Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Web Journal #7: Auto Manufacturer


Myers Motors

Myers Motors sells a clever little electric vehicle called the NmG (No More Gas). The website is simple, easy to navigate, and well laid out. It features a top navigation bar that remains consistent throughout the site, an embedded flash video, FAQs, purchase information, contacts, and even a parts store.

The site is colorful with lots of images of the vehicle in a variety of situations and answers just about any question someone could have about the vehicle, except how much head/leg room it offers.

The site uses minimal CSS, mostly for text styles, not for structure which is table based.

There is also a Photo Gallery which, unfortunately, opens it's larger images on a new page rather than in a smaller window or gallery app. This is a bit awkward.

Another "feature" which I didn't like is the 2 minute flash video that plays everytime the home page is loaded. A controller would be a good addition since the video is nice once, but annoying the second time, third time, ad nauseum...