Read the article below by Dr. Jakob Nielsen, Ph.D. and answer the questions as a blog post.
For this year's list of worst design mistakes, I decided to try something new: I asked readers of my newsletter to nominate the usability problems they found the most irritating.
I assumed that asking for reader input would highlight many issues that I hadn't noticed in my own user testing. This was not the case. Instead, all of the top thirty problems were covered in existing usability guidelines. Thus, when you read this year's top ten list, you'll probably say, "Yes, I've heard about this before." That's okay.
There's value in reminding ourselves of past findings and raising their priority on the agenda of things to be fixed. Because these mistakes continue to be so common, it makes sense that people continue to complain about them the most.
1. Legibility Problems
Bad fonts won the vote by a landslide, getting almost twice as many votes as the #2 mistake. About two-thirds of the voters complained about small font sizes or frozen font sizes; about one-third complained about low contrast between text and background.
For more info on resizable text and readability, see my 2002 column, "Let Users Control Font Size."
2. Non-Standard Links
Following are the five main guidelines for links:
Make obvious what's clickable: for text links, use colored, underlined text (and don't underline non-link text).
Differentiate visited and unvisited links.
Explain what users will find at the other end of the link, and include some of the key information-carrying terms in the anchor text itself to enhance scannability and search engine optimization (SEO). Don't use "click here" or other non-descriptive link text.
Avoid JavaScript or other fancy techniques that break standard interaction techniques for dealing with links.
In particular, don't open pages in new windows (except for PDF files and such).
Links are the Web's number one interaction element. Violating common expectations for how links work is a sure way to confuse and delay users, and might prevent them from being able to use your site.
3. Flash
I view it as a personal failure that Flash collected the bronze medal for annoyance. It's been three years since I launched a major effort to remedy Flash problems and published the guidelines for using Flash appropriately. When I spoke at the main Flash developer conference, almost everybody agreed that past excesses should be abandoned and that Flash's future was in providing useful user interfaces.
Despite such good intentions, most of the Flash that Web users encounter each day is bad Flash with no purpose beyond annoying people. The one bright point is that splash screens and Flash intros are almost extinct. They are so bad that even the most clueless Web designers won't recommend them, even though a few (even more clueless) clients continue to request them.
Flash is a programming environment and should be used to offer users additional power and features that are unavailable from a static page. Flash should not be used to jazz up a page. If your content is boring, rewrite text to make it more compelling and hire a professional photographer to shoot better photos. Don't make your pages move. It doesn't increase users' attention, it drives them away; most people equate animated content with useless content.
Using Flash for navigation is almost as bad. People prefer predictable navigation and static menus.
4. Content That's Not Written for the Web
Writing for the Web means making content
short,
scannable, and
to the point (rather than full of fluffy marketese).
Web content should also
answer users' questions and
use common language rather than made-up terms (this also improves search engine visibility, since users search using their own words, not yours).
5. Bad Search
Everything else on this list is pretty easy to get right, but unfortunately fixing search requires considerable work and an investment in better software. It's worth doing, though, because search is a fundamental component of the Web user experience and is getting more important every year.
6. Browser Incompatibility
I admit it: during my spring 2004 seminars, I downgraded cross-platform compatibility to a one-star guideline (that is, "worth thinking about if you have extra project time, but not a priority"). At that time, almost everybody used Internet Explorer and the business case for supporting other browsers was getting pretty tough to defend on an ROI basis.
Today, however, enough people use Firefox (and various other minority browsers, like Opera and Safari) that the business case is back: don't turn away customers just because they prefer a different platform.
7. Cumbersome Forms
People complained about numerous form-related problems. The basic issue? Forms are used too often on the Web and tend to be too big, featuring too many unnecessary questions and options. In the long run, we need more of an applications metaphor for Internet interaction design. For now, users are confronted by numerous forms and we must make each encounter as smooth as possible. There are five basic guidelines to this end:
Cut any questions that are not needed. For example, do you really need a salutation (Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss/etc.)?
Don't make fields mandatory unless they truly are.
Support autofill to the max by avoiding unusual field labels (just use Name, Address, etc.).
Set the keyboard focus to the first field when the form is displayed. This saves a click.
Allow flexible input of phone numbers, credit card numbers, and the like. It's easy to have the computer eliminate characters like parentheses and extra spaces. This is particularly important for elderly users, who tend to suffer when sites require data entry in unfamiliar formats. Why lose orders because a user prefers to enter a credit card number in nicely chunked, four-digit groups rather than an undifferentiated, error-prone blob of sixteen digits?
Forms that violate guidelines for internationalization got dinged by many overseas users. If entering a Canadian postal code generates an error message, you shouldn't be surprised if you get very little business from Canada.
8. No Contact Information or Other Company Info
Even though phone numbers and email addresses are the most requested forms of contact info, having a physical mailing address on the site might be more important because it's one of the key credibility markers. A company with no address is not one you want to give money to.
For advice on how to best present contact info, see our usability studies of "About Us" pages and store finders and locators.
9. Frozen Layouts with Fixed Page Widths
Complaints here fell into two categories:
On big monitors, websites are difficult to use if they don't resize with the window. Conversely, if users have a small window and a page doesn't use a liquid layout, it triggers insufferable horizontal scrolling.
The rightmost part of a page is cut off when printing a frozen page. This is especially true for Europeans, who use narrower paper (A4) than Americans.
Font sizes are a related issue. Assuming a site doesn't commit mistake #1 and freeze the fonts, users with high-resolution monitors often bump up the font size. However, if they also want to bump up the window size to make the bigger text more readable, a frozen layout thwarts their efforts.
The very worst offenders are sites that freeze both the width and height of the viewport when displaying information in a pop-up window. Pop-ups are a mistake in their own right. If you must use them, don't force users to read in a tiny peephole. At an absolute minimum, let users resize any new windows.
10. Inadequate Photo Enlargement
According to the vote count, #10 should really be about pop-ups, but I've written a lot about them already (most recently when they were rated the #1 most hated advertising technique). Instead, I want to feature here a problem that got a bit fewer votes, but illustrates a deeper point.
One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. Seeing a tiny detail or assessing a texture can give shoppers the confidence they need to place an order online.
It's gratifying that most sites obey this guideline and offer zoom features, often denoted by a magnifying glass icon. But many sites implement the feature wrong.
