Graphics on the website

THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES IN THE POINT OF VIEW WEB DESIGNERS AND USERS

by : Rahmad Evan P

Sid : 0703976

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Introduction

• Website as a tool to deliver information.

• Graphics in the Websites

• Web designer and user and their roles.

• Some examples and analysis.

• Advantages and disadvantages of graphics in the websites in the point of view of web designer and user.

• Conclusions.

Website And Graphics• Website :

– Multimedia communication system that can transmit images, text and number.

– Deliver information from any organizations to the visitors/users.

– It works using telecommunication network (phone line).

• Graphics :– “provide facts, explain a process, set a mood, evoke an idea,

pinpoint location, illustrate relationship and tell stories” (Lengel,2002:25).

– Most popular types : GIF (8 bit/256 color ) , JPEG (24 bit/6.7 m)

– Useful to attract visitors

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Web designer and user• Web designer

– Develop website for specific goals.– Arrange and maintain web include graphics– Attract specific target of users

• Content• Speed

• Users/visitors– Capture correct information from the web asap.– have their own hardware and network capability.– The KING, very important to consider

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Some examples and analysis.

URL tested:

http://www.tesco.co.

uk/

http://www.abertay.a

c.uk

http://www.abertay.a

c.uk/about/support/

Test performed from:

Test performed at: 2007-07-31 16:15:29 ( -07:00) 2007-07-31 16:18:09 ( -07:00) 2007-07-31 16:24:23 ( -07:00)

Status: OK OK OK

Response Time: 3.498 sec 1.292 sec 1.298 secDNS: 0.741 sec 0.001 sec 0.001 sec

Connect: 0.164 sec 0.177 sec 0.177 sec

First byte: 0.164 sec 0.228 sec 0.235 sec

Last byte: 2.430 sec 0.886 sec 0.885 sec

Size: 21115 bytes 26961 bytes 25372 bytes

No. Of Graphics19 27 23

Notes Mostly Bigger Graphics Mostly Small Graphics Mostly Small Graphics

Connection Speed Using 742 kbps Using 742 kbps Using 742 kbps04/10/23 5

Advantages and disadvantages• “No matter how stunning a website design may be, if it takes too long to download

(and anything much over ten seconds is too long) then it can not be counted a success” (Gordon & Gordon,2002:146).

• Advantages :– More attractives– Web designer

• Get new customers/retain them

– Users • Get the informations for their needs

• Disadvantages– Slow connections – Web designer

• Sales/performance/reputation decreased.

– User• Wasting time

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Conclussions• Web will be more important for organization to deliver

informations.• Graphics make website more attractive to view by the visitors• There will advantage for web designer if the graphics in the

website can attract more user, and advantage for the user if the can access the webpage rapidly and get the information

• There will be disadvantage for web designer and users if too many graphics in the website and make connection slower, specially for user with poor connection.

• We waiting for the next development and wider application of network communication tech. As s result, all internet users in the world can access it easily and quickly.

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Thank YouHave a nice weekend

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