Shelter.org.uk: Charity website that assist homeless people
Shelter’s website provides information and advice for people with housing problems. The website advertises contact details and advertises voluntarily work, in order to perpetuate activity for the charity.
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Usability features and functions of each website
Each website differentiates from one another, especially when usability is involved. I had no trouble navigating through each website; they all have a simple structure, hence making it easy for any user.
Coca Cola for example:
The company’s website consists of two simple colours, a basic layout and an easy navigational dropdown menu:
The website also has a language setting which the user can change if they wish to do so.
Coca Cola.co.uk enables the user to learn about the company, such as their products and events. It also assists them with health recommendations and facts.
Direct.gov also has a simple layout, making links and tabs easy to see. Like Coca Cola.co.uk, the website uses two basic colours, navigation is simple and pages load reasonably fast. Thus the website executes it job in providing information about public services efficiently and effectively.
Following the same concept design as the other two websites, Shelter.co.uk also uses two basic colours. It has a drop down menu on the left hand side of the page making it more convenient for the user. And the user friendly design makes navigation easy and simple.
Explain the use of visual and media design features of each website
Coca Cola UK has a well made layout that captivates its viewers. The website uses flash media in order to perpetuate the simplicity. Furthermore, it uses a flash menu and large vibrant pictures that are clickable for easy navigation. Arial font is used on all pages, which has a basic and elegant style. The buttons are of a decent size, which contrasts well with the colours.
Flash media is rarely used at all on direct.gov. Their website mainly consists of text with small images. The main colour used is orange in order to improve the visibility of navigational tools on the website. As usual, the Arial font is used and images are clickable. The buttons on the website are quite small; however there is a function on the website that enables the user to increase the text size if they wish to do so.
Shelter.ac.uk uses flash media on the homepage to capture their viewers’ attention and has a dropdown menu (on most of the buttons) for easy navigation. Once again, pictures are clickable and the Arial font is used. Not much text is used on the homepage, thus making it less likely for users to become confused. The website uses basic imagery, text and flash in order to create a simplistic design for its users