The worst mistake is when a user clicks the "enlarge photo" button and the site simply displays the same photo. It's always a mistake to offer no-ops that do nothing when clicked. Such do-nothing links and buttons add clutter, waste time, and increase user confusion: What happened? Did I do something wrong? (An even more common no-op mistake is to have a link on the homepage that links to the homepage itself. This was #10 on the list of most violated homepage guidelines.)
Another mistake here that's almost as bad is when sites let users enlarge photos, but only by a fraction. When users ask for a big photo, show them a big photo. It's often best to offer an enlargement that fills up the most common screen size used by your customers (1024x768 for B2C sites, at the time of this writing). Other times, this is insufficient, and it's better to offer a range of close-ups to give users the details they need without requiring them to scroll a too-large photo.
Yes, initial pages should use small photos to avoid looking fluffy. Yes, you want to be aware of download times and watch your pageweight budget. Even in this broadband age, slow response times were #15 on the full list of design mistakes. But, when users explicitly ask for larger pictures, they're willing to wait for them to download — unless that wait produces a mid-sized photo that lacks the details they need to make a purchasing decision.
Back to Basics in Web Design
This year's list of top problems clearly proves the need to get back to Web design basics. There's much talk about new fancy "Web 2.0" features on the Internet industry's mailing lists and websites, as well as at conferences. But users don't care about technology and don't especially want new features. They just want quality improvements in the basics:
· text they can read;
· content that answers their questions;
· navigation and search that help them find what they want;
· short and simple forms (streamlined registration, checkout, and other workflow); and
· no bugs, typos, or corrupted data; no linkrot; no outdated content.
Anytime you feel tempted to add a new feature or advanced technology to your site, first consider whether you would get a higher ROI by spending the resources on polishing the quality of what you already have. Most companies, e-commerce sites, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations would contribute more to their website's business goals with better headlines than with any new technology (aside from a better search engine, of course).
1. What was the number one mistake. Describe some of the issues in detail.
2. What is the web's number one interaction element? Why do you think this is?
3. What does the author say is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability? Do you agree this is important for a commerce site? Explain.
4. Give me your opinion on the authors list of five things users want quality improvments in basic web design. Do you think these things are important? Why?
1. What was the number one mistake. Describe some of the issues in detail.
2. What is the web's number one interaction element? Why do you think this is?
3. What does the author say is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability? Do you agree this is important for a commerce site? Explain.
4. Give me your opinion on the authors list of five things users want quality improvments in basic web design. Do you think these things are important? Why?
69 comments:
1. The number one mistake was legibility problems. Some examples of these problems include fonts that were too small, hard to read colors because of low contrast, and frozen font sizes.
2. The web's number one interaction element is links. I think this is because it connects many different sites and information between users.
3.The author says that the ability for a user to enlarge product photos for a close-up view is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerce usability. I do agree that this is important for a commerce site because the potential customer can get a better view of what they are looking at which could lead to them wanting it even more.
4. For the authors list of five things users want quality improvements in basic web design, i think it was a very helpful list. It is concise and easy to understand. I do think that these things are important because if your website is neat and easy to navigate, people will stay on there and look around longer which could lead to them purchasing something.
1. The number one web problem is Legibility Problems. If you use a font that is not easily readable or that is too small to read. Also having low contrast between the background and font color is a problem.
2. Links are the web page's number one interaction element.
3. One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view.
4. The author's list of five things users want quality improvements on sums up pretty much everything as to not have most of the top 10 annoyances on there. Pop-ups were neglected, so that could be another quality improvment to have
1. The number one mistake is legibility problems. Over half of the people had issues with the small font sizes and many other people complained about the low contrast between the background color and the font color.
2. The web's number one interaction element is a link because they help the user navigate the web and they can hold more information to help the user with the webpage.
3. One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for zooming. I think this is important for an e-commerce site because if it is something you are going to buy, you would probably want to see a closer image of the product before you spend the money on something without seeing the details.
4. I think the list is a good list of the basic improvements needed for a better quality website. They are important because it is more important to make the site easier for the user to navigate even if it will take a little bit more time making it, there will be more users that are willing to spend the time to fill out forms and such to purchase an item if they understand the website and it is easy to use.
1. legibility problems because people have bad contrast and fonts that are too hard to read
2. links because they have common expectations that confuse and delay users and possibly prevent them from using your site
3. enlarging photos, i agree because it can be hard to get the height and width respectively even so that it is not distorted
4. i think those things are important because you should be able to read the text, have good informational content, have search engines and navigation to locate information in the site easily, short and simple forms so that it doesnt get confusing or frusterating, and of course no bugs or typos because that's just lazy
1. The number one mistake is legibility problems. People don't like looking at small fonts on webpages. Low contrast between the font and the background is another thing people don't like seeing on a webpage.
2. Links are the number one interaction element on a webpage. This is the number one interaction because it is easy for people to use; they just click on the colored text and they go to another webpage.
3. One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is the ability to enlarge product photos. People don't want to get close to the monitor to see a little thumbnail photo of a product makes the buyer hesitant if they can't see the product in detail.
4. The five things that users want improvments on are: text they can read, content that answers their questions, navigation and search that helps them find what they want, short and simple forms, and no bugs, typos, or corrupted data. I believe that these things are the best things to improve on a webpage because personally, I hate going to a website and seeing small text or I can't find answers to my questions.
1. small font sizes and hard to read words. people just couldnt read the website.
2. i think the number one interaction element is a comment box. i think that the people using the websit eshould know most about it because it is made for them to use.
3. easy to use. if its not easy to use then the customers will just buy their products somewhere else. and i think its very important.
4. i think content is the most important. if the customer doesnt know anything about the product they will not buy it. i think its very important for people to know what they are buying. even if they do buy it and they get it they will be mad because it probably is not what htey were expecting.
1. The number one mistake of web design is legibility problems, this is caused by things like small fonts bad font faces, or low contrast between text and background. When this happens it usually stands out because if you cant read the text you cant do anythign with the web page.
2.The number one interaction element is hyperlinks, almost every page has them and they allow you to navigate the web.
3.One long standing guidline for ecomerce is allow users to enlarge photos to get a better close up view, this is usually important for a commerce site because users want to know what they are buying and small photos may make it hard to get a good idea.
4.I think they are important becase if you cant read the text the page is pointless and if the text has no relatioin to what you are expecting it also doesnt help at all. If there is no navigation between pages then the user may get frustrated when trying to find somthing and long forms to fill out may deture some customers. also typos bugs and other simple mistakes may seem unproffestional and may drive away large componies looking to place orders.
