LO - What makes 'good' website design ?
How can you apply your knowledge to your own design ideas?
Starter
Have a look at the following two websites. Have a good look around and navigate your way around the site - who is the audience, how can you immediately tell, what special features of the website do you like / could be useful?
Task 1
For each website - copy and paste these questions into a Word Document. Call in Web Design and save it in your Sites, Unit 1 folder.
- Who is the target audience and how can you immediately tell?
- What is the purpose of the website?
- Is the information relevant to users?
- What special features have been used to make the website more appealing for it's audience?
- Is it clear, up to data, accurate and unbiased?
- Are the images meaningful for the audience?
- Is the font size suitable ?
- Is the site easy to navigate and use?
- Does the site contain useful links?
PEE all over our work - how can we improve our evaluations? WIIFM? (What's in it for me?)
Extension: If you have time, do the same but for a website that you use a lot.
Task 2
Ideas for your own website. Now look at a website which is a similar purpose to your project - ie: a new restaurant, bowling alley, charity.
Critique the website - how would you make it more appropriate for a teenage audience and why? Add this to your document.
Plenary - can you answer the Learning Objective question?
How might you transfer any of these ideas about your own web design ideas
