Re: UKNM: Poor web site design

[Stefan Magdalinski]

Jo Chipchase wrote:

> 

> Ray Taylor wrote:

> 

> >The question of good vs bad web site design comes up more often than

> >anything else on the list, but the thing that I find lacking in the

> >discussion is any question of objective criteria, methodology for assessing

> >web site effectiveness, or substantial research on the subject.

> >

> >All we get is "I like this", "I don't like this", (obviously from people "in

> >the know" rather than potential customers).

> >

> >Everyone has an opinion. Who's got the facts?

> 

> I agree.  If you asked Joe Public to assess some of the websites criticised

> on this list, I'm sure the feedback would be entirely different.  Issues

> such as the pixel size of frames and the RGB background colour of certain

> pages would be unlikely to come into it...


They'd say 'I can't work out how to navigate this' or 'that text is

illegible', but the causes and results would be the same...


at least for those of us for whom usability is paramount.


stefan

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