1.Bad fonts; the user is not able to read a fonts that is dificult to understand. example could be a manuscript font type.
2.the link. If you don't have links you can not navigate to different parts of the webpage.
3.contact information. yes it adds credibility to your site and customer feels more secure.
4.Yes, a readable text is a must, content that answer questions too. Good navigation tools make it easier for people to find what they are looking for. short simple forms are the best option. defenitily bug free websites and no outdated content. Good points!
1) The number one mistake was legibility problems due to bad fonts. Some of the issues are small font sizes, or low contrast between text and background.
2) The web's number one interaction element is links. This is because they allow you to vist other websites, along with other pages within a website.
3) The author says one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. I agree that this is important for a commerce site, because if I see a tiny picture of something I want to buy, I'll be very hesitant about it because I won't be able to determine what the small details are like through a small display. An enlarged photo would make me much more willing to make a purchase.
4) I think the things the author listed to improve are very important! People nowadays are used to quick results, and unreadable text, unneeded content, and typos can cause a website to lose their short attention spans.
1. Legibility Problems are the #1 mistake on a web page. A specific legibility problem is bad fonts. Voters complained about font sizes and also about contrast problems between text and background.
2.Links are the Web's number one interaction element. Links are interacting because you can click on them to view another web page.
3.One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. Looking at a picture close up can give the buyer the confidence they need in order to purchase the product.
4. I think the five things the author listed are things that should be improved. When these basics are improved, it makes the website better as a whole. The number one mistake was bad legibility such as fonts, and that is on the list of things to be improved.
1)The number one mistake was legibility problems. Some examples of this are: small font sizes, frozen font sizes, text readability (against the background).
2)Links are the web's number one interaction element. I think this is because links allow users to be a part of what the designer created. They also connect web designers because they allow them to link to pages designed by others.
3)One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photes for a close-up view. I believe this is important because when looking to buy a product, you generally want to know exactly what you're getting, not just a general idea.
4)I agree with the author's list of improvements on basic web design. It adequately condenses topics and issues consumers might have. However, I feel there could be a few more things that could be improved (i.e. no pop-ups, pages open in same window, etc). I do think the things he mentioned are important, though. They allow sites to function on a basic level and consumers to operate on the site to it's full extent.
1. The legibility issue was number one. There was some fonts that are entirely too small and others that dont stick out from the background enough.
2. Links are the number one interaction element. I think this is true because links are a quick way to navigate the web. They also can provide you with extra information about the topic you are researching.
3. To let users resize the photos of products so they can view them up close. Yes, some products may have very small details to them that make a big difference.
4. I think the authors list is very true. They are simple things that people would like to see done and should be done by users on the web. If these tasks are completed than using the internet becomes much less of a hassle.
1. The number one mistake was legibility issues. the landslide vote went to bad fonts. number two went to font sizes.
2. links are the webs number one interaction element. I believe that they are the number one because no matter what you do or wherever you go on the internet theres links taking you to other pages and its just an endless train of pages, or links.
3. The ability to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. I agree with him because on commerce sites you are alsomst always selling a product and most people want to be able to look at in closer and see it better than just an average picture of the product from feet away.
4. Yes I agree with the whole list because they all have to do with a better experience and making the buying process easier and that is exactly what I want too.
1. The number one mistake was legibility problems. Web designers were using fonts that were too small and hard to read, or ones that didn't contrast enough with the background of the web page.
2. Links are the number one interaction element because it is easier to spread content out through multiple pages. Users click on links to learn more about a web page, or to be directed to another site that is related to the page they were on before.
3. One of the long standing guidelines for E-commerce usability is to offer the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. I think that this is important because you can see all of the smaller details of the item, and it makes you more confident about buying it. It's as if you already own, and you feel comfortable with it.
4. I think that the author covered the important parts in basic web design. Nobody wants to go to a site that has errors and doesn't work like it is supposed to. It makes the designer look unprofessional, and is a real turn-off. If the site doesn't meet these 5 basic things, then I'm definitely not going to waste my time on there.
1. The number one mistake was legibility problems. Unreadable, sloppy, and hard to read fonts are a huge problem. Small fonts and low contrast between the text and the background make the information on a web site very hard to read.
2. Links are the Web's number one interation element. Links navigate all over the Web from within a web site to millions of others. Links create an easy way to navigate.
3.What does the author say is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability? Do you agree this is important for a commerce site? Explain.
3. One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is offering users the ability to enlarge the photos of the company's products for a close-up view. I agree that this is very important because it lets consumers get a better view of what they're about to buy since they won't physically see it until it arrives in the mail. Companies can get bad reviews if the products customers purchase look different in person than online.
4. The author's list of five things users want quality improvments in basic web design seems like common sense, but all points on this list do need to be improved. When many small businesses and even large companies create websites, they think the newest technology or flashier pages will help them get more customers, but it can actually turn them away. Websites should be simple, easy to use, and not bothersome.
1. What was the number one mistake. Describe some of the issues in detail.
Legibility Problems was the number one mistake. Bad fonts was by far the biggest mistake that people have made, examples include small fonts sizes and low contrast between text and background.
2. What is the web's number one interaction element? Why do you think this is?
Links are the Web's number one interaction element. Without links can prevent prevent users from being able to use your site to its full potential. links keep content orginized.
3. What does the author say is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability? Do you agree this is important for a commerce site? Explain.
Long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view.
I think this is very important for shoppers who would like to see the products in detail, and see what they are buying.
4. Give me your opinion on the authors list of five things users want quality improvments in basic web design. Do you think these things are important? Why?
I think these are very important to the common website because they have to able to read about the imformation or product and the content has to be relevant to what they are looking for and a search bar that can navigate them to what they are looking for. There should not be any typos and errors such as corrupt data.
1. The number one mistake is legibility problems. Specificaly problems such as text being to small, a font that is hard to read, or little to no contrast between the font color and the background color.
2.Flash is the web's number one intraction element. I think that it is number one beacuse it is the most commonly used and has been used for a while.
3.One of the long standard guildlines for e-commerse usability is browser compatility. This is very important for an e-commerce site because if some is trying to purchase a prodcut but your web site does not support their browser, then you lost business.
4. I think that all five things that the author pointed out that users want are very aggreable. These things are important because with out them your website is not usable.
