Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Website Trouble....Big Trouble

Recently I've been covering physical products with my usability blog, but over the past few days I've stumbled on some websites that depict how to fail when building a website.  Uglytub.com has topped my list for one of the poorest built websites I've ever seen.  Typically when building a website, the first step is to make sure all the links work, the color scheme fits the topic and the site is built for the user to easily navigate the website.  Uglytub.com however completely ignored all of these rules and took a serious turn for the worse.  The site has multiple serious design errors, especially within the overall site design, top navigation and links.  


When looking at the site, the typical user would usually click on tabs located at the top in hopes of being taken to their desired page with information pertaining to that individual.  From using other websites (thanks to their mental model) most individuals would expect something to happen when clicking on anything on the page.  The ugly tub website however has only one link that works on the site.  None of the pictures are linked to any product and the other links along the top are not linked to anything and are simply there.  The other issue I have with the design flaw of this website is the overall experience the user gets with this site.  The color schemes and photos used have almost nothing to do with what the site actually is about.  This design flaw would surely create errors for the user when they arrive to the homepage and attempt to do some action.  The flaws of this site surely fit what you're not supposed to do with any website design for selling or informing the public about a product.  Hopefully in the very near future the developers of this site will fix these issues and create a better overall experience for the user.


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