Why would a tennis enthusiast choose to purchase a tennis racket at a particular website? If the designers of that website have tailored the user experience to appeal to tennis players, will that site generate more sales, or are tennis players and other subgroups of society unaffected by the visual appeal of a website? How … Continue reading Magnetizing Website Design
Having chosen to major in ‘Information Networking and Telecommunications – Web and Mobile Application Development,’ no one will find it surprising that I am fascinated by the effects of websites on users. It is interesting that different people have completely different preferences when picking colors and graphics for a website, and different reactions to the … Continue reading Secondary Searching – Web Design Preferences
Having experienced personal reactions, both positive and negative, to graphics used on websites, and excellent or abysmal web design, I have become interested in the effects of graphics and web design on large groups of people. A graphic that I find displeasing, my brother may find delightful, and my friend prefers graphics that differ entirely … Continue reading Advanced Searching: Web Design Preferences
ProQuest – 116 results Search words: Website AND design AND graphics AND preference AND age AND user-centered Limiters: last 5 years, scholarly journals EBSCO – 25 results Search words: Website design AND preference AND graphics Limiters: None Gale Academic OneFile – 104 results Search words: Website AND design AND graphics AND preference AND … Continue reading Advanced Search: Website Design Preferences
Gale Academic OneFile was my initial resource. While the quantity of articles is limited, I located two pertinent sources. After completing some research, I turned to ProQuest Database, which is significantly larger, and provided me with three more sources. Finally, I searched EBSCOhost for articles pertaining to preferences in web design. EBSCOhost has fewer sources … Continue reading Week 10 blogpost – Delving into the Depths of Databases
My initial research idea was to learn why some graphics or website templates are more appealing than others. Currently, I plan to research which graphics or website templates appeal to which subgroups of a population. The subgroups could be divided by age, such as children, teens, 20-40, 40-60, and senior citizens, which would include everyone. … Continue reading Preferences in Web Design Styles and Graphics
After researching several web design companies, I realized how much the personality of a corporation’s leaders is reflected in its website. This discovery reinforces the notion that web design increases transparency and communicates powerfully. I also noticed that organizations vary greatly in philosophy, culture, and attention to detail. These differences became more apparent as I … Continue reading Potential Employers