1.Number one mistake was legibility problems: small font sizes, and contrast problems between test
2. Links, since they are easy to use and create, and they allow navigation.
3.The number one guideline is to give the user the ability to actually enlarge photos. I agree that this is very important for an e-commerce site since customers want to see what they are buying, and they cannot do that that if a tiny picture is forced upon them.
4. I do agree that text readability is important, even if you have good, worthwhile content, many users won’t read it if it makes reading an extreme effort. Having content that answers the user’s questions is also extremely important, nobody cares about your mission statement more than your product information. Easy navigation is the third topic, which is important because users want to actually want to find their content, in a quick and easy fashion.
1. Legibility Problems = One of the major issues included the lack of contrast between font and background.
2. Hyperlinks = Because they are used to navigate the WWW, making them vital.
3.Always use code that will be compatible on most browsers. I agree that this is very important.
4.I think the items he chose were very good, and reflect my opinion ver well. Most people think similar issues are annoying.
Zack Sposato
1. The number one mistake was legibility problems. The reason why this problem won by a landslide was that when a site is illegible, it is almost useless. When font sizes are too small, older people and people with bad eyesight will most likely not be able to read the site, resulting in a lost customer. Another problem is bad contrast. When a person has to struggle to read a site, he or she will probably get frustrated and he/she will not want to continue looking at the site, resulting in a loss of a potential customer.
2. The web's number one interaction element is links. I think links are number one because they offer greater access to different sites of related materials. For example, someone who owns a restaurant might put a link to a public review website and because of this, people will see reviews written by people just like them and they will be more likely to try that restaurant. Search engines also use links, and without search engines, the majority of people would not know of that person's website.
3. The author says that the ability to enlarge photos is one of the long standing guidelines for e-commerce usability. I agree with this because the ability to look closer at an object will better tell me if I want to buy that product, and it makes the site look more professional.
4. I do agree with the author's list. I agree with it because if all the things he says are done right, the website will be simple, easy to navigate, and it will be stylish. I think these things are important because if the site is easy to use, people with very little internet experience can use the site to the fullest. If the site is stylish, than people will be more likely to stay on it, making them more likely to buy something. Lastly, if the site has good links, people will not get frustrated with them and the area of that person's business can greatly expand.
Zack Sposato
1.The number one mistake in web design is Legibility Problems. Voters complained that font sizez were too small, had low contrast, and often had frozen font sizes.
2.Links are the web's number one interaction element. I think this is true because users often click on them for more information about a certain subject and they are also more common on the web.
3.Offering users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up viewis is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability according to the author. I do think this is important for an Ecommerce site because it gives the user confidence that what their getting is what they expect.
4.I think having text that users can read is important because if a user can't read a certain website, they are not likely to shop from there. In addition, i think it is important that the website content answers users questions so they do not become frusturated and leave your site. Navigation and search is important the expidite the users shopping. This way if the user knows what they want they dont have to go through a long process just to buy it. Also, short and simple forms are important to make sure the users actually fill out the forms instead of being angered. Finally, bugs and typos. While these are an incovnience, i do not think it is as important to fix as the above because a user isn't going to stop shopping from you just because there is some typos and such.
1: poor readability: red text on blue background
2:flash its easy to interact with it
3:it would be necessary for the customer. otherwise they would not enjoy the website therefore not by the products
4:yes i think they are important because it really helps manage a good website
1. What was the number one mistake. Describe some of the issues in detail.
Bad readability, the font either doesn’t stand out from the background enough or the face is unreadable. the text can also be unable to adapt to multiple screen resolutions.
2. What is the web's number one interaction element? Why do you think this is?
Links, they take us to all the content in the content that we access
3. What does the author say is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability? Do you agree this is important for a commerce site? Explain.
Being able to enlarge product images, yes, the customers want to see the product before they buy it
4. Give me your opinion on the authors list of five things users want quality improvments in basic web design. Do you think these things are important? Why?
I think they are vary important, I think that they are basic features of a web site that would be easy to implement and would increase the useability of the web site,
1. Bad fonts was easily considered the number one mistake. This is due to small font sizes and low contrast between the text and the background. Fonts are one of the most obvious parts of the site so they take a lot of notice.
2. The number one interaction element was non-standard links. This is because most people expect links to look and/or work a certain way. When you change this, you can leave site visitors confused and unhappy.
3. The authors says that one of the long standing guidelines for e-commerce is to allow photo enlargement on pictures when internet shopping. I believe this is important for an e-commerce site because if a customer can get a better look at what they are purchasing then they will be more inclined to buy from you.
4. I believe this is important because the simpler and more easily accesable your website is, the more positive customer reviews you will get. Sometimes having the fanciest website isn't always the best idea.
1. Legibility problems. sometimes font is too small or the font style is hard to read.The background contrast also may be a problem
2.Links are the most interactive because it allows people to navigate to a specific page. Without links navigation through the web would be difficult.
3.The ability to enlarge product photos for a close up view. This is very important for an e-commerce site. If the customer is not satisfied with the existing picture, sales may go down.
4.I think that the quality improvements in text, content, navigation, simplicity, general code are very important. Consumers will think a site or company is unprofessional if they find errors in text or text is illegible. That means less sales for the company. Also, complicated web designs means consumers have a hard time shopping online and may go to a different site.
1. Legibility Problems - small font sizes and low contrast between text and background.
2.)Links - I think this beacuse most every website you go too there links to sites and pages with more information.
3)The author says that being able to inlage photos and get a close-up view of products, is one of the guidelines for e-commerce sites. I feel that this is inportant beacuse it allows the user to get a close up view of the product and see what it looks like with more detail.
4)I think having text they can read is deffintly a good thing. Having content that answer there question is a very inportant thing on a website. Having easy navigation is a must but I do not think you really need a search. I think forms should have a lot of fields so that you can get all the information you need. It is deffintly inportant to have updated data on your website and make sure all your links work.
1. Legibility problems, mostly about fonts that are unreadable.
2. Links, they are easy to use and easy to put in a website.
3. To offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. Yes, it is important because the consumer will be more likely to buy something they have inspected.
4. Yes, they all make websites hard to read and use, and it is important that websites are easy to use.
1.) Legibility Problems. Frozen font sizes and low contrast between text and background.
2.)Links, because the user will use them to navigate to different parts of the website, and also to visit other websites that are related to this, or in order to e-mail one of the staff members.
3.)The ability to enlarge product photos. No, because there are a lot more things that make a website, like the ability to read the text.
