Scenario: MWS require a website to advertise, catalogue and allow purchases of their products. You have been asked to develop the client side of the website. In order to do this effectively you need to research and analyse the factors that are considered essential for a modern web design prior to designing the website itself.
Task 1 (LO1 AC 1.1, M1, M2 and D1)
A document, correctly formatted, indexed and fully referenced of not more than 800 words illustrated with screenshots of good and bad examples of websites.
- Research and analyse the factors that are considered essential for a modern web design
- Make sure you consider functionality, usability, accessibility and business requirements
- Produce your list of essential design elements, referencing your sources
- Choose three good and three bad web designs and evaluate them against your list, discussing their strengths and weaknesses
- Discuss and justify how you would improve the bad examples
Make sure your work is fully referenced and illustrated
Task 2 : (LO2 AC 2.2, D1 and D3)
Your design has to be peer reviewed by a colleague. When it is complete ask them to review your plan for the following:
- Meeting the needs of MWS
- Suitability of the design for the target audience
- Usability and accessibility of the design
- Attractiveness of the design
Prepare a questionnaire asking them to rate each section of the design for the four criteria above on a scale of 1-5. Allow for written comments and an overall conclusion.
Review the results of the questionnaire and compare them with your own evaluation of the solution. Describe any modifications you would make to the solution as a result of the feedback - but do not change your original solution.
For Task 1: A design portfolio with labeled illustrations consisting of 700 words or equivalent
For Task 2: Results of the questionnaire along with your analysis and proposed modifications. About 400 words.