EXERCISE 4

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EXERCISE 4

  • Find the websites of three manufacturers within a single industry, such as personal watercraft, cars, computers, or medical equipment. Study the three sites, focusing on one of these aspects of site design:
    • use of color
    • quality of the writing
    • quality of the site map or index
    • navigation, including the clarity and placement of links to other pages in the site
    • accommodation of multicultural readers
    • accommodation of people with disabilities
    • phrasing of the links

    Which of the three sites is most effective? Which is least effective? Why? Compare and contrast the three sites in terms of their effectiveness.