Analyze a Website

I chose to analyze the http://miessociety.org site. I don't remember how or why I found this site, but I think it's kind of cool. I'm not exactly sure who this person is, but whatever. I think I'll focus most of my analyzing on the timeline portion of the site.
Kay, so as far as alignment goes, they are not particularly original. Everything is right aligned, but it gives it a very orderly and polished feel. This is especially evident on the timeline section of the site. I really like how on the timeline, everything is in the three aligned columns. It's very easy to find the information you need. All of the columns and their information are aligned making it very predictable, but that's kind of the idea with a timeline so it totally works. I also like how the block of the block of text is indented, but the titles and years are not. I think it helps emphasize the titles as titles and the block of text as more in-depth information. The alignment of the pictures is also very effective. I like how all the pictures are cropped to the same width and then put flush against the line that divides the sections. It looks kind of funny with one picture, but when there several sections in a row with pictures it adds a really nice cohesive and polished look.
We've got a nice contrast with light gray lettering and dividers on a black background. When the mouse goes in a particular section the text turns white nicely emphasizing what the mouse is over. I think the black and white contrast is pretty common, but I think it's kind of a classy type of thing. It can be kind of boring if your not careful, but I think it works here. It's a very professional and sleek look. The pictures really "pop" because they are the only color on the page. You look at the picture first and then over to the text for more information. It's like the picture is the hook and then you can find out more if it interests you.
So the proximity element is fairly predictable here because it is a timeline. I like how the leave plenty of empty space between the sections. It gives it a very open feel. It's hard to read and stay engaged in something that feels crowded and cramped. Here, they give their text plenty of breathing room. Every block of text is it's own entity. I would like to see their years numbers a little bigger though.
There's some nice repetition of text size and fonts going on. The years' text is different than the other text. But the titles and the text blocks are the same font just in different sizes. This site preserves the flow by using the same size for all the titles and then the same size for all the blocks of text.
There are three columns in the timeline. They aren't equal, but they increase in size from left to right and it's comfortable for the eye to look at. It kind of draws the eye across the screen from left to right. Continuing on the thirds theme, most of the pictures follow the rule of thirds which makes them more effective.
So, I think this site scores pretty high on the design principles test.