In my views the site is excellent.
Overview
The Web Site ‘www.direct.gov.uk’ is a government site.
The site ‘www.direct.gov.uk’ uses orange, yellow, red and white colours.
The main purpose of the site is to provide information to the public about all public services that is available. It offers A-Z information about crime, justice and law, education, health, environment, travel and transport etc.; it also has online services, directory and newsroom. I don’t think the site has a secondary purpose.
There are headings of different areas such as newsroom, directory and online services that are put on separate pages. Navigation to each of these areas is achieved by selecting one of the ‘tabs’ along the top of the page.
Home page
This page is laid out as a table. It has headings of all the services where the user can read and look for required information. Those links then follows through a chain of pages, some of them even with links of other sites.
Directory page
This page also laid out as a table. It has headings which the user can select and search for information, such as looking for a local council.
Do it online
This page is again laid out as a table. It gives the user an opportunity to use online services such as applying for a Citizenship or a UK visa. It allows the user to download and print forms from other government sites.
Newsroom
This page is also laid out as a table. It has links of parliament and government departments’ news, and public safety news. Then those news links follow other pages laid out as a text using different font sizes and images.
Directgov web site is well constructed. It is very simple to browse and uncomplicated.
It offers all public services in one place, which is very helpful.
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Overview
The web site ‘www.ryanair.com’ is a commercial site.
The site uses the company colours which are navy blue, yellow, white and orange.
The main purpose of the website is to allow users to book and pay for flights online.
The site has lots of secondary purposes of letting the users’ book, and pay for; car hire, hotels, airport transfers, tours and trips, credit card, foreign currency, and travel, life and home insurance.
The site is organised by putting the main purpose and each of the secondary purposes on separate pages. Each purpose then follows through a chain of pages to complete the separate booking processors. Navigation to each of the ‘purposes’ of the web site is achieved by selecting one of the ‘tabs’ along the top of the page.
Booking flights
The first page of the site’s main task, to book flights, is laid out in table form. A FORM is placed in one of the cells of the table which allows the user to select the starting and destination airports, the travel dates and the number of passengers and then to search for relevant flights. Other cells in the table give details of special flight deals on offer.
Car hire
The car rental page is laid out in table with a central FORM which allows the user to select the location, the rental dates and times and the type of car. The other cells on the page give details of special deals on offer for car rental.
Hotels
The hotels page again is laid out as a table. In one cell a FORM allows the user to select the country and location, the dates required and the number of guests. The other cells have special deals on offer and a set of hotel images and prices for the chosen destination.
Tours and trips
The tours and trips page is also laid out as a table. In one cell a FORM allows the user to select the destination, the dates and the type of tour or trip required. The other cells have special deals with images of sightseeing and tours for the chosen destination.
The airport transfers, credit card, foreign currency and travel, life and home insurance pages take the users to a different (partner) link of Ryan air businesses, where they will be asked to choose the type of services they require. And it uses nearly the same lay out as above.
Overall, the web site is laid out beautifully and is uncomplicated and eye-catching. It uses different font types and font sizes for its bargains and offers. The site also has several European language translations, which makes very easy for non-English readers (European passengers) to use it.
Overview
The website ‘england.shelter.org.uk’ is a non-commercial site.
The website’s colour is red, black and white. The main purpose of the site is notifying users about the services the organisation can offer. The organisation provides emergency help and advice for the homeless people and those who are at risk in losing their homes, campaigning to government for new laws and policies to end homelessness, overcrowding and substandard housing.
The secondary purpose of the site is offering training courses in housing and personal development to housing professionals, holding conferences and seminars about housing and homelessness issues, an online bookshop selling Shelter’s publications and other publishers’ titles about housing, and online donation for fundraising.
The site is organised by putting the main purpose and secondary purposes on separate pages. Each purpose then follows through a chain of pages to provide necessary information. Navigation to each of the ‘purposes’ of the website is achieved by selecting one of the ‘tabs’ along the top of the page.
The first page of the site is laid out in table format. It shows Shelter news and activities with striking images and expressions that describe the significance of the website. All the services the Shelter provides is laid out in table format at the left side of the homepage.
Advice and support
The advice and support page is laid out as a table and then follows through a chain of pages with different topics and headings allowing the user to access all kinds of help and advice that is available with relevant details.
Campaigning
The campaigning page is laid out as a table. In one cell a FORM allows the user to sign up as a campaigner and register his personal details so that the user can register all his protests online.
Training courses, conferences and seminars
These pages are laid out as a table, then follows through a chain of pages with details of different courses and prices, conference dates and training venues.
Bookshop
The bookshop page is laid out in table form. A FORM is placed in one of the cells of the table which allows the user to enter the title of the book and then to search it. The other cells in the table give details and image of the book, and then guide the user to buy and complete the transaction online.
Donations
The donations page again is laid out as a table with different heading and options whether to donate online or to set a direct debit. Each option follows another page laid out as a table. A FORM is placed in one of the cells which allows the user to enter his/her personal details.
The lay out of the website has the true expression for the organisation, is easy accessible and understandable.
