Katelyn Webster Exercise 2
The "5 Points of Safe Driving School" website is incredibly unusable. The homepage lacks formatting that allows the user to easily navigate or find what they are looking for. The links are placed randomly throughout the page without any structure. Additionally, two of the links say the exact same thing (“For the Online Virginia Driver Improvement Course”) with one exception: one link opens in the same window as the homepage and the other link opens in a new window. One of the images on the page is also a link, but the image does not place emphasis on where the link goes –instead, it places the words in small text on a computer screen in the image. The text on the computer screen says “Go to the Defensive Driving Online Course” and after clicking the link, it takes you to the same page as the two previously mentioned links that say “For the Online Virginia Driver Improvement Course.” So, now the homepage has three links to one page AND uses two different names for the same course: Defensive Driving and Driver Improvement.
Also, the link that says “Click here to view Virginia Driver Improvement Classroom Schedules & Register Online” takes users to a page that is too noisy with a blinking header and vibrant background. It makes the header appear to be the most important information on the page (whereas, the information on the page actually is). The information on the page is not easy to navigate. It should be placed in a table with visible borders to help users navigate the information. More so, none of the additional pages provide links to return to the homepage. As a result, users are forced to use the back arrow or button on their web browser to return to the homepage. Lastly, the homepage provides a search engine, but places it at the bottom of the website, which is a poor position. Search engines should be placed on the top left or right of the screen where users will be able to easily locate them.
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