Thursday, September 18, 2014

Week 3- Aesthetics, Design & Branding



I chose two opposites from the list provided. 


Three potential problems:
This website for me is way too busy.
The font is small with too much going on and they are trying to fit too much information on the home page. 
They have no social media outlets on the site either.
I’m not seeing a logo or anything that is a branding piece for this company.

When you first look at it, it’s little overwhelming.  I feel it could be improved by organizing the information on different tabs/ pages.  For example, an about us tab, testimonial tab, new products, etc.  All of this is on the home page.  I feel it needs to be cleaned up. Plus when you click on the tabs on the side, it looks like a catalog was scanned in to show the information.  

The only thing I think they have done right is to have pictures.  Everyone loves pictures and especially for torches they need to know what kind they are buying and the specs on them; however, I’m not seeing any pricing.



This one is the completely opposite than the previous, as it is very organized.  I like the white color as it’s very calming and adds to the simplicity of it even though the site itself offers a lot of information.

Three potential problems:
I do notice the do not have any social media outlets on their site.
It would be helpful to have the phone number on the top.
Not sure I can pick out another one…

I feel that apple got their website right.  It is very easy to maneuver around and the information is easy accessible.  You get a list of their products and can go into each page separately which offers further information.      
I feel this site is more welcoming. It definitely portrays their slick aesthetic.  Plus it features apple’s current hottest product on their home page which is easy to find because this is possibly what the majority of their customers are currently looking for.  This picture most likely changes when they have their new products come out.

3 comments:

  1. I agree with your blog on both websites. The problematic website was not well designed with it's crowded layout that as a consumer I may not want to spend much time viewing it. Not enough information would lead a viewer to spend too much time searching. As for Apple's website, total agreement that it's organized, clean and a visually appealing website. It's a site that a consumer can spend a lot of time on to help him/her make an intelligent decision on an Apple purchase. Wonder why they don't have a social media platform.

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  2. Wow, yes the first is far too busy, it is certainly overwhelming and hits you right when you open the page, how are you supposed to find your way around this site?
    And for apple.com, it certainly is very hard to find flaws in their work so I can certainly understand not being able to find a third potential problem. They are well known and especially for their sleek designs and white/gray backgrounds. Good observations :)

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  3. I'm with you on the tech torch one. Way to overwhelming. I think they need to redo the site somehow. Even if its just small changes they can definitely go a long way to improving the site overall. I think apple is a great example of a top notch website. Everything is easy to read, and easy to find. The layout is very user friendly which is what apple aims to do.

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