This past week we focused on the usability of websites, or how easy it is for an average internet user to get what they need out of a site. One of the websites that I reviewed was the news outlet, The Huffington Post. Now although I don't keep up with the latest news using the internet, I have found that news outlets are usually quite cluttered and sometimes hard to navigate.
The Huffington Post does a pretty decent job of going against what the stereotypical news websites are known for. The opening page presents you with the top article, with the title being an enourmous size for emphasis. The color scheme is simple, all links become underlined when hovered over, and there is a clear menu showing you all of the different paths within the sight as shown below.
The Huffington Post does a pretty decent job of going against what the stereotypical news websites are known for. The opening page presents you with the top article, with the title being an enourmous size for emphasis. The color scheme is simple, all links become underlined when hovered over, and there is a clear menu showing you all of the different paths within the sight as shown below.
Once you go down whatever your desired path is, the website structure stays relatively the same. Depending on the subsection of news you go to, the accent color changes from green to another corresponding color. The menu remains the same structure and the heading actually changes to let you know which part of the site you are actually on. A part from the mass amounts of information that clutters every news website, I would say that The Huffington Post is fairly easy to activate, and if you are ever lost you can always just use the efficient search bar located at the top to head in the direction you want to go.
These are more screenshots displaying the changes as you move to different sections of the site:
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