website research young minds
DESCRIPTION
evaluation of youngminds website for media studies ASTRANSCRIPT
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WEBSITE RESEARCHSHAMMONE
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RESEARCH WEBSITE 1.
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INTENDED AUDIENCE
Everyone, there are links to separate places depending on your motivations for being on the website e.g. teenager or parent.
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NAVIGATION
The people they are aiming for. Information is tailored depending on who their aiming at. For professionals, the lexis is more advanced, but for parents and young people may be more basic and spelled out.
Search for certain articles, info etc.
To other external websites
Donations, volunteering and other help.
What they stand for, and what they do.
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SIDE BAR
My Head Hurts is a resource for parents, carers and young people who want advice on mental health treatments, the evidence supporting them and where to get help.
Standard navigation button
About. Give info on website and about YM
Publications, books, leaflets all from the online shop
Numbers and websites
Jobs going at the company
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NAVIGATION SUMMARY:
1. Easy to find information depending on how old you are, and why you want the information
2. Search bar means it’s easy to fin specific things
3. Links to external websites and other help lines, means that more information can be gathered by the reader/searcher
4. There is always a link back to the homepage
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COLOURS AND FONTS
The main colours are yellow and grey, linking to their logo. The yellow and grey theme continues all throughout the website. Fonts stay pretty normal, all easy to read and simple.
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SOUND USE
There is actually no sound use, there are no videos on the actual website, however there are on links to other websites.
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LINKS
More increasingly, there are more modern technologies used in websites, such as being able to easily share information via social networking sites.
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THE WEBSITES MAIN STRENGTHS1. Very specific audience,
2. Touches on subjects that are perhaps sensitive in a understanding, empathetic and knowledgeable way,
3. Vast amount of information with lots of downloadable publications for wider reading
4. A vast amount of support networks including other websites and helplines.
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THE WEBSITES MAIN WEAKNESSES
1. Navigation often leads you in circles
2. Most of the information is downloadable, rather than simply being on the website.
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THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
© YoungMinds 2007
Site by Electrosoup
Site Map
Accessibility
Privacy
T&C
Log in
Registered charity numbers 1016968 & SC039700
The bottom of the page:• lets us know it’s a
registered charity (therefore more reliable),
• it tells us when it was set up,
• who made it, • more about navigation
around the site, protecting identity to members, and
• log in for members which then leads to signing up if you’re not already.