ARTM2210 Intro to Web Design

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Apple vs Supreme: website usability

 Apple vs Supreme Review.

I chose two websites to analyze, one being Apple, and the other being Supreme. I first visited apple, in a search to buy a Macbook Pro. When coming to the websites main page, I came a across a little problem in my thought process. At the top of the web site, I was instantly drawn to the Mac tab. When I the page reloaded, I thought I was in the right place but I eventually noticed there was no button to put the product in my cart. I then realized I had to go to the store tab. This was the scenario that happened when I first used their site. After multiple times using it, I learned just to go to the store tab. But for a first time user, this could be a minor issue. After I stumbled across that minor problem, It was smooth sailing from there, everything else was effortless to me. I was even able to find the student version of the website no problem. The student site shows the prices of certain Items with a student discount factored into the price.

The second website I looked at was, Supreme. They are a skateboard brand originating from New York City. When first entering their website, I found It very easy to get were I wanted, I just clicked the shop button. Its was all downhill from their. The next page that loaded was just a bunch of skinny pictures that looked to be clothing, I really couldn’t tell. The website is also flash driven which could be a problem if people don’t have the right software or a computer good enough to run it. After browsing the site for a while, I eventually got used to it, but it took sometime. Overall, I would definitely say Apple has the better website, but I like how clean Supreme’s site is, it is very easy on the eye. After analyzing both site, I realized that a perfect website is hard to come by.