i did some searching online today and found some websites that i frequent who had good design, according to our book. what do you all think?
this is what i think:

http://www.clarinet.org/home.asp
a great model for structure dealing with a website's different parts. no side scrolling and good presentation. the pictures could be a little better and it's kind of plain but still, pretty good organization.

http://www.musicalchairs.info/
cute logo, and good organization for getting exactly what you want to get to quickly. a little small but diverse and you can read it in 5 languages!!!

http://www.ikea.com/
simple, big picture, and you get to pick your location before you start shopping online so that you don't have to find something you like and realize it's only offered for pick up in poland.

http://www.gap.com/browse/home.do
it's centered in the screen of my computer but it does have a nice layout. a bit busy but a heading at the top and the right side so you can pick women's not mens. central focus of the model, and white but has the GAP logo (of course) all the time. although now they have sale AND clearance, what is that!!! aren't they the same?