Every website has its own fault. Whether it's a coding error, or design error, policies are put in place to deal with these sorts of situations that unfold on the World Wide Web. As a website designer or creator, you have to know the rules in which the consumers or customers which come across your website need provided to them so that you aren't breaking the law.
One of the main problem these days is websites for people with disabilities, they are few and far between. For this fault, there was a law placed against this act to make to more fairer (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)). This is just one of the many rules or laws which website designers have to abide by.
So, let us look at some examples and understand the differences and qualities which these websites have;
Facebook
Facebook was created February 2005 by a guy named Mark Zuckerburg, privately owned and made for the soul purpose of contacting other students on the canvas of his university easily, it then exploded in 2009 and has been the most used social network since.
Facebook has quite a simple layout with a gorgeous colour scheme which keeps it attractive and not eye burning. Because Facebook is quite simple, it's a nice loading space, but there's some features such as HTML 5 which keeps status posts coming onto the home page for your own convenience and games for your personal pleasure. The navigation has become a bit more tricky for a first timer recently, as they keep updating how the page looks, but once you get used to it, you know what's what no matter how much they change it. Considering the updates keep coming, it's quite weird from a design view that they would have least put a feature in to change the appearance of the Facebook front page its self, for your own personal benefit. Also, Facebook's layout still looks like it's using tables to construct it's appearance.
As for Content is concerned, it's not made by the creator but by the people who use it and update their so called "Status". Games, how ever, which are hosted onto the Facebook site its self, has its own feeds and content which tells the user or reader whether they have gotten an achievement, received gold or credits, etc. Though, if the content was squashed in its browser window, it appears to stay fixed, which isn't good for computer monitors which are much smaller then the standard size of the website its self.
Yale University School of Art
Yale University School of Art is a unique website (It's a Wiki Page) which can be edited and changed by staff, students and people from outside of the school. Because of this, unfortunately the page doesn't look as professional as any student looking for a University would think.
The content of this website is quite appealing, and spelling is perfect left right and center. This makes it easier to establish what the website is trying to tell a viewer about their webpage and their University. Fonts used on the content are distinguishable and readable, no two fonts clash together. However, despite the information available on the website, colour schemes and backgrounds which change each and every page is enough to put off even the most simple of users. Because of it's changing availability, it's quite simply this websites downfall. Another result of a badly made website is if there's not an update in information, which results back to content issues. Clearly there has been an update recently, during this year, but down the bottom of the websites page it states the last update was 2007.
Gaia Online
Gaia Online started as a Link List in early 2003, but was originally dubbed "Go Gaia". It is now one of the most known free Social Networking website and Forum based game on the internet, winning two awards between 2007 and 2010.
The layout of Gaia Online can vary, depending on what sort of size screen you have (adaptable) and it has a very vibrant colour scheme, but with a young adult tone, really setting their age group between 16 - 30 year olds. HTML 5 can be seen on the front page of Gaia Online, as their news/announcement posts are posted on a slide show with images illustrating what's new, but as for other things which happen around the website are stacked in slats of information in their own boxed tabs. Navigation is also based on tabs, as you hover over the links provided on the top bar, it is laid out perfectly, intentional for people who normally find it hard to find stuff in the first place, everything like your account details and things like that are stored in these tabs, making your website experience more pleasing. Font usage is matching which is always nice. Clashing text, clashing colours or even clashing images are never nice for the viewer to stumble upon. Unfortunately, Gaia Online do not abide by web standards which makes it quite unfair for people with disabilities to log on and search around on the website. This possibly makes their user count much more smaller then intended. Content can also be quite daunting, as there are many older users on the website its self, it can be offensive or rude, but the websites guidelines state that you must be 13 or over to view the site and use it. (PG 13)
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