1. Ottawa Web Directory dot com http://www.ottawawebdirectory.com/
This site has categorized all the sections very well but has failed to organise it properly on the home page. I think this could have been done better on the left side where most main menu are located but only after they have been generalised a bit more. Right now there are too many categories to fit into any menu structure.
My favourite features are;
· The colour scheme
· The search box, it is clearly identified by the word Search. Also the options or searching the whole web or only the directory is given so that the visitor will know which one is being searched.
· The New listings and Hot listings
· The option of rating the businesses
· The Directory Statistics section
My favourite features are;
· The colour scheme
· The search box, it is clearly identified by the word Search. Also the options or searching the whole web or only the directory is given so that the visitor will know which one is being searched.
· The New listings and Hot listings
· The option of rating the businesses
· The Directory Statistics section
2. Just Derbyshire
This site has a nice colour scheme. It makes it clear what the site is about and provides some extra resources and external links, although all of the external links I checked were opening in new browser windows, which explains why their XHTML validation fails.
What I like about this site is how when you click on one of the businesses the details are displayed in the section right next to it. It makes it easier for the user to just select another business if the address seems a bit too far for example.
3. The Streets Network
This must be my favourite site among the 3, and no I am not biased because I live in Sydney. I like the colour scheme. I may design something close to it. The categories make sense to me.
Although there is quite a lot of information displayed on every page, particularly on home page, it still manages to look clean and sleek. It provides all the features I want to include in my design, a search box, the A-Z categories and a properly categorized menu.
To top it all up, the site provides very helpful breadcrumbs. I love breadcrumbs. They make it so easy to see how deep the visitor has gone into the site and can just jump back a step or two easily.
It should however warn the visitor when a link is taking him/her out and into an external website.
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