A Review of LCBC Website by Andy E

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  • Andy E

    Andy E

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    • Design: 4
    • Purpose: 4
    • Originality: 4
    • Engagement: 4
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    Posted on May 13, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    The design looks great and it seems as though the changes will improve usability based on the event request. I like the placement of the slideshow controls - outside of the image - to clearly show how to control the main image. The event slideshow is good, but will the visitors get confused by the location navigation? Will they feel like they need to click on those links before moving down to the events section?

    I also see that you restructured the navigation. Will this confuse your visitors since some of the main nav links and categories have been removed?

    I'm not sure the placement of the navigation all the way at the top offers the best usability and practicality when there is a header, large image, and another set of navigation to browse on top of the content. In other words, when the user is reading the text in the main body, they will likely have to scroll up to get to the top of the page and click on the navigation to read something else. It looks good there, but set your resolution to the minimal denominator (1024x768) and scroll down to read some text. Is the main nav still visible?

    I'd also like to see a bit more color in the body, whether it be in the left column or even in the heading.

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on May 14, 2010 at 1:26 PM

      Thanks very much, very helpful review. I will certainly address some of these problems. The navigation is one part of the old site that many have complained about, so I am OK with reinventing the wheel on it. Thanks again, keep on the look out for the next version!

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on May 18, 2010 at 10:44 AM

      I have a revised version up and would love to know what you think. Thanks!

      http://www.conceptfeedback.com/concept/3505/lcbc-church-website/?ConceptPosted=True