Take a look at these websites:
- http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbsite/
- http://www.colorado.gov/
- http://disney.go.com/index
- http://lesailes.hermes.com/us/en/
Your Assignment
Write one paragraph of critique for each website above (4 total), describing problems you find with the design and interaction. Look at it from a design standpoint, examining balance, color, hierarchy and focus. Also examine it from an interaction standpoint:
- Did anything behave in an unexpected way? Why?
- How would you approach the same design problem? What would you do differently?
- Are there any small changes you could make that would improve things?
- If you were coming to the website to accomplish a task (read an article, learn about your congressman, book a trip) would the website be helping you or hindering you? How can you help your users accomplish whatever they came to your website for?
To get some ideas of what you might look for, check out these great redux examples:
- http://37signals.com/better_fedex
- http://jasonzimdars.com/svn/highrise.html. Improving on an already good interface.
- http://www.andyrutledge.com/white-house-redux.php. It should be noted that the current administration’s whitehouse.gov is a great example of web design done right.
DUE: March 1st