User:SophiaGeyer/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Interior design

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am majoring in Interior Design and was curious to see how the article was written on Wikipedia. This article and the topic matter because design surrounds us everyday and it is important to know the components that lie within it and how it came to be. My initial impression of the article without reading into it too much was that it highlights a lot of major point that are important when it comes to education oneself about interior design.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section:

The lead section does state the topic but does not state the major categories that will be discussed within the rest of the article.

Content:

The content stay relevant with the article but is lacking in the section where it is supposed to talk about "styles" of interior design. While the style section only touches the surface, the author could have made this section more informational by including the other major design styles that have created an impact on interior design and design in general.

Tone and Balance:

The tone and balance of this article stayed consistent throughout as well as staying neutral on the topic.

Sources and References:

With a couple website articles that I came across (CNN), it seems that some of the sources are reliable but many should be overlooked. It also seems that the sources are ranging from about 1983-2015.

Organization and Writing Quality:

Overall the article is well written and was easy for me to follow and understand the content. I also think the article is organized well and follows the contents box.

Images and Media:

The use of imagery in the article stays relevant to the topic and is laid out on the page nicely. At the end of the article the author also added a "gallery" where there are additional images for the reader to admire.

Talk Page Discussion:

It looks as if the article is rated a C Class and a level 4 vital article, meaning it could use some editing. On the talk page it seems that different authors were chatting about having "not done" edits and need more reliable sources for this article.

Overall Impression:

Overall I enjoyed this article, and I enjoyed reading it. I think that the author did a good job with the imagery but could improve on the sources and add additional information to the areas that are lacking.