Web Creme

Navigation:
Is it easy to navigate or difficult?
Yes, very easy. There really isn't any, only a button to go to the next page once you've made it to the bottom.

How are you led through the site?
Vertical stack essentially with a whole bunch of links to other websites.

What visual clues are given to tell you how to interact?
Links are underlined. That's pretty much it.

Does the designer use a metaphors to get you to move through the website?
No.

What Kind of metaphors are used?


Information Architecture:

Does the information in the site make sense?
Yeah. There's no way to not understand it. It's literally a stack of information organized in a table.

Can you access the content you want easily?
There is no way to sort the content so the only way you can go through it is to scroll top to bottom then hit the next page and do it again.

How is the content organized? (By location, alphabet, timeline, category, etc? )
Newest post is on the top on the first page then goes down sequentially.

Is there visual and content hierarchy that allows you to easily understand and access the information presented to you?
All content is treated equally so they are all presented the same. Same size, same layout, same fonts etc.

Usability
Is this site easy to use?
Yes, there is really nothing to it besides the content.

How do the above two concepts, navigation and information architecture, work in terms of making the site usable or not? Do the metaphors make sense with the content?
Really easy to use, no tricks to figure out besides the fact that the only way to get to the next page is at the very bottom. 

Overall- does the site sustain your interest and engagement?
If I was looking for inspiration to make a website yes, but for now it is just bland and doesn't inspire me to browse through all of the sites they are promoting.

Meaning-Making: (Narrative and Metaphoric Structures)
In what way is the designer creating meaning in this site?
Making the only thing that you can do on the website is find sites that will hopefully inspire designers.

Are they using metaphor?
No.

Is there a narrative, story or event that unfolds over time?
No.

Is this narrative linear, non-linear, or multi-linear?
N/A

Reflection of the User:
Is there a reflection of you, as the user, on this site?
No

Does it change according to your specific visit?
No

Do you receive mouse feedback? text feedback?
No.

Does the site store any choices you have made?
No.

Are you engaged enough in the site to linger and explore.
Not at the moment, but when I am designing my own site, maybe.

Transparency of Design:
Does the design of the site lead you to pay more attention to the content or to the design itself?
Content. That's all it consists of.

Does the design feel transparent or “natural”, leading you to focus on the content
and forget the design completely? Or – Is attention called more to the design itself?
Completely transparent.

Does the transparency or lack of transparency of the design make sense with what the site is intending to do?
Yes.