple: black and white. The design is restrained and minimalist. On the main page of the website, there is a map of your area and a very convenient menu through which the user can view trip prices.

3 things I learned about Uber:

1. The company was founded in 2009 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp.

2. Over the years of the company’s existence, it has been involved in many scandals due to suspicious drivers and poor customer treatment.

3. Uber Eats was founded in 2014. Since then, the company has been involved in not only the taxi service but also food delivery.

GitLab.com

The company is involved in creating software and tracking issues in its operation, writing code, and managing various programs and projects.

The color palette of the website includes many bright colors. The main color of the website is purple. The site is well-structured and understandable for new users. Standard minimalist fonts fit well into the platform’s design.

3 things I learned about GitLab:

1. The company was founded by Ukrainian Dmytro Zaporozhets, which makes it the first partially Ukrainian company unicorn, which in the business world means a company worth more than a billion dollars.

2. The company operates worldwide and provides services regardless of time zones.

3.GitLab boasts approximately 30 million registered users, with 1 million of them actively using licensed features.

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