Home page
How informative is the home page?
The information provided in the homepage is neat, clear and infomative. The Homepages look interesting as there are images and not just text. It has 3 categories of search, as this is much more easier for user to find the information they need faster.The different sections of the page is placed in boxes, it make the site looks neater and easier to read.
Does it set the proper context for visitors?
Yes it does. The website set a proper context for the visitor.
Navigation
Is the global navigation consistent from page to page?
Yes, the global navigation is set consistent from page to page.
Do major sections have local navigation? Is it consistent?
Yes, most of the sections have their own major sections and they are kept consistent through out the whole site.
Site organization
Is the site organization intuitive and easy to understand?
Links and labels
Are labels on section headers and content groupings easy to understand?
Yes, the label on the section headers and content groupings are easy to understand.
Are links easy to distinguish from each other? Or are they ambiguous and uninformative ("click here" or "white paper")?
Yes, the links are easy to distinguish from each other. The links are clear and easy to understand, so they are not consider as ambiguous or uninfomative.
Are links spread out in documents, or gathered conveniently in sidebars or other groupings?
The link are gathered converniently at the top and some are in groups.
Search and search results
Is the search engine easy to use?
Yes, the search engine are easy to use. It has 3 categories of search, as this is much more easier and convenient for user to find the information they need faster.
Are there basic and advanced search functions?
Yes. There are both basic and advance search functions in the site.
What about search results?
The search result is show in list view according to the keywords given.
Are they organized and easy to understand?
Yes the search result are well organized and easy to understand.
Do they give relevance weightings or provide context?
Yes, they do. The text are bigger for header.
Do the search results remind you what you searched for?
No, not really. Because they will give you some not useful or not related search links result to you.
Readability
Is the font easy to read?
Yes the font is easy to read.
Are line lengths acceptable?
Yes the line lengths are acceptable.
Is the site easy to scan, with chunked information, or is it just solid blocks of text?
Performance
Overall, do pages load slowly or quickly?
Overall, i find that the paged load pretty fast.
Are graphics and applications like search and multimedia presentations optimized for easy Web viewing?
Yes the images is being optimized and easy for web viewing.
Content
Is their sufficient depth and breadth of content offerings?
Yes, the content are more than enough to let you know about the site.
Does the content seem to match the mission of the organization and the needs of the audience?
Yes, they do.
Is the site developing its own content or syndicating other sources?
The site is developing its 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, there is a good mixture of in-depth materials.
Consistency
Does the site have a consistent, clearly recognizable "look-&-feel"?
Yes, it have.
Does it make effective use of repeating visual themes to unify the site?
Yes, Different colors represent different section.
Is it visually consistent even without graphics?
Yes, as long as the color scheme remain.
Visual Presentation
Is the site moderate in its use of color?
Yes, the site moderate in its use of colors.
Does it avoid juxtaposing text and animations?
Yes, it does.
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, it provide feedback whenever is possible.
What are the strengths of the site?
The Layout of the design is clear and neat. The choices of color makes the site looks more professional and makes me want to explore more.
What are the areas for improvements?
Overall, i find that the site look ok.
Home page
How informative is the home page?
The homepage contains a lot of images and descriptions.
Does it set the proper context for visitors?
Yes, it sets the right context. There is pictures of dishes and reviews from other users.
Navigation
Is the global navigation consistent from page to page?
Yes, the global navigation is consistent from page to page.
Do major sections have local navigation? Is it consistent?
Yes, the major sections have local navigation and it is consistent thru out.
Site organization
Is the site organization intuitive and easy to understand?
The site looks rather messy, the sections is not well organized and there is no titles in the sections.
Links and labels
Are labels on section headers and content groupings easy to understand?
Yes , the labels on section headers and content groupings are easy to understand. But the advertisements are being place around distracting the user.
Are links easy to distinguish from each other?
Yes, the links are easy to distinguish from each other.
Or are they ambiguous and uninformative ("click here" or "white paper")?
Are links spread out in documents, or gathered conveniently in sidebars or other groupings?
Ambiguous.
Search and search results
Is the search engine easy to use?
Yes, the search engine is easy to use. It have two search engine.
Are there basic and advanced search functions?
Yes. There are both basic and advance search functions.
What about search results?
The search result is show in list view according to nearest keywords you type.
Are they organized and easy to understand?
Yes, they are organized and easy to understand.
Do they give relevance weightings or provide context?
Do the search results remind you what you searched for?
Readability
Is the font easy to read?
Yes, the font is easy to read.
Are line lengths acceptable?
Yes, the line lengths is acceptable.
Is the site easy to scan, with chunked information, or is it just solid blocks of text?
No not really , because the whole site to me is rather messy.
Performance
Overall, do pages load slowly or quickly?
It load quite fast.
Are graphics and applications like search and multimedia presentations optimized for easy Web viewing?
yes. The graphics and application is opitmized for web viewing.
