For my first design blog I'm going to assess the retailmenot.com homepage. Compared to most websites this homepage is designed quite well. When viewing the page you can see that it is very good example of the three basic features of a good design: Desirable, useful, and usable.
First the desirability can be seen in the purpose of the website itself. Retailmenot is an online database for coupons. These coupons range from online codes to printable coupons. The usefulness of the design is demonstrated by the mesh of simplicity and advanced features. With minimal searching most users can find exactly what your looking for. Finally the websites best feature is usability. Even for non-computer savvy users the website makes it very clear how to find what your looking for. At the top of the screen there are tabs to bring you to what type of coupons your looking for, showing that the page you are currently on is the coupon codes page so its clear that the other tabs bring you to a new page. Also it shows the top coupons of the day which makes it easier to browse what other users have already been using. However the most useful feature is the large search bar at the top of the screen which makes it easy for users to see where to search. The input section has examples of what to use in your searches and the search button is bright green which says search and has a magnifying glass on it making it very easy to understand what it does.
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