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HISTORY DESIGNAESTHETICS

Graphic Design{and the} World Wide Web

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The World Wide Web was designed originally as an interactive world of shared information through which people could communicate with each other and with machines though

• pagesof text• images• animations• sounds• threedimensionalworlds• videos

HISTORY DESIGNAESTHETICSGraphic Design

{and the} World Wide Web

Tim Berners-Leephysicist at CERN High

Energy Physics Laboratory

his lab contained mountains of data and reports that needed to be

cataloged and made availabe to hundreds of researchers in some type

of easily accessible manner

he developed protocals to enable users to search databases, locate documents & display or view the located content

WWW1991WorldWideWeb

HISTORY DESIGNAESTHETICSGraphic Design

{and the} World Wide Web

the internet only provided screens full of text (and usually only in one font and font size)

it was pretty good for exchanging information, and accessing info but visually very boring

the development of GUIs (graphical user interfaces) allowed to add a bit of color and layout, but still pretty boringsoon after it changed its appearance, it made itpossible for pictures and sound to be displayed and exchanged

“universally accessible”

HISTORY DESIGNAESTHETICSGraphic Design

{and the} World Wide Web

designing a well-organized website helps visitors navigate through the information presented

the World Wide Web rapidly became the dominant Internet tool, combining hepertext and multimedia to provide a net work of educaiton, governmental, and commercial resources

much of its power comes from the variety of formats the information is presented

because of the multimedia nature of the web combined with poor design of some websites, many surfers cannot access the full range of resources

this made designers to have alot of things to consider and become creative when designing a webpage

maitain a simple, consistent page layout throughout the site

keep backgrounds simple, making sure there is enough contrast

smart use of tables, tabs, menus, buttons, audio, layout, templates, logos and graphics

designers must also consider the needs of individuals with a wide range of disabilities, ages, and native languages

SOURCESGraphic Design

{and the} World Wide Web

http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1996/ppf.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_World_Wide_Web

http://www.nethistory.info/History%20of%20the%20Internet/web.html

http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Technology/universal.design.html

http://www.grahamjones.co.uk/2009/blog/general/when-did-the-world-wide-web-start.html