4.)Yes, I believe these things are very important. They will help the user get what they need, and also that means more people can go through the website without slowing it down as much because they're getting in, getting what they want, and going through a quick checkout process.
1. Unreadable text is the number one issue on the internet. This could come from not enought contrast or fonts that are too small.
2. Hyperlinks are the number on interaction element. This is because there are lots a guidelines to follow to make sure all the links work.
3. The author says that the option to enlarge the product photo is important to a commerse site. I disagree. While it may be a neat little feature to have on your website, I don't think it is all that important for the user to see their product slightly bigger.
4. I think that this is a good list of things to focus on for a commerse site. If I were purchasing something online I would expect these guidelines to be met.
1. The number 1 mistake are legibility problems in a website. It is annoying when people are viewing a website and they cannot read anything on it because of poorly contrasted fonts and backgrounds.
2. Links are the number interaction element. This is because in order to navigate through out the web, you need to click on some sort of link almost all the time.
3. One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. I agree with this because all sites have to be user friendly and if a site is not, the user gets confused or frustrated and leaves the site to look for a more user friendly one.
4. I think that these are all of the things that are required for a website to be a good site because these are the things that a user is looking for on a site. These things are very important because without these basic guidlines, websites are sloppy and drive away the viewers to a different site.
1. The number one mistake is text that is hard to read. If text is too small, older people have trouble reading it. If it is in low contrast with the background, it will also be hard to read.
2. The number one interaction element is links. They are used to navigate around so that is probably why.
3. One of the longstanding guidelines is the ability to enlarge a photo. I think it is important because I like to see details of the product, which is the complaint with most users.
4. I think the authors list of five things is important. Every time I go to a website, I usually get annoyed by unreadable text or long forms. If customers arent happy with a website, they probably wont buy anything from it.
1. The number one mistake was legibility problems, mainly bad fonts. Other issues involving legibility included low contrast between text and background.
2. Links are the Web's number one interaction element because links are used to travel to different parts of the web very easily and quickly, making them very efficient tools for browsing.
3. Websites should offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. This is important for a commerce site because people may need to resize different parts of the website to make it more legible for them, and if they can't do that, then the website isn't very user-friendly.
4. The five things the author listed that users want quality improvements in are very important. Without some of them, such as legibile text, the website becomes useless to users who can't read the website. If a user has questions but cannot find an answer, this can be very frustrating to a user. Bugs, typos, and corrupted data are all things that depreciate the website and make it appear less professional. Short and simple forms along with navigation and search tools that work easily make a website easier to use and much more user-friendly.
1. The number one mistake is legibility problems, most of the voters complained about to small of font sizes and the rest complanied about low contrast between text and the background.
2. The web's number one interaction element is links. I think this is beacuse links are used for multiple reasons by almost every website.
3. One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. This is because if a customer can see the picture enlarged, it will give them more confidence to make their order online.
4. The five things users want quality improvments for are text they can read, content that answers their questions, navigation and search that help them find what they want, short and simple forms (streamlined registration, checkout, and other workflow), and no bugs, typos, or corrupted data, no linkrot, no outdated content. Yes I think these things are important because they are they basic components of web pages that people know how to work so improving upon them would be the smartest decision.
1. The number one mistake is bad fonts. People have problems with some of the text being too small to read or having frozen font sizes. Another complaint is low contrast between the text and the background.
2. The web's number one interaction element is links, links are very important to the web, and without them you wouldn't be able to go from page to page on websites.
3. The author says that offering users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view is one of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability. Yes, I do feel this is important because usually a user will not fully be sold without knowing exactly what the product is supposed to look like, even down to the small details.
4. I think the authors list of five things users want quality improvments in basic web design is very accurate. I think that every single thing on that list is important. If a customer is not fully satisfied, then you just lost a possible addition to your source of income.
1. legibility problems. two thirds votors said small font sizes or frozen font sizes are the biggest problem along with the one third that complained about the low contrast between the text and the background.
2.links are the webs number one interaction element because it can lead people to other parts of your site and can also lead them to other sites as well.
3.the ability to enlarge product photos for a close up view. yes i agree with it because it will give the customer a better look at the product so that they can look and see if it is right for them.
4.i think that these are very important to imporve because it make the customer feel they know what they are doing instead of being puzzled.
1. The number one mistake was legibility problems. For example, some fonts are too small or don't contrast well with the background and are hard to read.
2. Links are the Web's number one interaction element. This is because home pages give basic info, but users click links to see specifically what they're looking for. Links are the gateway to other pages and what people want to see.
3. The author says that the ability to enlarge product photos is one of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability. This is important because users won't want to buy a product if they can't see details.
4.I agree with the author's list. These five things are key for having a user-friendly website. Customers want to be able to quickly find the information they're looking for without encountering bugs along the way. They also need to be able to read the fonts and easily give their checkout information to the business.
1. The number one mistake is legibility problems. Voters complained about small font sizes, the legibility of fonts, and the low contrast between the text and the background.
2. Links are the web's number one interaction because links lead you to more information and different sites.
3. The author says one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. I agree that this is important for an E-commerce site because consumers want to know exactly what they are buying, and not just see a little picture of it.
4. I think all five of these things will improve web sites and make it easier for the user. Its important for the text to be legible and users want to find the answers they are looking for quickly. Easy navigation and short simple forms will make their experience with the website easier. Also, users don't want to read outdated content or read text with typos.
1. The number one mistake was 'Legibility Problems', this means that the text on the page is very hard to read. People sometimes use the wrong text color for the background, offering little to no contrast making it very hard for the user to read. Not only the text color but if text is to small it is also very hard to read.
2. The web's number one interaction element is Links. Links are number one because they are almost required to have a functioning website. Links are the primary way that people navigate across the Internet and individual websites.
3. The author says that Photo Enlargement is a long standing guideline for e-commerce. I believe this is true, letting someone enlarge an image will increase the chance of them buying the item.
4. I think this is a good, basic list for basic needs of a website. I strongly agree that text needs to be easily read. This list is important people needs websites that are easy to use.
1) The number one mistake is font type in documents as well as font size and the contrast of the text and the background. These issues make it hard for the reader to easily read the document.
2) The web's number on interaction element are links. This may be because links can attract the readers attention and help them explore the site by highlighting what has been visted or not visited. Links can also be a source of very useful information that isnt mentioned on the web site, such as PDFs.
