People.com
Every day I go on People.com to catch up on my celebrity gossip. I thought it would be interesting to see the website in spanish. It is actually crazy to see, because the website has the same set-up, with the latest news, photos and other things, but the celebrities that the news is about are for the most part, people I have never heard of.
When it came to understanding the site, it was fairly easy because it is set-up the same as the American version. One thing I noticed is that the font size in Spanish is considerably smaller as well as the pictures.
http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/
When it came to understanding the site, it was fairly easy because it is set-up the same as the American version. One thing I noticed is that the font size in Spanish is considerably smaller as well as the pictures.
http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/
posted by Amelia802 at 5:46 PM
2 Comments:
So it seems that People targets it website to its audience. The Spanish website includes the celebrities that are of interest to Spanish speakers. I also noticed the smallness of the font. Perhaps this is in line with what the audience is used to. El Pais, a spanish language newspaper, also uses a smaller font. We both noticed it as small, but perhaps it is more common to the expected users.
I believe the reason for small font is only to give a clip of what article is about. Once you click a link or turn the page the words will be larger and easier to read. I like the layout of the page. Pictures create a visual image even though it might be in a different language we can still understand the tone of the article by the body language of the person in the photograph
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