Home page
How informative is the home page?
Informations provided on the home page is clear and well organized. The home pages is not over flooded with informations. The different sections of the page is placed in boxes, making the site looks neater and easier to read. the focal point of the page is rather clear, being the 'fresh at Yum', followed by 'RED HOT YUM' next.
Does it set the proper context for visitors?
The content of the page is considered proper as the website is about food, just like the purpose of the site. Context such as Top of the list, and best of YUM.SG are shown on the home page to attract the attention of the users.
Navigation
Is the global navigation consistent from page
to page?
Yes, the global navigations are consistent from page to page. There's no change in the global navigations through out the whole site.
Do major sections have local navigation? Is it consistent?
Yes, major sections such as About Us, Articles, The L!st, Central!, Experiences and My Account are kept have their own major sections. they are also kept consistent through out.
Site organization
Is the site organization intuitive and
easy to understand?
The site's informations is organize and neat, making it easy for the reader to search and read more about what they want. the content is also easy to understand.
Links and labels
Are labels on section headers and
content groupings easy to understand?
Yes, the labels on the sections headers and content groupings are easy to read and understand. Short forms such as FAQ are used, users who are new to the net may not know the meaning, but upon clicking the link, the user will know the meaning of the FAQ.
Are links easy to distinguish from
each other?
Yes, links are separated by a divider '|' and spaces between them, making it easier for the user to distinguish them.
Or are they ambiguous and uninformative ("click here" or "white
paper")?
links such as 'click here' are mostly placed on the main page, to prevent the page from being too messy due to too much text. however, the links are considered clear and not ambiguous.
Are links spread out in documents, or gathered conveniently in sidebars or other groupings?
the links are the the bottom right for the different sections as 'click here'. where as the links for the global navigations are kept to the top right area and the secondary navigations are also kept consistent under the logo.
Search and search results
Is the search engine easy to
use?
the search engine is rather easy to use, but for the 'select region' and select hot spot', this may confuse the user as the user may not know what's the differences between these two.
Are there basic and advanced search functions?
The search functions are advance.
What about search
results?
Search results are listed according to the keywords and the rating given by users.
Are they organized and easy to understand?
They are listed according to the keywords, name, featured, most reviews and the rating given by users. The location are also given, together with the address and the contact number/s.
Do they give
relevance weightings or provide context?
Yes, the titles are bold and of different colors. same thing applies to the keywords under the titles, which are bold and underlined. informations such as the address and the contact no are given in black.
Do the search results remind you what you searched for?
the search results does not really reminded me of my search, but they have placed the keywords under the title, as a show of what keywords the search result can link to.
Readability
Is the font easy to read?
Font used is of a san-serif font and is easy to read.
Are line lengths
acceptable?
Yes, there's paragraph breaks and also different text weight, to make reading easier.
Is the site easy to scan, with chunked information, or is it just solid blocks of text?
The site is easy to scan for informations due to the text weight used, allowing the suer to know where to look at for the heading.
Performance
Overall, do pages load slowly or quickly?
The pages load rather fast.
Are graphics and applications like search and multimedia presentations optimized for easy Web viewing?
yes. the images is optimized.
Content
Is their sufficient depth and breadth of content
offerings?
Yes, the content are not too little.
Does the content seem to match the mission of the organization
and the needs of the audience?
The content are all related to food and are in the needs to the audience.
Is the site developing its own content or
syndicating other sources?
The site is developing it's own content, and also using the reviews from their users.
Is there a good mix of in-depth material (detailed case studies, articles, and white papers) versus superficial content (press releases, marketing copy)?
There's several different kind of material provided. examples are articles and different reviews submitted by users.
Consistency
Does the site have a consistent, clearly
recognizable "look-&-feel"?
Yes, the site have a consistent and recognizable look and feel.
Does it make effective use of repeating visual themes to unify the site?
Different colors are used for different sections.
Is it visually consistent even without graphics?
Yes. the graphics are not a very big part of the design, thus the removal of the graphics will not affect the design much.
Visual Presentation
Is the site moderate in its use of
color?
Yes, different colors are used for different sections.
Does it avoid juxtaposing text and animations?
Yes, and no animation is used.
Does it provide
feedback whenever possible?
