RLC A

REAL LIFE CHALLENGE A

My topic, broadly put, is Fitness and Wellness. My target audience is going to be mainly women. Ages can be in any range. The important characteristics would include those individuals who are interested in learning the basics of health and wellness and are interested in making healthy and positive changes to their lives.

here are two websites that cover the same topic as the one I plan on covering:

http://health.msn.com/fitness/womens-fitness/
&
http://www.womenfitness.net/


MSN-

layout/navigation- easy to navigate through recent material, a little difficult to find older articles.
content-vast amounts of information/ thorough
color scheme- clean/ attractive appearance
typography- spaced evenly/ easy to read
use of image/video- used images to link to additional pages

This site offers a ton of good information on women's fitness and health. The one downside is that a viewer can get lost admist the old article files. The color scheme is clean and attractive. One huge plus is that there are also interactive places on the site that allow for a more in depth research process.


Women Fitness-

navigation- basic layout with links to many additional pages.
content- good and extremely thorough and lengthy information GREAT!
color scheme- white background with very active colors atop
typography- small print
use of image/video- used images to link to additional pages



I cannot say enough good things about how thorough this site is at addressing different fitness issues and linking viewers to additional pages. To me the one thing that makes this site a little unpleasant is that it has so much information on the front page that the viewer has to scroll down really far. There are also a lot of advertisements to distract the eye.


Two sites that are directed towards women, but do not deal with fitness are:
http://www.wihe.com/
and
http://www.womenforwomen.org/?gclid=CNXuwIfb1p8CFeh_5QodNDi5aw

These two sites color, layout, content, navigation, and use of imagery and multimedia were appropriate for their intended audiences. The women in higher education website was clean cute and to the point. It featured many links to scholarly articles and websites-- places and things that one would naturally expect to find on a website of this sort.


The second website, women for women, is designed so that women can reach out and help other women who are victims of war. This site features appropriate pictures and information necessary for those viewing the site. It also gives viewers a way to sponsor and donate.