Main Task
Select and undertake an in-depth evaluation of the following website:
Website: https://www.gumtree.com.au/
Upon the completion of the task, you are to provide a formal report documenting your critical evaluation of the website. The review is to be carried out within the context of responsive web design (RWD) and development principles. The report should draw particular attention to the interactive aspects and design aspects relating to responsiveness of the overall website. Support your critique with appropriate RWD principles.
Your report should include:
(1) Clearly identify the nominated website. Provide an overview and description of the nominated website.
(2) Identify and elaborate the main feature or features of the website.
(3) Identify the positive and negative aspects of the website. Draw particular attention to the interaction and usability aspects of the interface.
(4) Invite two other persons to review the nominated website. All reviewers should use identical device settings. These participants can be your friends, family members or classmates etc. Provide the background (i.e. age, gender, profession) of the participants. Do their views differ from yours'? State why or why not.
(5) Based upon your critique and observation in items (1) to (4) of the above, provide a recommendation on how the website should be improved. Conversely, if it does not require further improvement, then provide the reason why that this is the case.
(6) Except for item (4) of the above, all assertions relating to RWD design principles (e.g. statements like ‘blue text on red background is a poor colour combination' ) must be supported by references or critical observation. You can cite additional scholarly references other than the textbook. (Note: Do not use Wikipedia as a source of reference).
(7) Comment on the tools (i.e. Chrome device simulator) you used for the review. Elaborate on the advantages and disadvantages of such a tool. Search and briefly comment on similar tools available for testing and reviewing RWD web pages.
Review and Evaluation:
- Overview and description.
- Identify and elaborate main features.
- Identify the positive and negative aspects.
- Reviews and comments from two other participants.
- Recommendation on improvements to be made, or otherwise.
- Demonstrates that in-depth evaluation have been undertaken.
Relevance to Principles of RWD:
- Arguments and assertions are sound.
- Arguments and assertions are supported by RWD principles.
- Arguments are developed consistently and logically.
- Demonstrates understanding of the RWD subject matter and applying this competently to the review.
Simulation Software Tool Used for Review
- Advantages and disadvantages of simulation tool used in the review of RWD web pages.
- Comment on similar tools available for testing and reviewing RWD web pages.
Presentation:
- Report professionally presented.
- Grammar, spelling, written style and expression
- Citation and references.
- Overall presentation.