(for example, through the use of an easily
recognizable ALINK color, or a "reply" screen for forms-based pages)
Yes, feedbacks such as, the links changes color when the user is viewing the page, and there's a place for users to post up their reviews and their feedbacks.
What are the strengths of the site?
The sites is designed in a way that it gives a clean and Reliable kind of feel. The site's layout is neat and clear, thus, the users will not be lost when navigating through out the site. Users are able to create their own accounts to post and rate the different topics.What are the areas for
improvements?
They can show more visual pictures of the food, since it is a site about food and not a site full of text.
www.hungrygowhere.com
Home page
How informative is the home page?
There's a lot of information provided on the home page. lots of informations such as places to check out, and many different images of the restaurant and the food are also provided together.
Does it set the proper context for visitors?
The content of the page is proper as they are all
about food, just like the purpose of the site.
Navigation
Is the global navigation consistent from page
to page?
Yes, the global navigations are consistent from page to page.
There's no change in the global navigations through out the whole site.
Do major sections have local navigation? Is it consistent?
No, the major sections do not have their local navigations.
Site organization
Is the site organization intuitive and
easy to understand?
The site is rather easy to use, but the site is rather messy, due to the way the informations are placed.
Links and labels
Are labels on section headers and
content groupings easy to understand?
Yes, the labels on the sections headers and content groupings are
easy to read and understand.
Are links easy to distinguish from
each other?
Yes, links are rather easy to distinguish due to their the different colors of the tabs. however, for the 'suggest new place' and 'new establishments' are 2 different links, but during the starting, i have thought that they are the same link as the lies on the same tab.
Or are they ambiguous and uninformative ("click here" or "white
paper")?
The links are rather ambiguous. very wide range of information is provided when you clicked on the different restaurant.
Are links spread out in documents, or gathered conveniently in sidebars or other groupings?
Links are all over the site, making the user get confuse easily. links to different section of the page are in blue, making the whole page filled with much blue text. (http://www.hungrygowhere.com/search_results.php?searchby=Category&f_bank=na&f_foodplace=na&f_cuisine=na&f_price=na&f_recommend=27&f_zone=0&sortlocationby=abc&f_zip=--&country=147)
Search and search results
Is the search engine easy to
use?
the search engine is easy to use, There's 2 kind of search available for the user to choose, namely the keyword search and the category search.
Are there basic and advanced search functions?
The search functions are advance.
What about search
results?
Search results are listed according to the keywords and the overall reviews given by users.
Are they organized and easy to understand?
They are listed according to the keywords, name, featured, most
reviews and the rating given by users. The address are also given.
Do they give
relevance weightings or provide context?
Yes, the titles are bold . The keywords are of a smaller font and they come after a enter from the address, making easier for the reader to read.
Do the search results remind you what you searched for?
Yes, the search results reminds me of what i have search for via highlighting the words that i've search for in yellow.
Readability
Is the font easy to read?
Font used is of a san-serif font and is easy to read. only problem is that the links are in default blue, there's a lot of text links in the site, making reading hard due to the blur link fonts.
Are line lengths
acceptable?
Yes, there's paragraph breaks and also different text weight, to make reading easier. there's certain part of the site where the text are bold and this made reading hard. there's also this part, 'Have a Craving for Something Specific?' where the text is blue, underline and bold, on a similar background box. this made the reading of these text hard.
(http://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore/food_delivery/)
Is the site easy to scan, with chunked information, or is it just solid blocks of text?
i find the site rather hard to scan, due to the text colors and the text weight given to the text.
Performance
Overall, do pages load slowly or quickly?
The pages load rather fast.
Are graphics and applications like search and multimedia presentations optimized for easy Web viewing?
yes. the images is optimized.
Content
Is their sufficient depth and breadth of content
offerings?
There's sufficient depth to each of the topic they give, but there's not enough different type of informations.
Does the content seem to match the mission of the organization
and the needs of the audience?
Yes. this page is made to allow the users to search for locations of different places for them to dine in.
Is the site developing its own content or
syndicating other sources?
The site have both their own content and also content from other sources like reviews.
Is there a good mix of in-depth material (detailed case studies, articles, and white papers) versus superficial content (press releases, marketing copy)?
yes.
Consistency
Does the site have a consistent, clearly
recognizable "look-&-feel"?
Yes, the site have a consistent and recognizable look and feel.
Does it make effective use of repeating visual themes to unify the site?
only the analogous color scheme of red.
