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good news - bad news
http://www.newedgedesign.com/10-worst-web-design-mistakes/
http://www.monroetech.com/website-design-development/
what is design?• Design (de`sign´): the act of working
out the form of something; an arrangement scheme; a decorative or artistic work; the creation of something in the mind
Web Site Design Elements
• Sensory (what you see)• Conceptual (what you think)• Reactive (how you feel)
the “paper” rule
• Paper!• Think!• Purpose?• Color?• Images?
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5848358_research-important-writing-paper_.html
links• Differentiate links
–DON’T CHANGE DEFAULT color• Don’t use generic instructions• Don’t use generic links• Make sure the link explicitly
indicates what will happen.
Navigation should always lead back home
• Use common scheme for page navigation. –ALWAYS link back to the home
page or other pages on the web site. –Orphan page: A page with no link to the
home page
unity• Common look and feel for
each page on the site–Sense of uniformity–Common graphic elements and
colors on each page
fonts• On paper
–serif fonts – fonts with a “tail”–Times New Roman
• On screens–sans-serif fonts–Verdana or Arial
• Don’t use more than 3 different fonts
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oh sure, it LOOKS good but ...
• Reading from a computer screen = 25% slower
• Write 50% less text than on paper
http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/ugliest-worst-web-pages-of-the-decade.html
http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2009/06/09/website-fail-30-web-designs-that-will-hurt-your-eyes/