{"id":477,"date":"2015-06-10T00:33:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T05:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonzmikly.com\/webdesign\/?p=477"},"modified":"2015-06-10T00:33:11","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T05:33:11","slug":"a-good-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jonzmikly.com\/webdesign\/a-good-website\/","title":{"rendered":"A Good Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t think I necessarily have a favorite website.<\/p>\n<p>However, I will say that there are a lot of websites out there that I enjoy visiting just because they provide a cool aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>An example of this would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">airbnb<\/a>.\u00a0My reasons for picking airbnb are measured greatly in the fact that this company did an incredible job of molding a creative, cool and unique aesthetic onto a webpage. Keep in mind that this is accomplished <em>all<\/em> while continuing to provide its visitors with a clean and easy accessible site.<\/p>\n<p>My other reasoning for choosing this website is because of the feeling it gives me as soon as I reach the homepage. To sum it up, visiting this webpage makes me want to travel. It makes me want to live my life to the fullest. It makes me want to walk the streets of Amsterdam, learn a second language in Bordeaux and explore the cityscape of San Francisco.\u00a0 I think a lot of this inspiration stems from the excellent photography airbnb features and the gifs that dominate the top of the homepage.<\/p>\n<p>With that being said, I definitely believe airbnb does a terrific job of following the \u201c10 principles of effective web design\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>One of the principles this site accomplishes right off the bat is to <u>not make users think<\/u>. The site does this by placing a search tab right at the front of the homepage for users to access as an easy and quick way to discover locations and hosts in different places they may be interested in visiting. The user doesn\u2019t even need to scroll down and navigate the rest of airbnb\u2019s site if they don\u2019t wish to. The main purpose this company has is demonstrated in the first few glances of the page.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, airbnb\u2019s website <u>manages to focus user\u2019s attention<\/u>. As soon as the user reaches the homepage of airbnb\u2019s website, they are greeted with moving images of people exploring different places all while a clean, white font reads to them what airbnb does, which is provide customers with places to stay from over 100 different countries.<\/p>\n<p>Thirdly, this website <u>strives for simplicity<\/u>. As mentioned earlier, the search bar at the top of the homepage helps in accomplishing this feat as well as the easy navigation tools that can be accessed from simply scrolling through the unique website. Examples are the organized sections on the homepage for those looking for a short weekend getaway to those wanting a longer trip outside of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if I had to pick one of the \u201c10 principles of effective design\u201d for airbnb to improve upon\u2026I honestly wouldn\u2019t pick anything. The website is pretty perfect; however, I could see the possibility of some complaining about <u>feature exposure<\/u>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t think I necessarily have a favorite website. However, I will say that there are a lot of websites out there that I enjoy visiting just because they provide a cool aesthetic. 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