Is it visually consistent even without graphics?
Yes.
Visual Presentation
Is the site moderate in its use of
color?
Yes, the color red, white, yellow and blue are used.
Does it avoid juxtaposing text and animations?
Yes,.
Does it provide
feedback whenever possible?
(for example, through the use of an easily
recognizable ALINK color, or a "reply" screen for forms-based pages)
Yes, feedbacks such as, the links changes color when the user is
viewing the page, and there's a place for users to post up their
reviews and their feedbacks.
What are the strengths of the site?
The sites is very simple. The site's layout is neat and clear, thus, the users will not be lost when navigating through out the site. Users are able to create their own accounts. The site also provides informations for different countries.
What are the areas for
improvements?
The layout can be change to make the site look more neat and organized. the site design can be improved by using text weight correctly and not over use it.
www.goodfood.sg
Home page
How informative is the home page?
There's
a too much information provided on the home page. The home page is flooded with too many informations such as poll, login section, search, and lots of links. very messy.
Does it set the proper context for visitors?
The content of the page is proper as they are all
about food, just like the purpose of the site.
Navigation
Is the global navigation consistent from page
to page?
Yes, the global navigations are consistent from page to page.
located at the left site, there's no change in the global navigations through out the whole site, but it took me some time to notice the navigations as the main page is too messy. when navigating though the pages, the link back to the home page was placed in a very weird place, at the top most of the content area.
Do major sections have local navigation? Is it consistent?
No, the major sections do not have their local navigations.
Site organization
Is the site organization intuitive and
easy to understand?
The site is very messy. will take some time to get use the site
Links and labels
Are labels on section headers and
content groupings easy to understand?
Yes, the labels on the sections headers and content groupings are
easy to read and understand.
Are links easy to distinguish from
each other?
Yes, links are placed in a bullet style, at the top left area.
Or are they ambiguous and uninformative ("click here" or "white
paper")?
The links are rather ambiguous.
Are links spread out in documents, or gathered conveniently in sidebars or other groupings?
Global navigations are grouped together at the top left area.
Links are all over the site, making the user get confuse easily.
links to different section of the page are in blue, making the whole
page filled with much blue text.
Search and search results
Is the search engine easy to
use?
The search engine gives result that is not what i had wanted as a user. upon searching for 'a', they gave me lots of other things.
Are there basic and advanced search functions?
What about search
results?
The search results are not related to what I've searched for.
Are they organized and easy to understand?
no. the search results are as messy as the site.
Do they give
relevance weightings or provide context?
No. most of the text looks the same. only differences are that that links are in bold and some headings are a few size up. other then that, the font weight used looks rather similar.
Do the search results remind you what you searched for?
Yes, the search results reminds me of what i have search for as my search is still left at the search box.
Readability
Is the font easy to read?
Font used is of a san-serif font and is easy to read. only problem
is that there's no text-weight and this will caused the user to not being able to know where to focus their attention at if they are scanning through the site.
Are line lengths
acceptable?
No. in the food categories section, the way the text are placed makes reading very hard and will usually stop the reader from reading.
Is the site easy to scan, with chunked information, or is it just solid blocks of text?
i find the site rather hard to scan, due to the lack and mis-use of text weight.
Performance
Overall, do pages load slowly or quickly?
The pages load rather fast.
Are graphics and applications like search and multimedia presentations optimized for easy Web viewing?
yes. the images is optimized.
Content
Is their sufficient depth and breadth of content
offerings?
There's sufficient depth to each of the topic they give, but there's too much text.
Does the content seem to match the mission of the organization
and the needs of the audience?
Yes.
Is the site developing its own content or
syndicating other sources?
the site is developing it's own content
Is there a good mix of in-depth material (detailed case studies, articles, and white papers) versus superficial content (press releases, marketing copy)?
yes.
Consistency
Does the site have a consistent, clearly
recognizable "look-&-feel"?
Yes, the site have a consistent and recognizable look and feel.
Does it make effective use of repeating visual themes to unify the site?
only the analogous color scheme of red.
Is it visually consistent even without graphics?
Yes.
Visual Presentation
Is the site moderate in its use of
color?
Yes,
Does it avoid juxtaposing text and animations?
Yes,.
Does it provide
feedback whenever possible?
