Re: [vanue] Website review

From: Stephan Wehner
Sent on: Thursday, May 20, 2010 8:36 PM
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Kathy Hanbury <[address removed]> wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
>
> The biggest problem that I see with the usability of this site is the
> content. For example, basic punctuation errors are distracting and
> negatively impact understanding (neither "freinds" nor "contacts" need an
> apostrophe in the first sentence).

Thanks a lot for your feedback! I don't think I got the apostrophes
wrong: "my friend's current time" (one friend / singular) is correct /
see "possessive case".

> The terms "Sign up" and "Sign in" are too
> difficult to differentiate for many readers (both ESL and those who read
> quickly-- that's almost everybody!). This can easily be fixed by improving the labelling or phrasing.

The font size is 16px, and font weight is bold, which I thought is
generous for a web site. Is it really too small?

> The purpose of this page is not immediately
> apparent. An effective heading would fix that. All of these things are often
> thought of as "copywriting", but it really is about usability.

Ok, I'll try to add a heading.

> Just my 2 cents!

Thanks again!

Stephan

> Kathy Hanbury
> www.e3ContentStrategy.com
>
> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Stephan Wehner <[address removed]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> Just put together http://clocklist....  ... Would welcome usability
>> feedback ("Sign up" still to be tweaked.)
>> I find it kind of nice to look at usability for a very small
>> functionality.
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