Content
Is their sufficient depth and breadth of content offerings?
Yes, Its show a lot of food reviews and information of the restaurant.
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?
Not really. Most of it is just review and comments by user.
Is there a good mix of in-depth material (detailed case studies, articles, and white papers) versus superficial content (press releases, marketing copy)?
Not much comments from the person , only a little informations about the restaurants is given.
Consistency
Does the site have a consistent, clearly recognizable "look-&-feel"?
yes.
Does it make effective use of repeating visual themes to unify the site?
The colors and Design layout use is consistent.
Is it visually consistent even without graphics?
Yes.
Visual Presentation
What are the strengths of the site?
The layout is simple, color use is nice.
What are the areas for improvements?
Areas to improve on: Too messy. The site is not really well organise. Too much advertisments.
Home page
How informative is the home page?
Does it set the proper context for visitors?
Yes, it does. The title of the site itself tell us "Goodfood.sg"
Navigation
Is the global navigation consistent from page to page?
yes
Do major sections have local navigation? Is it consistent?
yes, it is consistent.
Site organization
Is the site organization intuitive and easy to understand?
yes, it is. The information in the site is always placed in the center and i can navigate easy through the global menu on the left side.
Links and labels
Are labels on section headers and content groupings easy to understand?
yes.
Are links easy to distinguish from each other? Or are they ambiguous and uninformative ("click here" or "white paper")?
Are links spread out in documents, or gathered conveniently in sidebars or other groupings?
yes the link are obvious and easy to use.
Search and search results
Is the search engine easy to use?
Yes, the search engine is easy to u.
Are there basic and advanced search functions?
Yes. They are both basic and advance result
What about search results?
Works like wikipedia search where they list down according to relevance.
Are they organized and easy to understand?
Yes they are orangisd and easy to read
Do they give relevance weightings or provide context?
No i dont think so. Everything look the same to me.
Do the search results remind you what you searched for?
Readability
Is the font easy to read?
yes, the font is readable.
Are line lengths acceptable?
no, the lengths are too long
Is the site easy to scan, with chunked information, or is it just solid blocks of text?
It is filled with informations. And the fonts make me unable to carry on reading.
Performance
Overall, do pages load slowly or quickly?
Yes it load very fast.
Are graphics and applications like search and multimedia presentations optimized for easy Web viewing?
Yes.
Content
Is their sufficient depth and breadth of content offerings?
No , there is very little members in this page giving comments. The articles are outdated , no reviews from other users.
Does the content seem to match the mission of the organization and the needs of the audience?
Yes, the content matches the mission of the organization.
Is the site developing its own content or syndicating other sources?
.
Is there a good mix of in-depth material (detailed case studies, articles, and white papers) versus superficial content (press releases, marketing copy)?
its jus some outdated previews
Consistency
Does the site have a consistent, clearly recognizable "look-&-feel"?
Yes. not much changes for others pages.
Does it make effective use of repeating visual themes to unify the site?
No.
Is it visually consistent even without graphics?
Yes.
Visual Presentation
What are the strengths of the site?
They gave different information of the food.
What are the areas for improvements?
The content box is too big. The area is so wide.
Rearrange the information of the flowchart again after doing the storyboard.
I rearrange it in this way because i find that it is easy for the visitor to find the things they wan easily.
Corporate Colors
pink and white
Target Audience
Women, people who love shopping.
About the site
I feel that the site is neat and tidy. The layout of the information is well arrange. The homepage informs the user that this website is an online shopping website. This website sell jewelry, Handbags and clothing. The template and the color they choose is very suitable as it bring out the cheerful and relax mood of the site.
The layout of the design is consistent and is easily to recognized. I like the way they arrange their products, Its very easy to find and the user will not get lost easily when browsing.
The global navigation are kept consistent from page to page, without changing the colors and the size. However, I don't like the utilities buttons, the button will not change (e.g: highlighted to another color) after clicking. This may be quite confusing for the user as they are not sure which page they are in.
The site is well organized and very easy to understand. The font they used are easy to read and the line lengths are acceptable.The pages load quite fast. The graphics and the applications is easy to view.
The labels on the section headers and content grouping are easy to read and understand. The link are easy to distinguish from each other. The link are gather conveniently on the top horizontal.
The sites contain sufficient content about the offerings. The content matches the site's mission and purpose. The layout and feel thoughout the site is consistent and recognizable. The visual layout is kept consistent with the help of navigation buttons, text and pictures.
What are the strengths of the site?
Overall, i feel that this website is good for shopping online.The site loads fast and is considered clear for a user to shop online. The website is also very user friendly, it can load quite fast despite the large amount of photos inside, and the visual presentation suits the site. The navigation is easy and you will less lightly to get lost as the buttons and links are well organised.
What are the areas for improvements?
