TOH & Herricks T.E.A.M – Spring 2008 Cristina Abreu

Identify and clearly articulate the primary goals of the Web site before beginning the design process Clearly and prominently communicate the purpose and value of the Web site on the homepage Provide content that is engaging, relevant, and appropriate to the audience Consider as many user interface issues as possible during the design process Ensure the Web site is arranged in a logical way Enable users to access the homepage from any other page on the Web site

Identify and clearly articulate the primary goals of the Web site before beginning the design process

Clearly and prominently communicate the purpose and value of the Web site on the homepage

Provide content that is engaging, relevant, and appropriate to the audience

Consider as many user interface issues as possible during the design process

Ensure the Web site is arranged in a logical way

Enable users to access the homepage from any other page on the Web site

Present all major options on the homepage. Limit the homepage to one screen full of information, if at all possible. Create pages that are not too crowded with items of information. Maryland Dept of Natural Resources Visually align page elements, either vertically or horizontally. Put an email link on the page Add alternative text links for image maps Use a spell checker Test with different computers and speeds Provide links to outside sources and materials

Present all major options on the homepage.

Limit the homepage to one screen full of information, if at all possible.

Create pages that are not too crowded with items of information. Maryland Dept of Natural Resources

Visually align page elements, either vertically or horizontally.

Put an email link on the page

Add alternative text links for image maps

Use a spell checker

Test with different computers and speeds

Provide links to outside sources and materials

Make pages too long Make users wait for more than a few seconds for a page to load Clutter Pages Overuse large graphics Overdo colors Use phrases like Return, Back, Click Here Steal copyrighted material Just convert print material Use a construction sign instead of content Put important information at the bottom of the page Automatically Play sounds Use Serif Fonts i.e.. Times New Roman USE ALL CAPS Overuse BOLD Overuse Italics

Make pages too long

Make users wait for more than a few seconds for a page to load

Clutter Pages

Overuse large graphics

Overdo colors

Use phrases like Return, Back, Click Here

Steal copyrighted material

Just convert print material

Use a construction sign instead of content

Put important information at the bottom of the page

Automatically Play sounds

Use Serif Fonts i.e.. Times New Roman

USE ALL CAPS

Overuse BOLD

Overuse Italics

SpiderPro’s 100 Do’s & Don’ts http://www.spiderpro.com/pr/prstgm001.html Worlds Worst Web Site http://www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/ Creation Museum (Bad Site Example) http://www.thecreationmuseum.org/ Design Principles http://www.webdesign.org/web/web-design-basics/design-principles/good-website-design.13291.html

SpiderPro’s 100 Do’s & Don’ts

http://www.spiderpro.com/pr/prstgm001.html

Worlds Worst Web Site

http://www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/

Creation Museum (Bad Site Example)

http://www.thecreationmuseum.org/

Design Principles

http://www.webdesign.org/web/web-design-basics/design-principles/good-website-design.13291.html