Website Review 2: csszengarden.com

Purpose

The purpose of this website is to be a website that demonstrates what can be created with CSS based design.

Questions & Answers

  1. What is the website's URL? Why is it your favorite?
    http://www.csszengarden.com This is my favortite website because I find the design of it pleasing. The other websites have a more masculine block style feel. Also the design of this website very clearly from the beginning shows design possibilities.
  2. Does the sites home page validate?
    No,the home page of the website contains four warnings.
  3. Find any other page on the site. Does the second page validate?
    No,the midcentury modern page of the website contains four warnings.
  4. Document how many validation errors and/or warnings may exist on each of the two pages you validate.
    For the home page, the errors/warnings are as follows:
    1. Warning: The banner role is unnecessary for element header.From line 55, column 3; to line 55, column 24
    2. Warning: The complementary role is unnecessary for element aside.From line 112, column 2; to line 112, column 45
    3. Warning: The navigation role is unnecessary for element nav.From line 117, column 5; to line 117, column 27
    4. Warning: The navigation role is unnecessary for element nav.From line 141, column 5; to line 141, column 27

    For the Midcentury Modern page, the errors/warnings are as follows:
    1. Warning: The banner role is unnecessary for element header.From line 57, column 3; to line 57, column 24
    2. Warning: The complementary role is unnecessary for element aside.From line 114, column 2; to line 114, column 45
    3. Warning: The navigation role is unnecessary for element nav.From line 119, column 5; to line 119, column 27
    4. Warning: The navigation role is unnecessary for element nav.From line 143, column 5; to line 143, column 27

  5. How would you rate the site's design, on a scale of 1(horrible) to 10(fantastic)? Why?
    I like the design of this website it has an easy to use feel. Each page is done in a different design with the same content to really give the user the understanding of each design. There is also downloadable code for the user to use on their own work. There are a few I would give this site a 7 as I would like a way to click on the header to be returned to a main screen.
  6. How would you rate the site's usability on a scale of 1(horrible) to 10(fantastic)? Why?
    The navagation on the site is good. I can move around on the site fairly easily using my mouse a few of the designs are easier to navagate than others. The site reader does a good job of reading the site to you. There are a few places that narrator reads strangely. Overall I think an effort was made for accessability. I give this site a 6 for accessability features.
  7. Does the site meet its purpose?
    I think the site does a good job of showing the designs that can be created using CSS. I also think they share that code as an additional way to see how the code becomes the design they are presenting. It is with this in mind that I feel this site does acomplish its purpose.

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