Week 3

www.craigslist.com. www.ebay.com.

1. Why are they effective?
Craigslist is effective because it's easy to search for items you want to buy or post items you want to sell all in the local area. Another benefit is that it is free to use. It also has a broader range of uses as you can rent out property, trade items, meet people, and sell services.

Ebay is effective because you can buy or sell things worldwide and you can practically find worth for any item. There is a small posting fee of any item you sell. All items usually have pictures but on craigslist the items don't always have pictures, and always want to see the item you're buying.

2. What specific principles of good design do they include and why?
Craigslist has a really good concept which is a community of people buying and selling goods and services. They use a simple typography that is easy to read on each page. It's also a easy site to use and to navigate for e-readers. All the content is categorized into sections which makes it easy to search for items.

Ebay has a good concept of buying and selling items and giving out information. Ebay is one of the most well known brands in the world. Their logo is all over the website. Ebay uses Hierarchy to promote the featured products. The fonts are easy to read. Ebay is easy to navigate and search for items that are categorized. It is also to ask for product information.

3. What makes you come back again.
I always go back to Craigslist and Ebay trying to find a good deal. Both sites are easy for me to use and I enjoy searching through them.

4. What could be improved.
Ebay could be improved with better descriptions of products that are selling or buying and Craigslist could improve by requiring sellers to have pictures of their items.