(for example, through the use of an easily
recognizable ALINK color, or a "reply" screen for forms-based pages)
Yes, feedbacks such as, the links changes color when the user is
viewing the page, and there's the visited pages will have there links color changed.
What are the strengths of the site?
a lot of content.What are the areas for
improvements?
The layout can be change to make the site look more neat and organized. the site design can be improved by using text weight correctly and not over use it. the way the informations are organized should be changed also. the text alignment issue should be change also. the images of the food at the top of the page makes the website have a incomplete kind of feel.
logos and name of the company should be placed at the top left, as due to browser issues, the user may not be able to see the logo and company in if they are placed at the top right hand corner. it is weird for the logo, name of the company and the utilities links to have a empty space on the right side.
Unique Baby and Toddler Clothes
Corporate Colours Red, yellow Target Audience Mothers, Pregnant mothers, family(grandparents, father and mother), friends(buying gift for mothers-to-be friends),
Home page
The homepage informs the user that this website is an online shopping website, where they sell baby colthings. the home page also informs the user that the summer season is around the corner and that they also have the lastest summer fasion wear for their babies.
the content of the homepage is presented in a happy and cheerful tone, just like how parents or users will want their children to be. this tone and feel is suitable for a baby's fashion page as babies are known to be cheerful and happy and not in a bad-tempered or sad kind of mood.
Navigation
The global navigation (first level navigations) are kept consistent from page to page, without any change in colors or size. for the utilities buttons, they are highlighted to another color when viewing the page. however, ont thing i dont liek about the utilities button is that they are quite small and is hidden to the right, this may lead to some users missing out these buttons and getting lost in the process due to browser issues. but for the navigations on the right, they are not highlighted when the user is viewing. even thought the link changes color after it's viewed.
for the site, there's not much local navigations (sub sections). they only have different pages at most. the links to the pages are kept consistent, however, this page link is only available at the top of the section, but not at the bottom end of the page, and this may cause some inconvience for the user of always having to scroll up to change pages.
theres also no home button. returning to home will be done by clinking on the logo, this is a knowledge to some, but not all. some users may then encounter problems navigation to and fro, causing them to be lost.
the site's organization is considered average. the grouping of the baby's clothing is very clear and neat, with different categories for the user to choose, e.g. (type of clothes) Cardigans & Tops, Dresses, ... , (clothes by age) 0-12 months, 12-24 months and (clothes by gender) boys or girls, boys and lastly girls.
however, due to the links not being highlighted when the user is viewing, this caused confusion.
some of the navigations are quite confusing. e.g. some of the pictures looks click-able but they are not. and words suck as No Quibbles Guaranted are actually a link, is the user did not roll over the mouse over these links, they wont be able to know if they are links or not. these links are hidden among banners and pictures.
no search engines are provided for this site.
the font used are generally easy to read. the presence of paragraph breaks made reading easier. the loading of pages are considered fast, compared to other sites.
Content and consistency
the content matches the site's mission and purpose. the layout and feel thoughout the site is kept consistent, recognizable, reducing the chances of confusing the user. the visual layout is kept consistent with the help of navigation buttons, text and pictures.
What are the strengths of the site?
The site loads fast, is considered clear for a user used to the internet and online shopping system, but is not very friendly for some due to some issues. some strengths are that the page gives a cheerful feel. the grouping of the baby's clothing are clear and aeasy to understand and navigation.
What are the areas for improvements?
home button, slightly bigger utilities buttons. clearer links, by adding a 'Click here' to indicate that the picture or word is a link. links to change to the next page should also be included for easy navigation.
URL/Screen Shot
http://www.thelittlenuttree.co.uk/
Designer Clothing at Armani Exchange
Coporate Colours
Black and white
Targer Audience
adults, fashionable women and men, people who are concious of brand
Home page
The homepage looks very neat, clean and mature, unlike the previous site for baby's clothing. navigations are kept to the top and bottom, search engine is included at the top.
the content of the homepage is presented in a serious but relax kind of mood. but the flash video playing gives a relax feeling. the flash video caught my attention first as it is very colorful and bright, very outstanding from the rest of the page.
