GOOD/ BAD FEATURE OF WEB SITE

~GOOD design features of this Web Pages:
1. Text:

• background does not interrupt the text.
• text is big enough to read, but not too big.
• columns of text are narrower than in a book to make reading easier on the screen.
• the hierarchy of information is perfectly clear.

2. Navigation:

• navigation buttons and bars are easy to understand and use.
• navigation is consistent throughout wed site.
• navigation buttons and bars provide the visitor with a clue as to where they are, what page of the site they are currently on.

3. Links:

• link colors coordinate with page colours.
• links are underlined so they are instantly clear to the visitor.

4. Graphics:

• buttons are not big and dorky.
• every graphic link has a matching text link.
• graphics and backgrounds use browser-safe colours.
  

5. General Design:

• pages download quickly.
• good use of graphic elements (photos, subheads, pull quotes) to break up large areas of text.
• every web page in the site looks like it belongs to the same site; there are repetitive elements that carry throughout the pages.
  

~BAD design features of this Web Pages:

1. General Design:

• entry page or home page that does not fit within standard browser window (800 x 600 pixels).
• frames that make you scroll sideways.