Web236 - Web Design I - Week 5 - Final - Riordan Manufacturing Website Evaluation
Riordan Manufacturing Website Evaluation
Names
University of Phoenix
WEB/236 Web Design I
Instructor
April 26, 2011
Riordan Manufacturing Website Evaluation
Riordan Manufacturing Inc. is an internationally known and respected plastics company. They are an innovator when it comes to plastic injection molding. They are based throughout the United States and abroad. With all that this company has accomplished, it is astonishing that they have not brought their website up to the same standards.
When first visiting Riordan’s home page, it appears bland and seems as if it was created by a novice web designer who used a website template. The overall appearance is not welcoming to the site’s users and its white background and lack of content makes the homepage next to lifeless (see fig. 1),
Figure 1
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The internet home page gives the user a brief description of the company and some contact information. There is a list of some of the products Riordan supplies, but that is it; it is just a list. There is no description of the items. No links that takes the user to pictures of the items. No links that takes users and/or customers to an ordering catalog or even an on-line ordering system. The only upside to the home page is that they have three pictures and a banner that makes the page somewhat bearable.
When the user travels to the intranet there is just a banner and three sections of the home page (See fig. 2). The three sections include a brief description of Riordan Manufacturing with a bit more details than the internet nom page, their mission statement, and a history of the company. To the left of all of that there are several links that lets the user navigate his way through several departments within the company. However, Riordan has once again kept the plain white background and keeps their web pages uneventful.
Figure 2
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The intended purpose of the internet home page is not as obvious as other home pages. With only a brief description, along
Names
University of Phoenix
WEB/236 Web Design I
Instructor
April 26, 2011
Riordan Manufacturing Website Evaluation
Riordan Manufacturing Inc. is an internationally known and respected plastics company. They are an innovator when it comes to plastic injection molding. They are based throughout the United States and abroad. With all that this company has accomplished, it is astonishing that they have not brought their website up to the same standards.
When first visiting Riordan’s home page, it appears bland and seems as if it was created by a novice web designer who used a website template. The overall appearance is not welcoming to the site’s users and its white background and lack of content makes the homepage next to lifeless (see fig. 1),
Figure 1
[pic]
The internet home page gives the user a brief description of the company and some contact information. There is a list of some of the products Riordan supplies, but that is it; it is just a list. There is no description of the items. No links that takes the user to pictures of the items. No links that takes users and/or customers to an ordering catalog or even an on-line ordering system. The only upside to the home page is that they have three pictures and a banner that makes the page somewhat bearable.
When the user travels to the intranet there is just a banner and three sections of the home page (See fig. 2). The three sections include a brief description of Riordan Manufacturing with a bit more details than the internet nom page, their mission statement, and a history of the company. To the left of all of that there are several links that lets the user navigate his way through several departments within the company. However, Riordan has once again kept the plain white background and keeps their web pages uneventful.
Figure 2
[pic]
The intended purpose of the internet home page is not as obvious as other home pages. With only a brief description, along
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