The things i don't like is both the images and the words are able to click, this will confuse the users. The utilities buttons, the button will not change (e.g: highlighted to another color) after clicking. This may be quite confusing for the user as they are not sure which page they are in.
http://shop.catherinemalandrino.com
Corporate Colors
White and gray
Target Audience
Women, Business women, people who love shopping
About the site
I feel that the site is neat and organise. The layout of the information is well arrange. The homepage informs the user that this website is an online shopping website. This website sell clothing. The template and the color they choose is very suitable as it bring out the sunshine of the site. The homepage show the Spring/Summer of 2008. I think that the clothes they sell in the website is by festival.
The layout of the design is consistent and is easily to recognized. I like the way they arrange their products, Its very easy to find and the user will not get lost easily when browsing though the site.
The global navigation are kept consistent from page to page, without changing the colors and the size. Although the button will not change its color (e.g: highlighted to another color) after clicking This may be quite confusing for the user as they are not sure which page they are in. But I like the utilities buttons, as compare to the previous website.The icon is bigger.
The site is well organized and very easy to understand. The font they used are easy to read and the line lengths are acceptable.The pages load quite fast. The graphics and the applications is easy to view.
The labels on the section headers and content grouping are easy to read and understand. The link are easy to distinguish from each other. The link are gather conveniently on the top horizontal.
The search engine is easy to use. When you type in they will give you the list of search result you are looking for. Thought the search result does not provide any relevance text but its give a heading to every link after the search, so that the user will actually know which one they are looking for.
The sites contain sufficient content about the offerings. The content matches the site's mission and purpose. The layout and feel thoughout the site is consistent and recognizable. The visual layout is kept consistent with the help of navigation buttons, text and pictures.
What are the strengths of the site?
Overall, i feel that this website is good for shopping online.The site loads fast and is considered clear for a user to shop online. The navigation is easy and you will less lightly to get lost as the buttons and links are well organised.The website is also very user friendly, it can load quite fast despite the large amount of photos inside, and the visual presentation suits the site. The choice of colors they use is very good as it bring out the sunshine of the website.
What are the areas for improvements?
The website need to improve on is both the images and the words are able to click, this will confuse the users.
This my flowchart for the SAM website.
The Blue card is the header and the lighter color is the sub.
This cards was arranged by one of the tourist when i met him in the Singapore Art Museum. He is from Australia. He arrange the cards in this way because he feel that this is a better arrangement. He had no ideas how the original SAM Website look like, but he personally feel that this is a better way of arrangement for a website.
This cards was arranged by one of the Poly student. She arrange the card in this way because she feel that this a right way of arrangement for the SAM website. She had visited the current SAM websites and she find its quite messy. She think that this is a better arrangement for the site as compare to the original.
This card is arrange by one of the school Teacher.
There is no special meaning why he arrange the card in this way. He just feel that this is a more proper way of arranging the card for the SAM site.
This is the website on Portland Art Museum. www.portlandartmuseum.org/
The purpose of the website is to show off their art exhibition and their event highlight.
Their target audience is mostly students, teachers and adult.
Their corporate colors is white and light pink.
The things i dislike about the sites is that the sites is all filled up with words than pictures of art work.
This is the website on Saint Louis Art Museum. www.stlouis.art.museum.
The purpose of this website is to show off more on educational stuff.
Their target audience is mostly students and teachers.
Their corporate colors is blue and light blue.
The things that i like about the website is that the website is very neat.
The things that i dislike about the website is the website don't look like a Art Museum site. It look more like those cafe website.
This is the website on Singapore Art Museum. www.nhb.gov/SAM/Home.
The purpose of the website is to show off the art work in the art museum.
The target audiences are Students, Art teachers, Tourists, Designer and Artist.
The corporate color is black and white.
Something i like about this website is because the template is plain and simple. With the plain and simple background, it will let the art work stand out more.
However, there is also something i dislike about the website is there are too many words. Its look more like a Community library website than a Art Museum website.
This mood board represent myself . I want the people to know that i am a cheerful person. I love colors, sweets and cute stuffs. I love to see people smile as it will brighten up my day. I love baking and cooking. The butterfly represent feedom. As i love free and easy life style. The picture of the tree show actually represent that i love peace.
- Find 3 examples of interactivity in everyday life.
- Websites - search engine
- Television
- SMS - phone
Find 3 examples of interactivity on the internet.
- MSN (messager chat)
- Blogspot
- Online Games (Maple Story, Dota ect.)
Which aspect(s) of each example is consider interactive?
Telephone/Handphone
- Keypad interaction
- Sensory Information
- Visual (reading, sms, music, ect. )
- Audio (listen to another person, talk to another person. ect.)
Online Game
- Mouse / Keyboard (for controlling)
- Chatting with another player
- Visual Interactive
- Audio Interactive
Msn
- Chat with one or a group of people around the world
- Video / audio conference (web camera)
- typing and clicking
Search Engine
- Mouse interaction
- Keyboard interaction
Neighborhood
Explore friends, family, friends & family, or entire neighborhood.
