Usability Evaluation and Recommendations
Usability Evaluation and Recommendations
For Sixties Press Poetry Magazine
IT3210 - Web Systems and Technologies
John Winko
Capella University
Introduction This paper will propose a website redesign for Sixties Press Poetry Magazine located at http://www.sixtiespress.co.uk. The site is owned by Thushari Williams according to Whois and the primary purpose of the site is curating/collecting/publishing various poets’ work that relates to a 1960’s era theme. There does not appear to be any corporate backing to the publication or syndication of any sort. After reading through the tirade of obfuscated source code, it is a safe assumption the site was initially done in an older version of Microsoft Word then saved as a webpage. Site improvements will be recommended based off of a blended heuristic matrix found in appendix 1 formed from Search Engine Journal and usereffect.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction 2 Table of Contents 3 Identity 4 Structure and layout 4 Information architecture and site navigation 5 Use of visual elements 6 Usability 7 Accessibility 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Appendix 1 - Heuristic Usability Questionnaire 10 Appendix 2 – Site Navigation and Use Case Scenario 14
Identity The website http://www.sixtiespress.co.uk is for a magazine called “Sixties Press Poetry”. The site has a logo that is replicated at the top of every page but does not have a clear tag line to indicate the purpose of the site. A user has to glean the fact the site is a collaboration of different authors generating 60’s themed poetry from menu items and the body content on the main page. There is not a specific “About Us” page anywhere on the site and the only contact information is in a small section on the bottom left portion of the homepage.
The target audience is anyone seeking poetry with a 60’s theme and critical of poetry publishing processes in place in today’s society. Additionally, there are options for purchasing
For Sixties Press Poetry Magazine
IT3210 - Web Systems and Technologies
John Winko
Capella University
Introduction This paper will propose a website redesign for Sixties Press Poetry Magazine located at http://www.sixtiespress.co.uk. The site is owned by Thushari Williams according to Whois and the primary purpose of the site is curating/collecting/publishing various poets’ work that relates to a 1960’s era theme. There does not appear to be any corporate backing to the publication or syndication of any sort. After reading through the tirade of obfuscated source code, it is a safe assumption the site was initially done in an older version of Microsoft Word then saved as a webpage. Site improvements will be recommended based off of a blended heuristic matrix found in appendix 1 formed from Search Engine Journal and usereffect.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction 2 Table of Contents 3 Identity 4 Structure and layout 4 Information architecture and site navigation 5 Use of visual elements 6 Usability 7 Accessibility 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Appendix 1 - Heuristic Usability Questionnaire 10 Appendix 2 – Site Navigation and Use Case Scenario 14
Identity The website http://www.sixtiespress.co.uk is for a magazine called “Sixties Press Poetry”. The site has a logo that is replicated at the top of every page but does not have a clear tag line to indicate the purpose of the site. A user has to glean the fact the site is a collaboration of different authors generating 60’s themed poetry from menu items and the body content on the main page. There is not a specific “About Us” page anywhere on the site and the only contact information is in a small section on the bottom left portion of the homepage.
The target audience is anyone seeking poetry with a 60’s theme and critical of poetry publishing processes in place in today’s society. Additionally, there are options for purchasing
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