Website Design Classics - Harrods
Too often in life, that which is made out to be great disappoints. When you go on holiday you find the reality smaller, dirtier, less impressive than what you imagine. Sometimes, it is the opposite. What you see fills you with wonder and gives you that child like feeling of amazement. Read More
Posted 26.10.07Update Your Website - McDonalds (Part 2)
In Part 1 I commented on the poor design evident in the McDonalds Global homepage. Now as I stated a corporate website is a difficult thing to manage, especially with franchisees etc. However, this is not a good enough excuse. It is hard but it must be managed. Corporations should be rewarded because what they do is difficult, not for shirking the hard work. Read More
Posted 25.10.07Update Your Website - McDonalds (Part 1)
Sometimes you come across a website so bad that it takes more than one shot to get out all you want to say. Such is the case with McDonalds. McDonalds is a huge company which has come through a recent storm of criticism quite well. While it is often the easy target for people with a nutritional or anti-globalisation agenda, it never really is the scourge people say it is. There are far worse people on the planet than people who sell you a cheap burger. Read More
PostedWebsite Design Classics - The Rakes
One generalisation in website design that usually holds up is that band websites will suck. Band websites generally encompass all that is wrong about usability on the web. I’m not sure why it is, whether bands want a flashy website to prove they are creative or to cover over the fact they are not. Read More
Posted 23.10.07Update Your Website - Italdesign
As I stated with regard to Goldman Sachs, I’m only concerned with highlighting the sites that really should know better. Today’s target, review is Automotive Design Constultancy, Italdesign Read More
Update Your Website - Goldman Sachs
Following on from my Website Design Classics comes the other side, those sites that are either awful (to come) or those that have got complacent and failed to develop. I don’t intend on knocking the local Hotel or Restaurant, but the big guys. The ones who have big budgets but seem to think the web doesn’t matter. Read More
Posted 18.10.07Website Design Classics - Google
If I ask a bunch of students what is their favourite website in terms of design, Google always come out as number one. Why is that?
In the same way that Coke is not the best drink in the World, people often choose it when their are asked “What would you like to drink”. The key to why people choose them is familiarity, consistency and simplicity. Read More
Posted 16.10.07Apple Website Design through the Years
Apple are well known for their high quality and innovative design. In this article I look through the iterations of the online store throughout the years. This article was inspired by Apple related discussions on Brainfuel and Veerle’s Blog Read More
Posted 12.10.07New Vodafone Website Design Review
Now that Vodafone have relaunched their Irish website I thought I’d give my 2 cents on the matter.
First of all it’s a definite improvement. I like the use of colour, they use a lot of colour but it’s not over the top. It definitely makes them stand out from their competitors. However it is not there yet. The primary visual real estate is taken up by an ad for a Motorola phone. It is far too big and likely to be irrelevant to 95% of customers. The users of the site, those with MyVodafone accounts have been demoted further down the page but at least they are still above the fold. Read More
Posted 11.10.07