website research

Website Research

For this web authoring assignment we are to find 6 relevant sites on the web.
Then choose 3 of the websites that I have found to talk about in detail under the following headings. Design
Navigation
Ease of Use
Typography
Colors
Graphics
Other Considerations

Name of The Site
Url

Sally’s Salon Services

http://www.sallyexpress.com/ie/

Eclips Hair Salon

http://www.eclipshair.ie/

Bella Hair & Beauty

http://www.bella.ie/

GHD Hair

http://www.ghdhair.com/ie/

Peter Marks

http://www.petermark.ie/

Allure Hair Salon

http://www.allurehairsalon.ie/

Sally’s Salon Services

http://www.sallyexpress.com/ie/
Sally’s Salon Services

What I Like about this website is the drop down menu on the navigation bar and I hope to implement this into my own website.

The Design –
Here I will look at this site’s design under the following design headings- Contrast Repetition Alignment Proximity
Contrast –
This site has great contrast with the black background and the white background behind the products which gives great contrast as well as the hot pink logo and special offers being put in the pink which really stand out from the background.

Repetition –
This site has very good repetition as you navigate through the site the background, header, footer, logo, colour scheme and type all stay the same which is very important as well as the navigation bar stays in the same place throughout the whole website this is essential for a website so that the user knows where to go no matter what page you are on, your navigation bar should not change throughout the site unless your design implements that.
There is also repetition between all the pages with the images having the same background and in the same positions this lets the user know that they are images to do with this site where as if a image dramatically changes some users might not know whether