3) According to the author one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerce usability is to have your web site is supported by multiple browsers, because customers maybe be using a different platform
4)I believe that the author has very valid points because if these issues were actually fixed on every web page, then users would have a much better experience. The only thing I dont agree with 100% are the comments about Flash. I think that a little Flash on a web page will grabe the users attention and is more likely to search your page because it looks interesting, but I can agree with the fact that if you have too much, it becomes annoying.
1. The number one mistake Legibility Problems. These include small font sizes and low contrast between text and background, which are both hard to see.
2. The web's number one interaction element is links. These can connect you to sites that are benificial both you and various businesses if used correctly.
3. One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. I agree because I believe customers will not buy products they cannot see clearly.
4. I agree with the authors list of five things users want quality improvements on in basic web design. I think these are very important because even they are so simple, if there are problems with any of these you will lose customers.
1. The number one mistake on web page's is bad font. Some complained about small font or low contrast between the text and the background.
2. Links are the web's number one interaction element. If links do not confuse users and are used correctly they can improve popularity of mulitiple web pages and give a more open display of the World Wide Web.
3. The author says that a long standing guideline for E-Commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos. Because users are able to see a product enlarged, they can have confidence to buy a product on line.
4. I agree with the authors list of five things users want. I know from personal experiences that there have been times when a webdesigner did not follow these guidelines and it was extremly fustrating for me to stay on that webpage.
1. The number one mistake is the use of Bad fonts. This is because when people use wild and elaborate fonts, yes they look cool but the problem is that most of those kind of fonts are not very legible. Also, some people use fonts that are too small. Contrast of the text and the background is also a lingering issue because many people dont understand you have to balance the webpage using opposites in shade. If you have a white background you would need to use a darker color text, and vice versa.
2. Links are the number one interaction element. Links are probably one of the most common elements, however many links on the web might not work due to broken code. Many of the non proffesional websites , are created by someone who may not know how to write basic html or whatever language they are using. Also, many site are created but not kept up to date, which may also be a problem. Creating links is essential in designing a webpage, because you need to be able to navigate through the sites core structure without encountering any errors.
3. Inadequate Photo Enlargement is another problem because if you see an item you might be interested in, you may want to enlarge the image. However it becomes a problem if you click enlarge image and it either doesn't enlarge or it might even get smaller. Then you become dissatisfied with the website because the item you are most interested in does not have an image that you can see clearly in detail.
4. It is very important to have a legible text on a webpage because if you can't read content on a page then there really is no point of the website. If anyone is looking for an answer to a question they hope to find the most information they can with as little research as possible. So it is key to be thorough with your content on a webpage so you can inform your readers about their problem. Also, being able to navigate throughout the webpage quickly and efficiently is also important so page visitors are satisfied. Short and simple forms are an item of interest because instead of having to go through a 20 minute process on everything about you, a simple form is usually all that is neccessary. Having a complete page with no errors or bugs is probably one of the most sought after elements of a webpage because nothing is worse than clicking on a link and it not being able to link you to the intended page.
1. What was the number one mistake. Describe some of the issues in detail. Legibility problems, bad fonts.
2. What is the web's number one interaction element? Why do you think this is? Links, because they make it easier to change web pages.
3. What does the author say is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability? Do you agree this is important for a commerce site? Explain. An example would be being able to enlarge a picture. Its important because if your shopping online and want to makesure that you like the item your thinking about buying, you can enlarge it.
4. Give me your opinion on the authors list of five things users want quality improvments in basic web design. Do you think these things are important? Why?
I think theyre very important, because without those 5 it makes surfing or buying on the web a hassel.
1. Text mistakes when people do not use the correct font size or people put darker text on a dark background.
2. The webs number one interaction element in webpages are hyperlinks because people are constantly navigating from webpage to webpage.
3. That the e-commerce site should have a mailing address because it makes the site more trustable.
4. Legibility problems
non-standered links
flash
Content not for the web
bad search
i thik these thingns need to be fixed because I see them often myself.
1. The number one problem is legibility. Usually too small font sizes and low contrast between the text and background
are the cause of this.
2. Links are the web's number one interaction element. I think that is because it allows users to navigate from one place to the next.
3. One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability mentioned is the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. I agree because seeing the tiny details gives shoppers the confidence they need to place an order online.
4. I think all the items on the list are important because they are all basic details needed for users to get what they want from a specific site easily.
1. Legibility Problems was the number one mistake, which includes small or frozen font sizes and low contrast between text and background.
2. I think that hyperlinks are the number one interaction element because they allow the user to navigate away from the page to another page relating to the previous one.
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4. I think these five things are important because when users look for content that answers their questions, they want to make sure it is readable, typo-free, and they want it short and simple. It would also help for them to be able to navigate and search for those answers quickly and easily.
1.) Legibility problems it got twice as many votes as the number two item. Sizes were too small or frozen. Low contrast was also an issue.
2.)Links are the web's number one interaction element. If common expectations are violated users become confused and delayed.
3.)The ability to enlarge products for a close-up. Yes i agree. It allows the user to see more details which means they are more likely to get what they want.
4.)I think that these 5 items are pretty correct. i do find these things important because without them navigating, reading, and using websites in general would be very difficult. They make it much more simple.
1. The number one mistake was problems reading fonts that were used, and with contrast between fonts and the background.
2. Links. Because that's how you navigate between pages, so every page has them.
3. The ability to allow users to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. It is important for a commerce site because it allows people to see exactly what they're buying.
4. I think he's pretty much right. People want web sites to be easy to use so they don't have to deal with annoying stuff. They are important because they make a site better for its users.
1. The worst mistake was bad fonts. The font could be too smallo or could have bad contrast between the font and background.
2. Links were the number one interaction element. This is probaly because they are the most common form of interaction and can be found on almost every website.
3. One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce websites is the ability to enlarge pictures. This is important for some products more than others so it really depends on what is being sold.
4. These things are all important to the design of a site. Without them you couldn't have a good or even decent site.
1.) Legibility Problems, mostly bad fonts and to small of fonts, and also very low contrast between test and background.
2.) The webs number one interaction element is links. they are used in just about every site and greatly help you navigate the web.
3.)He says its the is to offer users the ability to enlarge products photos for a close-up view. I think this is very important for a ecommerce site. Sometimes seeing a detail up close can give a shopper the confindence to buy a products.
4.) I think that the 5 items are pretty correct. i find them importnat because without them it would be extrememly diffuclt to navigate the web. for example, text they can read, if a site had text that was difficult to read i would get frustrated and just leave the computer.
