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Website Site Critiques.

Trader Joe's

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Questions

  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. Did the site have a color scheme or look and feel that was repeated on all the pages?
  9. How does the site respond to smaller window sizes (responsive design)?
  10. What does this site offer that was unusual or very well done?

Answers:

  1. My first impression was that the site was very colorful. Visually it seems very appealing and it has its own aesthetic going on.
  2. The site itself has a very nice flow with information. There are different links that direct you to its respected location.
  3. I would agree with the site structure making sense. It's nicely organized and easy to find what you're looking for.
  4. I would say it definitely enhances from the site, I like how the first thing you see is what most people are looking for, which are the products. Adding other pieces to the site like recipes adds a nice touch.
  5. The homepage took little time to load so I would say it's reasonable.
  6. The text color is a dark grey with contrasts well with the white background. On top of that its a nice size and makes it easy to read. The white background seems to enhance the website by highlighting the colorful photos.
  7. The site did include a variety of navigation tools, mainly hyperlinks. The navigation was very well done since it had a little icon that corresponded with what it would send you to.
  8. The site did have a color scheme of warm colored photographs with a white background. Throughout all the pages they all had a similar vibe to one another.
  9. After opening the site on a phone and computer I would say the site definitely does have a nice response to other devices and still fits nicely.
  10. The site offers a section with a podcast. It was unusual since that isnt what you would expect but I would consider it well done.