Monday, 23 December 2013

OUGD504- Web Application Research

For the web side of the brief I have been looking at existing online menus. I am going to create an online menu that will work across iPad and smartphones platforms.  

Existing Japanese Restaurant Websites

I want to see what information is common on restaurant websites so I can identify what is necessary for mine and how to best use navigation for better usability.


This website has drop down down menu to the left, I could use drop downs to break the menu into easy accessible sections.


I don't think this website is very good, it looks cluttered and confusing. I want to keep my design minimal and easy to use.





This site uses similar colours to mine and uses images. I hadn't though about images but I could include some on the homepage or menu pages.



I think this design uses the space well, its clear, precise with information and easy to use.


A three column grid could be a good way to display the menu on an iPad.


The website above looks sleek and contemporary, I think something similar to this we be appropriate and work with the printed material.




From what I have seen I have noticed common things:

Navigation:
-Top bar
-Drop down menus


Pages/Content to include could be:

-Homepage
-Menu
-Opening hours
-Map
-Contact Details


Existing Responsive Websites

I want to display my website across platforms so I wanted to have a look at how some websites achieved this. 


Using buttons like this design could be a way of me displaying the links for the menu page of my site.


This design has the links at the top of the page like the desktop design. I could have the two page links at the top of the screen.


I noticed that a lot of sites use the menu icon at the top, this swipes the screen to the left to reveal a hidden page. I like how this works but I'm not sure if would be appropriate for my site.


Dimensions

I wasn't sure what the screen sizes were for the iPad and phone.



:1024x768px


:320x480px

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