Navigation
Where Am I?
Stussy page with Title(click picture to get full view)
Both sites do a good job for the most part when it comes to labeling the titles on each page. Both have small flaws when labeling their titles though. The Stussy site simply labels their pages describing what is on the page. Refer to Figure 3 to see that it labels the website with Men’s Tees as simply Tees. While it can obviously be inferred from the pictures that the items listed are Men’s Tees, it could be better if the title said something like “Stussy – Men’s – Tees.”
Evisu page with Title(click picture to get full view)
The funny thing about the Evisu site is that it almost does exactly what would make the Stussy site better in terms of labeling titles but it decides to leave out what the Stussy site has. As you can see in Figure 4, the title for the Men’s Tees is “Evisu Online Jeans Shop – Men’s.” If it just added Tees to the title, it would be perfect. The Evisu site does do one thing that makes up for the title though. It actually has a header that says “Men’s Tees,” something that is missing on the Stussy site. Though these suggestions in titles would make each site better, it is just a small flaw that some people may point out but does not really cause an issue with navigation. They are descriptive enough to let the user know where they are, but it could be a little bit better.
A small thing also that each website does is change the color on the navigation bar according to the current page. For example the “Tees” on the Stussy website is white and on the Evisu website, “MENS” is turned into red. This is helpful to allow the user to know exactly where they are at the moment.
Where Can I Go?
Stussy on the left and Evisu on the right(click each picture to get full view)
Each site does a good job at presenting a navigation bar that follows a good hierarchal structure. The only difference between the two is that the Stussy site makes their navigation bar smaller and only on the top. The Evisu site on the other hand decides to keep the Men’s and Women’s categories on the top and all the subcategories on the side. Both are equally helpful and easy to use so there can be no complaints to be made.
How Can I Get Back?
Stussy on the left and Evisu on the right(click each picture to get full view)
Both sites provide an easy way to get back to the main page by being able to click on the main graphic on each respective site. This could prove slightly confusing for people who are not able to figure that out instantly so a link going back to the Home page could be a suggestion for both sites.