Daniel's Website Review

Trader Joe's Evaluation

Trader Joe's website

Questions to ask

  1. What was your first impression of this site?
  2. How does this site organize the flow of information? (Do they have links on the left and text on the right? Some other scheme? No scheme?)
  3. Does the site structure make sense or does it confuse you? Why?
  4. Does the site graphics/layout/multimedia enhance the site or detract from it? Why?
  5. How long did it take for the home page to load? Was the load time reasonable?
  6. Was the text color and size readable? If a background color or image was used, did it enhance or detract from the site?
  7. Did the site have a navigation bar or other navigation tool? Was the navigation well done?
  8. How does the site respond to smaller window sizes (responsive design)?
  9. What does this site offer that was unusual or very well done
  10. Did the site have a color scheme or look and feel that was repeated on all the pages

Answers

  1. I thought the site was very well made, and creative.
  2. It uses a stacked card-based scheme, the homepage features large banners highlighting the latest seasonal products
  3. It might be confusing to people at first, since it's not a typical online store. However, for what it is, it's a very good and useful website
  4. The site has a cozy, retro style which devinitely enhances the site's feel.
  5. It loaded almost instantly, which is more than reasonable.
  6. The colors and images of the website blend together perfectly.
  7. It has a search bar that you can use to search for specific products. It works great and is very useful.
  8. It responds by compressing the information and giving you the option to scroll through it.
  9. Trader Joe's has a recipes section on its website on the left hand side, which isn't very common and is a nice surprise.
  10. Yes, it has a white retro look and feel to the whole thing which is very charming and nice.