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Aidan Huggins

Ms. Gonzalez

ENC 1101-0026

5 November 2023

Analyzing Websites Response

For us to go on to a website every day, the website itself must have appealing content, but

since there are websites they have the same purposes, they also need an appealing layout and UI

to cater to users. The website I chose to analyze that I use daily is Spotify. Spotify is a music

streaming platform that has all types of music, from 1500s classical to 2020s pop-hits. With so

much music to choose from and listen to, Spotify needs an appealing website design that is

convenient, simple, and can regulate tens of thousands of songs for one to listen to. For

navigation, the website is easy to access, as all you type into any search engine is "Spotify" and

the website is the first result. The structure of the website is very straightforward and simple, as

all the user's liked songs are put into a "Liked Songs" playlist stored on the left side of the screen

in the library, alongside any podcasts, albums, or other user-created playlists. Spotify also

recommends podcasts, Spotify-created playlists and other artists' albums based on the music you

listen to on the home screen in the top-left corner of the website. Below the home button is the

search button, where you can search for and listen to albums, songs, podcasts, and other user

created playlists by searching for them, or by following your friends and adding their playlist to

your library. Spotify's website design is effective for me because all the important information I

need to listen to my playlists is stored on the left side of the screen, which is convenient and

simple, and searching for music to add to my playlists is straightforward. One aspect that should

be improved is making it more convenient to add songs to your playlist, as right now you need to
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right-click and scroll through a small window to add songs to a playlist. I prefer the mobile app's

approach more, where it's all under one button. Commenting on the website's design, it's sleek

and simple but lacks any color, which is a pro and a con. The simplicity of the design makes it

user-friendly and is nice on the eyes, however adding some color into the website, like Spotify's

iconic green, would give the website more character and charm.