Navigation
The global navigation (first level navigations) are kept consistent from page to page, without any change in colors or size. for the utilities buttons, such as the shopping bag and my account is kept at the top right under the search engine, allowing the user to find it easily. informative links are place at the bottom of the page, as they are not as important but they have to be there when needed.
users will not be lost that easily as the links to each page are highlighted when the user is viewing the page. layout of the second navigation and groupings are kept simple and neat. the pages are first grouped into mens, womens first. aafter clicking on one of the category, the user will be brough to the main page of the category. for viewing fo the clothes for sale, the user will have to click again on the different clothe grouping. this may confuse some users as they are required to click more then 3 times.
theres also no home button. returning to home will be done by clinking on the logo, this is a knowledge to some, but not all. some users may then encounter problems navigating to and fro, causing them to be lost.
the font used are generally easy to read. the presence of imgaes made reading easier. the loading of pages are considered fast, compared to other sites.
Content and consistency
the content matches the site's mission and purpose. the layout and feel thoughout the site is kept consistent, except for the Lifestyle page, but the page is still recognizable, reducing the chances of confusing the user. the visual layout is kept consistent with the help of navigation buttons, text and pictures.
What are the strengths of the site?
The site loads fast, is considered clear for a user used to the internet and online shopping system,the grouping of men and women's clothing are straight forward. the site gives a serious, professional look, but also at the same time, relax and trendy feel. the lifestyle page is different due to the different navigation system, but is considered interactive compared to the normal clicking and the page load feel. the dressing room section is very interesting as not many online shopping site provides this feature of the user choosing the clothes and take a look at how the different combination of clothes looks like before buying. as many online shoppers have encounter situation where by they do not like the clothes looks after they have bought it.
What are the areas for improvements?
the site may be considered boring for the more fun-loving and cheerful users. but this black and white page is to give the site a professional feel. home button can be included.
URL/Screen Shot
http://www.armaniexchange.com/home.do
Interactive Multimedia-Week06
MoMa l The Museum of Modern Art
- What are they trying to show off? (Purpose of the website)
The purpose of the site is to promote their art pieces on display and also to sell their products. and also to provide informations on the museum.
2. Who is their target audience?
Art lovers, tourists, artists.
3. What is the corporate color/s?
White, Grey
4. What you like/dislike about the site. Why?
i like the site as the site is very clean and straight forward. the layout of the site is clean and not confusing. but, their links, such as those in the Events and Screening and the Also On View is very confusing as the whole chunk of links are placed there and all e words are underlined. i.e. to mean that the layout of the site is neat and clean, but the information placed in the layout is not properly organised and are not very easy to understand.
5. Provide URL/screenshots of these sites.
Tate Online: British and international modern and contemporary art
- What are they trying to show off? (Purpose of the website)
Purpose of the site is to promote their museum of modern and contemporary art. provides information on meuseum, e.g. like the operating hours and adminstrative charges.
2. Who is their target audience?
Art lovers, tourists, artists, schools and kids and locals.
3. What is the corporate color/s?
Blue-violet is the main color, but they used different colors for different groups. e.g. Orange for Tate Britian, red got Tate Modern, lighter purple for Tate Liverpool, and blue for Tate St lves.
4. What you like/dislike about the site. Why?
The site attracts my attention, but there's too many information on the front page that confused me out. 4 columns of many information, all in the same font does not allow the user to actually scan through to look out for things that catches their eye. the layout of the website is not kept consistent, confusing the user as they navigate through the pages.
5. Provide URL/screen shots of these sites.
Asian Art Now - Contemporary Asian Art
- What are they trying to show off?(Purpose of the website
their recent exibitions and projects
2. Who is their target audience?
Art lovers, tourists, artists,and locals.
3. What is the corporate color/s?
Whtie and red
4. What you like/dislike about the site. Why?
the picutre caught my attention when i first saw the site. but the font size used is too big, making it feels like a children's site. the homepage is considered empty as there's not much information in it and the site does not have any identity. the site also appears to be incomplete due to the huge waste of space.
5. Provide URL/screenshots of these sites.
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- What are they trying to show off?(Purpose of the website)
their exibitions
2. Who is their target audience?
Art lovers, tourists,and locals.
3. What is the corporate color/s?
red and blue. however, the color of the site is different from the university logo.
4. What you like/dislike about the site. Why?
Layout is very boring. focus of the site is on the picture. the site does not have any identity due to usage of colors. the webpages looks very plain and boring. the navigation buttons makes the page looks very incomplete.
5. Provide URL/screenshots of these sites.
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/
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