Explanations of Usability Violations

Poor Usability #1 Violations:

• Using blue, underlined font.
• Using abbreviations and/or inappropriate language.
• Using all capital letters.
• Inappropriate and confusing use of headings.

Poor Usability #2 Violations:

• Hyphenating words on more than two consecutive lines.
• Excessive number of words in sentences and sentences in paragraphs.
• Lack of white space.
• Providing a lot of information in a long paragraph instead of bullet points.

Poor Usability #3 Violations:

• Font color is difficult to read.
• Font color will not show up well when printing.
• Mentions "recent" event that will need to be frequently updated and can be confusing.

Poor Usability #4 Violations:

• Use of distracting graphics.
• Important information is at the bottom of the page and difficult to find.
• Inappropriate content for a professional website.