Discussion of web sites from Class 1
http://www.apple.com- Goal of the site: Sell things, showcase new products, branding
- Sign in: No
- Target: Everyday consumer, people with lots of money (disposable income), people looking for a phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, switchers, watch, Apple TV, music
- What do you like about it: modern, simple, interactive (hover-over), easy to get around, easy to find stuff
- What could be better: image consistency on the home page, text at the bottom of the home page, more upfront info on 'Learn More'
- What is bad: No glaring errors
- Describe the design: White, sleek, symetrical
- Devices: all
- How and when is it used: people looking for tech support or product info, 24 hour site
http://cincinnati.craigslist.org- Goal of the site: Sell stuff (people to people)
- Sign in: No
- Target: Buyers and sellers, 'online yardsalers'
- What do you like about it: simple, lots of options, organized (in a cluttered way)
- What could be better: condense options into menus, be less table crazy
- What is bad: too much info, color (no real scheme)
- Describe the design: lots o' columns
- Devices: not mobile friendly
- How and when is it used: buy and sell within a month
http://art.yale.edu- Goal of the site: Advertise the school of art for Yale, we think
- Sign in: option to edit pages
- Target: Prospective students
- What do you like about it: Legible menu
- What could be better: Get rid of the repeating background image, get rid of the thing changing colors, have some color consistency
- What is bad: Unreadable text
- Describe the design: Abstract, expressive
- Devices: not mobile friendly
- How and when is it used: Prospective students
http://google.com- Goal of the site: Search, Ads, email, 'Google ecosphere' access
- Sign in: Optional
- Target: Everybody
- What do you like about it: Simple, main purpose(s) obvious, easy to navigate
- What could be better: Bring back the old logo, 'you kids get off my lawn', make some of the ecosphere options easier to get to
- What is bad: Almost too simple, the new logo; is it search only?
- Describe the design: Simple
- Devices: Mobilish - reformats when using on mobile
- How and when is it used: Anytime
http://youtube.com- Goal of the site: Video sharing
- Sign in: Optional
- Target: Anyone
- What do you like about it: Offers suggestions, customized suggestions over time
- What could be better: Menu somewhat hidden (responsive design shinks menu too soon)
- What is bad: Video off centered, Ads, Autoplay next video by default
- Describe the design: Somewhat cluttered, some categorization, suggestions
- Devices: All - mobile app also available
- How and when is it used: Anytime
http://niihka.miamioh.edu- Goal of the site: Classroom stuff, grades, student/teacher interaction, forum, wiki page
- Sign in: Yes
- Target: Students and faculty at the institution
- What do you like about it: Can get stuff done, it works
- What could be better: Fewer colors in the color scheme, not mobile friendly, not intuitive - bad flow, syllabus under resources not syllabus?, sporadic use
- What is bad: Slow sometimes
- Describe the design: Bland, not a real true color scheme
- Devices: Not mobile
- How and when is it used: During the semester, very date based
http://www.langubridge.org/- Goal of the site: Study abroad, 'Connect the world by language'
- Sign in: No
- Target: Prospective students
- What do you like about it: Clearly stated goal
- What could be better: Legibility
- What is bad: Color scheme problem on links, color scheme
- Describe the design: Early 2000
- Devices: Not mobile friendly
- How and when is it used: If you're looking to study abroad