I.

Purpose
The purpose of the Reviews is to review two existing Websites and write about the site design
and structure. By reviewing Websites, you will gain a better understanding of the different
design styles and you can use what you learn to help you design your own Website at the end
of this semester. The Website that you design at the end of the semester will be the same
company type that you choose for this assignment (i.e., Commercial, Government, or Non-
Profit) so you should choose a company type that you are interested in.

II. Steps
1) Pick one type of company from the three Project Company Types listed in Column 1.
2) Find two sample Websites for Company Type that you have chosen. The Websites may
be the ones provided in Column 2, or ones that you find on your own. For example, if
you select “Non-Profit Association”, two appropriate Websites would be
http://www.freecongress.org and http://www.unitedway.org. Or, you could have
included a Website not shown in Column 2, such as http://www.aspca.org.
3) For each Website, you will write a review of the Website and create a flowchart of the
Website. Details are provided in Section III: Reviews Description.
4) Submit your completed Reviews via Blackboard using the Assignments Tool (“Course
Tools” 🡪 “Assignments” 🡪 follow the “Project 1: Review Paper” link). 

Project Company Sample Websites

Types (You must pick TWO sample sites from the same company type. You
(You must choose may choose sample Websites from here or ones that you find on your
ONE of these company own but they must both be the same company type.)
types.)
Commercial McDonald's - http://www.mcdonalds.com
Companies Burger King - http://www.bk.com
Best Buy - http://www.bestbuy.com
Apple - http://www.apple.com
Ford - http://www.ford.com/
Tesla - http://www.teslamotors.com

Government Fairfax County Government: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov

Agencies Office of the Governor: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/
Board of Elections: http://www.sbe.state.va.us/
Virginia’s Judicial System: http://www.courts.state.va.us/
Virginia General Assembly: http://legis.state.va.us/
Virginia Department of Taxation: http://www.tax.virginia.gov/
Virginia Department of Education: http://www.doe.virginia.gov
Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov
Senators: http://www.senate.gov

Non-Profit National Public Radio: http://www.npr.org

Associations Special Olympics: http://specialolympics.org
Free Congress: http://www.freecongress.org
American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org
United Way: http://www.unitedway.org
CARE: http://www.care.org
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III. Reviews Description

Part 1: Review for Website #1 and Website #2

At the beginning of the assignment, you will clearly state the type of company that you have
chosen (i.e., Commercial, Government, or Non-Profit).

The text of the reviews will be single space (Font: New Times Roman; Font size: 12) describing
the content of each site. 

For each Website, your review will include the followings:

● a brief Introduction that provides an overview of the Website

● a description of the use of Color and Logos, the Text Content (Mission Statement,
Department/Services, Bios, etc.), the Fonts and font sizes, the type of Navigation used,
(e.g., menus, bars, tabs, etc.), and the accessibility of the Website that can accommodate
people with disabilities (e.g., accessibility-related features and enhancements, existence
of an Accessibility Statement, etc.), and more importantly, discuss how these elements
accomplish unity/visual identity, balance/proximity, and contrast/focus (refer to Lecture
#3).
● If there is Animation, describe how it is used.
● If the Website is based on a responsive web design (RWD), describe how it is used (i.e.,
how the layout and content adjust according to the device and screen sizes).
● At the end, a summary of your own Final Design Comments on the Website design.

Each section of the paper will be clearly delineated with an underlined paragraph header as
follows:
Introduction
Colors and Logos
Text Content
Fonts
Navigation
Accessibility
Animation (if appropriate)
Responsive Web Design
Final Design Comments

For each Website you will write at least one full page, for a minimum total of two written pages
for this section.

Part 2: Flowchart for Website #1 and Website #2

The flowchart that you create for each Website will be at least 3 levels, but no more than 4
levels. (If the Website is too large and involves many levels, similar links/Web pages may be
grouped to provide the overall structure of the Website. It is not required to cover every aspect

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and details of the site.) The Flowchart will follow the conventions described in the “Flowchart
Guidelines” document available on Blackboard (in the “Project 1” folder). A sample flowchart is
provided in the “Flowchart Example” document available on Blackboard (in the “Project 1”
folder). For each Website you will create a minimum one-page flowchart for a total of two
pages of flowcharts.

Note: Overall, the assignment will be two pages of reviews and two pages of flowcharts, for a
minimum of four pages total.

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IV. Grading

Description Points
Company type is clearly stated. Both Websites are the same company type. The 1
sections of the paper are clearly formatted with underlined headings.
Paper follows the font guidelines (Font - New Times Roman; Font size: 12). The 2
review text for each of the two Websites is one page minimum, and the flowchart
for each of the two Websites is one page minimum (for a total of 4 pages
minimum). Paper must be submitted as a single document.
Review Text for Website #1: 7
1) Introduction: Section is clearly written and free of spelling and grammatical
errors. Section provides a descriptive overview of the Website.
2) Colors and Logos: Section is clearly written and free of spelling and
grammatical errors. Section provides a knowledgeable discussion of unity,
balance/proximity, and contrast/focus, as well as other relevant design
aspects.
3) Text Content: Section is clearly written and free of spelling and grammatical
errors. Section provides a summative discussion of the text content found
on the Website.
4) Fonts: Section is clearly written and free of spelling and grammatical errors.
Section describes the font and font sizes.
5) Navigation: Section is clearly written and free of spelling and grammatical
errors. Section provides a detailed discussion of the navigation styles used
in the Website.
6) Accessibility: Section is clearly written and free of spelling and grammatical
errors. Section provides a detailed discussion of the accessibility of the
Website.
7) Animation (if appropriate): Section is clearly written and free of spelling and
grammatical errors. Section describes how animation is used.
8) Responsive Web Design (if appropriate): Section is clearly written and free
of spelling and grammatical errors. Section describes how the layout and
content adjust according to the device and screen sizes.
9) Final Design Comments: Section is clearly written and free of spelling and
grammatical errors. Section provides intelligent observations and discussion
regarding the Website design.
Review Text for Website #2: Follow the same guidelines described for Review Text 7
for Website #1.
Flowchart for Website #1: 4
● Flowchart is at least 3 levels.
● Flowchart follows the sample and guidelines documents.
Flowchart for Website #2: Follow the same guidelines described for Flowchart for 4
Website #1.
TOTAL 25

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