On 10 November 2009 the winners of the Usability Awards 2009 were announced.
1. Belgium’s most user-friendly website (overall winner – public vote)
Chosen by the general public based on a short-list of 10 websites selected by a professional jury.
- 1st place: Brussels Airlines
- 2nd place: UiT in Vlaanderen
- 3rd place: Bubblestick
The jury’s comments on Brussels Airlines:
- Task-oriented homepage
- User-friendly booking system
- Good understanding of how people really look for a holiday destination
2. Most user-friendly corporate or commercial website
Chosen by the professional jury
- 1st place: Ancienne Belgique
- 2nd place: Kudzu
- 3rd place: Bubblestick
The jury’s comments on Ancienne Belgique:
- Refreshingly straight-forward
- Clear navigation
- Good integration of useful social web features like ticket-swap and car-pooling
3. Most user-friendly government or non-profit website
Chosen by the professional jury
- 1st place: Plan Belgiƫ
- 2nd place: UiT in Vlaanderen
- 3rd place: Leuven
The jury’s comments on Plan BelgiĆ«:
- Creative but very intuitive graphic design
- Interesting and well-written layered content
- Good categorisation and navigation
Congratulations to all winners!
For more info on why these websites made it to the top, come back soon.
Usability Awards 2010
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