Website Conventions
Your task is to conduct research on the conventions of
web pages to support Martin’s Design lessons. You will be asked to identify the
codes and conventions of website
interactivity.
1. Go
to a news website such as BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
or The Guardian (www.theguardian.com/uk)
Describe
the layout of your chosen website:
Very simplistic and by this I mean that the drop down
menus are along the top of the page; all the main important parts are in the
middle of the page and the other bits like “explore the BBC” are located at the
bottom. The colour scheme for this webpage is also very simplistic because it
is just black and white with the odd blue scattered around the page. There are
lots of links throughout this page that link you to certain news stories on the
website. They can be seen as pictures or just titles of news stories.
2. Why
do you think this format was chosen?
This format, I think, was chosen because it gets you
straight to the point. The way it’s black and white and big boxes saying what
the latest big news story is. It stands out really nicely because they use
pictures to help make more important things stand out. They use a basic simple
font as well, so it is easy to read and simple to scan through.
3. What
would the user expect a hyperlink to look like? Screen print an example:
I personally would expect a hyperlink to look
like a picture or maybe a line of text that says what you are going to link to.
4. What
feedback does a user expect when they mouse-over a link (text or image)? Why do
they look this way? Screen print an example:
I expect something to drop down,
pop up or just slide in from somewhere. They are like this because they show in
more detail what the link is or maybe it just maybe it just make it look more important
5. List
four websites that would fulfil each Uses
and Gratifications category:
www.facebook.com
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