In Comparison

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

This is obviously better than the other websites than I've just been criticising "Big up the BBC!".
Well this website is a lot more user friendly than the others. The usability of the site is amazingly easy. The menu bar (primary links) is easy to find - on the left hand side because obviously that's where we all go first. Once clicking on one of the links you are brought to a new page with a subheading (secondary link) underneath the menu option you've chosen so you can find out more about the subject. The language and terminolgy of the site is exact - there's even a Help option at the top of the page for is you need assistance or the language changing. The design of the site is very easy to navigate and understand. The colours are simple - white background and plane text, links that are highlighted in blue text and underlined and BBC logo and design at the top of the page. Images take up around 25% of each page and link you go onto so that the viewer has a better understanding of the topic and is less likely to get bored of just a load of text. The consistency of the site is also very good. Every page is similar and you know exactly where you're going - keeping the same theme. And the use of typography is all the same text so there's nothing that is hard to read or confusing. The layout is very effective - having the menu bar to the left hand side, having the logo at the top along the banner, having text and pictures layed out effectively so it's easy to read and understand and finally having only 2 pages to each link/page. The websites also easy to identify through the logo.