I thought about a website that I use all the time that uses the grid format. I came up with weather.com, since I use it each day to check the weather.
On this website, the grid the system is used to clearly display all of the information. When the viewer enters the page, one automatically sees three distinct columns. One holding a map and videos, the second column with updates on today's weather and the right column with advertisements. These grids make it very easy for the user to navigate through the site and know exactly where to go for the information they want.
I also like how the site is set up with tabs horizontally across the top of the page in another grid like format. These link the user to other areas of the website and they are very easy to use because of how they are set up in the grid. It draws the user's eye across the page, and they are able to see clearly where they want to go next on the website.
Here, the grid formatting is also used very well in the section of the website once you type in the city which you want the specific weather. The columns and grids are definitely something that is necessary for when weather for different times of the day are shown. It makes the information much more organized and easier to read.
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The grid is effective here because it's so simple. When you want to check the weather, you don't want to spend all day doing it. The use of just a few columns makes it easy to find info fast.
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