Visit Repair Pal here at http://repairpal.com/

First impressions are important, obviously, and the clean, modern look of the site really gives a good one, especially if you’re looking for the ‘auto repair and maintenance’ that they offer. The navigation is clear and easy to use and it’s easy to see that they do all kinds of jobs, including water pump and timing belt replacements. Unfortunately for me, I don’t have a car so it’s not entirely clear what that means. But I do understand that they can help people find repair shops all over- whether it be Phoenix or Miami.

After a look at the w3 validator, it seems that the html code has 4 errors, which isn’t too many considering the amount that I often end up with when I begin to code a website. It seems like their errors are just from closing tags in the wrong order, an easy mistake. Maybe they should consider hiring me to code their next layout.. *cough*

The name ‘repair pal’ is fairly self explanatory, although maybe not quite as much as something like car repair would’ve been. The logo is quite simple, with a nice colour scheme, but the font is a little too like Comic Sans, which happens to be my least favourite font, well, ever. The images are nice and colourful, with none of them pixelated or of low quality, which is something that customers appreciate. I really like their favicon- the car with it’s bonnet open makes it obvious that it’s a repair site without even looking at the title.

The site has done quite well in having the logos of their partners displayed, which is something my ICT teacher is constantly telling us means that it is a reliable site. The navigation is really nicely coded, with the tabs changing smoothly at a click and the effective colour change when you hover over them.

I think it’s safe to say that if I came across repair pals and I actually had a car that needed repairing, I’d use it. But for now I’ll stick with what I know and rate the design and usability of the website with 4/5. Congratulations >.<