1. The number one mistake was legibility problems. People using bad fonts colors, or sizes on their text and making it hard for everyone to read.
2. The web's number one interaction element is links. This is because everybody uses links. Everyone has access to them, people of all ages know what to do. All you have to do is click on it and you've interacted with it.
3. One of the long standing guidelines for E-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. Yes I think this is important. If you're trying to buy an item or product from a site, you want to be able to get a good look at it.
4. I agree that these five things are very important. If you can't read a site, why bother wasteing your time trying to? And if the content of a page doesn't answer your questions or the nevigation and search is confusing, you're just going to get aggrivated and move on. Typos make a site look unprofessional and is less likely to get many visitors, also, long forms can cause people to not want to take the time to fill out the information.
1. The number one Web design mistake is having legibility problems. If fonts are too small, written in an unusual type, or blend in with the background, readers are unable to actually read the material. This renders the entire website useless.
2.Links are the Web's number one interaction element. This is because they are simple to code, user-friendly, and universally recognized as an opportunity for the user to interact with the website.
3. According to the author, offering users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerce usability. I agree with this because seeing details or inspecting texture gives shoppers the confidence they need to follow through with the purchase. Otherwise, the customer will secondguess themselves and decide against buying the product online.
4. I think it's important to pay attention to the author's list of five quality improvements wanted by users. Despite the tendency to want to add more fluff to a website with cool fonts, animations, etc., users want the basics more than they want the fluff. If a user can't read the site, the content is confusing, or the site is user-unfriendly, it doesn't matter how amazing your site looks, users will not like it.
1. The #1 mistake was legibility problems. People design websites with fonts that are way too small to read, or use fonts that are almost the same color as the background.
2. The web's #1 interaction element is links. This is because linking allows web users to explore the Internet and lets different webpages by different people be connected.
3. One of the long standing guidelines for E-commerce usability is allowing users to see photos of products up close. This is very important for commerce because a buyer is going to want to examine a product in detail so that they know exactly what they're getting before they buy it.
4. The basic webpage quality improvements listed are very important. No one wants to go to a webpage with text you can't read, confusing information, navigation issues, long and boring forms, or typos. All of these things will make a web user leave that site and go to a different one. Those basic mistakes make web pages look very unprofessional and I wouldn't want to buy their products.
1. The number one mistake was ligibility problems. People agreed that the sizes of fonts are often too small and then people cannot read them as well. Also, low contrast between the the text and background is not appealing to the eye. For example a very light colored text would not be easily read agianst a white background.
2. Links are the web's number one interaction element because they are very user friendly. Links allow the user to get all their needed information.
3. The author states that a guideline for E-commerse usability is to offer users the ability to englarge product photos for a close-up view. I agree that this is very important because the customer who is on your commerce website wants to feel secure that this is the product they really want to buy. If the image is too small, the consumer could pass over possible flaws that don't appeal their taste.
4. I think that the list of five things that users want quality improvements on is very important. The internet is made up of content and websites and we want to use it to get information and get it easily, without frustration. It is much less important how technilogically advanced our web is.
1. The number one mistake, in my opinion, was the legibility problems. Any time I click into a website and I can't read half the text I immediatly just go back. Font sizes and font calors need to by legible otherwise people will not return to that website.
2.The web's number one interaction element is links. Websites use huge amounts of links that connect to other pictures or websites. Links are even searched for when using a search engine. They are number one because people have to use them to get to desired website.
3. The author said that one of the long standing guidelines for EComm usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. This is importnat because customers mus beable to get a detailed look of the prodcut they wish to buy otherwise they might not trust that the product is what they want.
4. The top 5 things users want in quiality improvments is pretty much accurate. People need to be able to read they text, click on obvious links, use up-to-date animation software, have easy to understand layouts, and good searches. If a user has most of these things they are usually good to go and will continue to use websites as tools to purchase goods and services that they wish to have.
1. The number one mistake is legablity, which is like bad fonts. Small font sizes and low contrast between the text and background are part of this problem.
2.The web's number one interaction element is links because everyone has to use them to get to and around websites.
3.He says that offering the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up veiw is a long-standing guideline, because shoppers need the option to look closely at details like they would be able to do in a real store.
4.The five things that the authors users list to improve i think are definitely important because you need to be able to read the font, they need to understand everything on your page and want their questions answered so they can trust your page, navigation and search things help find stuff easier and faster which can be help your user no get so frustrated, short simple forms is really similar to that too becasue no one likes filling out needless information plus they dont know how secure your site is so they wont want to put in a lot of information, and finally the bugs and typos and such help your site look nice and proffessional which will help people trust your products more than a cheap sketchy looking site.
1. The number one problem with web design is font problems. People say font is too small or doesn't have enough contrast with the background.
2. Links are the number one interaction element on the web.
3. Useable forms are very important for an e-commerce because on a site that makes things complicated and unclear a customer less likely to place the order.
4. I agree that a lot of websites could improve on the same things. Content that answers questions is especially important because people usually visit a website because the have questions.
1. The number one mistake is legibility problems. One of them was small font sizes which is when the font size is to small to read. Another one was low contrast which is when the contrast between the text and the background makes it to hard to read.
2. Links are the number one interaction element. this is because they are an esey way to navigate the web.
3.One of the long-standing guidelines is the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. This is important for a commerce site so customers can see the item better before they buy it.
4.These things are very important. with out most of them, it would make serching the internet,using the internet or even reading close to impossible.
1. the number one mistake is bad fonts. the usual complaints is about small font sizes, low contrast between text and background, and freeze fonts.
2. the web's number one interaction element is links. I think this is true because the viewer can either decide to click on a link or not click on a link.
3. one of the long standing guidelines for e-commerce usuability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view.v This is important for a commerce site so that a client can see an item in more detail and feel more confident and more likely to buy the item.
4. Improving the quality of the basics rather than creating new material is a very smart thing to do. Viewers are aiming to find out what they need, not other complications and mistakes. Making the internet sites more simple and easy to read and understand should be the goal of all webmasters.
1. The number one mistake is bad fonts. Often the font sizes chosen by the creator are too small or the contrast between the background and text color are not drastic enough.
2. Links are the web's number one interaction element. I think this is because links are what direct a person from one site to another. They also direct the user to different aspects of one website and usually are easy to operate.
3. The author states that offering users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view is one of the long standing guidelines for E-Commerce usability. I think that this is important because the user needs to be able to see the product they are about to purchase up close so they know that it is in mint condition and doesn't have any problems. They also need to make sure this is for sure the product they want to buy. Otherwise, they may not buy it.
