Monday, October 13, 2008

10.15 "Biggest Mistakes in Web Design..."

1. The first point addressed is designing the web site to meet the users’ needs. Anyone on a website is strictly there for their own purposes and needs. Almost all the mistakes were aspects that made it more difficult for a user to maneuver on and around the website.

2. I thought that having easy to access navigational tools and having the website content be identifiable quickly were the most important points. These are both elements of poor design that I find irritating. Also not being able to easily navigate makes me much less patient with websites and I usually do not explore all the options. Also having “heroin appeal” is important. Some websites just have that addictive ‘it’ factor. This is what differentiates decent websites from great, lasting websites.

3. Design factors that I believe to be important for a webpage:
-Simplicity
-Easy to use
-Graphics that aren’t too flashy
-Good contrast between words and background
- Some sort of mapping

No comments: