Week 3: Web Site Review

Week 3: Web Site Review

This week, let me just start off by saying that I am now a big fan of blogging. Before this class, I had heard of it, but it never seemed all that interesting. Now that I have a blog, I'm realizing how much fun it is. I recently joined Tumblr, a blogging site similar to Blogger.com, and I intend to start my own personal blog separate from school. But that's another story. So let's get to what THIS blog is about. After all, that is what you are currently reading.

For week three, I decided to go back and review another web site from Websitesthatsuck.com, because let's face it, it's just  entertaining to look at these pages. This web site is called LingsCars.com. As soon as you go to the page, I am pretty sure you automatically get a migraine. Follow the link at the bottom of the page, and you'll see why!

From what I can see, this web site is for leasing cars in Europe. But that is about all I can see. This site is so overwhelming to the eyes that it is impossible to focus on one word or sentence. There are items bouncing and flashing bright colors, arrows pointing, animations dancing...it's just a royal mess. It is almost painful to look at for more than a few minutes. Not only is it a complete overload on the eyes because of these moving animations, there is obnoxious music playing in the background. What!? Stop!

There is absolutely no organization. Links are everywhere. Every sentence is in a different color, and pretty much everything you scroll over you have the option to click. In addition, the page scrolls down for about two miles (I'm not kidding), with endless text and pictures plastered haphazardly in no particular layout. Who is even the intended audience here? Tourists! People who are looking to lease a car for vacation. Or it could also be locals who simply are looking to lease a car instead of buy. So it's safe to say the site is targeted at adults. This web site fails miserably in trying to target its audience. Cluttered and messy, this web site would drive any adult nuts in about a minute.

This web site is beyond being saved. It needs SOME sort of organization in it's layout, and a consistency in text color. On the same note, it needs to scrap all of the bouncing, flashing, singing animations and words. What ever happened to the word SIMPLE! SIMPLE, SIMPLE, SIMPLE. I can't stress how much simplicity helps. There's one thing for sure. I will most certainly not be leasing a car from Mr. Ling. Thanks, but no thanks.
Until next week!

http://www.lingscars.com/