4. I do think that the author's list of five things users want quality improvments in basic web design is accurate. Users want an easy way to purchase the products they like online. All five of these improvments provide just that.
1. The number one mistake was Bad fonts, they complained about small font sizes or frozen font sizes, low contrast between text and background.
2. The webs number one interaction element is links. The links may not work and they might confuse or delay users, and it also might prevent u from using the site.
3. One of the the long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability is, to elarge pictures/products
for a close-up view.
4. I think the authors did a good job on telling us what the users waned improved. I do think its importent if they fixed the things we wanted to improved,that the stuff would work alot better and not as many complaintes.
1. The number one mistake that stood out to me was the legibility problem. I usually always read some text and notice the font size if its small and and actual font to see if its actually readable.
2.Links are the Web's number one interaction element. For instance violating common expectations for how links work is a sure way to confuse and delay users.
3.One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view.Yes, i agree with it because say your shopping online and you like an article of clothing such as a shirt. You want to make sure the texture of that shirt fits your needs, so you can zoom in to the pic. and see for yourself.
4. Imporoving the quality of web design is smart. I agree with this plan along with a lot of my peers. Changing the fonts so you can actually read the text is a good way to start. Also i agree that there should be no bugs, typos, or corrupted data at all. Basically your trying to draw people to your web page and design is key so they actaully stay on your site and browse around.
1. What was the number one mistake. Describe some of the issues in detail.
The number one mistakes was legibility problems. Some of the issues were fonts that were to hard to read due to size and contrast with the background.
2. What is the web's number one interaction element? Why do you think this is?
The web's number one interaction element is links. I think this is because when people notice a link on a web page they get curious about what it goes to and usually click, or interacts, with it.
3. What does the author say is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability? Do you agree this is important for a commerce site? Explain.
The author says that one long standing guideline for E-commerse usablility is inadequate photo enlargement. I do think this is important because it gives the buyer a better look at what they are truely purchasing and gives them more confidence to spend their money on it.
4. Give me your opinion on the authors list of five things users want quality improvments in basic web design. Do you think these things are important? Why?
I think that these five things are important because being able to read the text on a web page is important or you get turned away by the appearance. Also, short and simple forms are really important because noone wants to spend more time filling out information than they did finding the product they are wanting to purchse. They also don't want to have to fill out a form giving information that they do not feel is important for the company to have.
1. The number one mistake has to do with legibility issues. Fonts are either too small or the font color is not contrasted well with the background.
2. Links are the web's number one interaction element. I think this is because it is the users way of connecting with the computer and telling it where to go by just clicking a button.
3. The author says that one of the longstanding guidelines for e-commerce usability is to enlarge pictures for close-up view. I agree with this because as a buyer, I want to see every part of the product that I am buying. By looking at it up close it is almost like looking at the item in a store.
4. I agree with the authors list of five improvements users want in a web page. I think these are important because they help add to the purpose of the web page. It makes it clear and easy to navigate.
1. The number one mistake was legibility problems. Some of the issues with this were fonts being too small or the font sizes being frozen. Another issue was low contrast between text and background.
2. The webs number one interaction elements are links. I think this is because links are the users way of telling the webpage where to go.
3. The author says that offering users the ability to enlarge products for a close-up view is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerce usability. I don't think this is important because while it is nice to have, there are more important stuff that the designer should focus on.
4. I agree with what the author says are the five things that users want quality improvements on in basic web design. I think that these are the most important things because it will make the site visually attractive and will provide for the users needs.
1. The number one mistake was legibility problems. The problems were the small font sizes, frozen font sizes, low contrast between text and background.
2. The number one interaction element is links, because almost if not every single webpage uses links to take people to spots on another page or on their own page.
3. The author says the ability to enlarge photos is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerse usability. I agree because it can be very annoying to look at small photos or try to.
4. I think they are because the rules are basic, but cover the most important parts of web design.
1)Legibilty issues is the number one problem. People have a hard time reading text due to font style of size. People also say that they struggle because of the lack of contrast between background and text color.
2)The webs number one interaction element are links. This is because links are used to travel around the internet without links, people would actually have to type website addresses into search boxes
3)The ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view is one of the long standing web guide lines. I think it is definetely important because people want to see what they are going to buy and they want to see it close and well.
4)I agree with the author and what he said.Basics are what make a web site and when done wrong can make a possibly decent website suck. Basics are a basic for a reason. They are the foundations of a website. They are very important.
1. The number one mistake was legibility problems. Font sizes and contrast between text and background were the most complained about when talking about legibility. Do not confuse and delay users with wrong use of links. Most people use bad flash which is jazzing up a page, but not just to add additional power and feature unable in a static page to allow the user to better understand your page. Content should be short, scannable, and to the point (quickly, understandable). Try and get better search results (takes investment). Make compatible with multiple browsers. Don't use over excessive form make them simple. Always include contact info and company info. Make website compatable with all types of page widths. No POP UPSSS!!
2. The Web's number one interaction element are links. I believe that is because links are used for almost everything in the World Wide Web. When you use a search engine that is a giant link that takes you to pages of other links that take you to website which have links that can take you to different places within that web site. Links are what make the WWW work so well.
3. One of the long-standing guidelines for e-commerce usability is to offer users the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view. I actually do not agree with the artist. Your site is like a piece of artwork people want to be able to see it as a whole and you want people to see it as a whole. For certain instances you might want a photo to inlarge for example a product, but not every photo. A photo on a web site should already be large enough to see if it is a good web page.
4. I agree with the five things the auther wants quality improvments in because i have dealt with all of these thing as well and would like them to be changed.
1.The number one mistake was bad fonts.Small font sizes and low contrast between the text and backgrounds makes it hard to read.
2.The web's number one interaction element are links. I think this is because its how you maneuver yourself (as the reader) from one web page to the next to find what you are looking for.
3.The author says that the offer to users to allow the ability to enlarge product photos for a close-up view is one of the long standing guidelines for E-commerce usability. I agree with this from an e-commerce standpoint because this allows the users to have a confidence in what they are buying and it makes them more likely to buy the product.
4.The author's list of five things users want quality improvements on in basic web design are text they can read, content that answers their questions, navigation and search that help them find what they want, short and simple forms, and no bugs, typos, or corrupted data. I agree with this list because these are all essential things to just having a basic good running website.
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