Website Redesign: Why do we like some websites and not others?

During Monday’s Design Forum, @zuzanna, @gracebish, @dkayiwa and I went through the community’s feedback on various websites to get a better sense of what people liked or didn’t like. Here’s what we found:

  • Aesthetically pleasing: Clear, consistent, clean, simple fonts and colour schemes.
  • Inspring: Images and videos need to comunicate the message/content displayed on the page. Statistics and community activity. Easy guidance to follow.
  • Simplicity: Easy to find links that take you to what you want to find. Layout is simple - no unnecessary buttons/photos/links. Limited text - not overpowering.
  • Use of whitespace: Whitespace is used for a specific purpose. Whitespace is used consistently to isolate content or break up sections. “Less is more” while not overusing whitespace.
  • Ease of use: Navigation is easy and anticipate’s user’s questions/needs; easy access to important information; website is not crowded but clear

What happens next?

@gracebish will use the results on the spreadsheet and highlight website examples of the above.

@zuzanna will review Wordpress templates and identify a few (3? 4?) that we can consider using.

@jennifer will follow up with the video photographer about digital assets from Maputo.

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