Usability Evaluation of Street Art Websites

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 305 - 324, 31.12.2024

Orhun Uğur , Semanur Öztemiz

https://doi.org/10.33721/by.1578190

Öz

This study aims to evaluate street art websites in terms of usability. In the first stage, 31 websites were selected from among 700 graffiti websites listed under the “best list” title of ArtCrimes and through searches using relevant keywords. The usability evaluation was conducted based on predefined criteria derived from the Dyson and Moran usability scale, and the website with the highest usability score was further analyzed in detail using the heuristic evaluation method by subject matter experts. The findings indicate that the evaluated websites lack institutional information and policies regarding reproduction and copyright and provide limited descriptive data about the artworks. The analysis revealed that the platform with the highest score is strong in terms of aesthetic and minimalist design, consistency, and standards but weak in user control and freedom as well as flexibility and efficiency features. This study highlights the importance of usable websites for access to street art and aims to contribute to future research in this field.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Street Art, Usability, Street Art Websites

Sokak Sanatı Web Sitelerinin Kullanılabilirlik Değerlendirmesi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, sokak sanatı web sitelerinin kullanılabilirlik açısından değerlendirilmesidir. İlk aşamada incelenen 31 web sitesi, ArtCrimes’in “en iyi liste” başlığı altındaki 700 graffiti web sitesi arasından ve ilgili anahtar kelimeler kullanılarak yapılan aramalar sonucunda seçilmiştir. Kullanılabilirlik değerlendirmesi, Dyson ve Moran kullanılabilirlik ölçeğinden türetilen önceden belirlenmiş kriterler doğrultusunda gerçekleştirilmiş, ardından en yüksek kullanılabilirlik puanına sahip web sitesi konu uzmanları tarafından sezgisel değerlendirme (heuristic evaluation) yöntemiyle detaylı bir şekilde analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, incelenen web sitelerinin eserlerin yeniden üretimi ve telif hakkı ile ilgili kurumsal bilgi ve politikalar açısından yetersiz olduğunu, ayrıca sanat eserleri hakkında sınırlı düzeyde tanımlayıcı veri sunduğunu göstermektedir. İnceleme sonucunda, en yüksek puana sahip platformun estetik ve minimalist tasarım, tutarlılık ve standartlar açısından güçlü olduğu; ancak kullanıcı kontrolü ve özgürlüğü, esneklik ve verimlilik özellikleri açısından zayıf kaldığı belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma, sokak sanatına erişimde kullanılabilir web sitelerinin önemini vurgulamakta ve bu alanda yapılacak çalışmalara katkı sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sokak Sanatı, Kullanılabilirlik, Sokak Sanatı Web Siteleri

Kaynakça

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