This slideshow discusses the differences between effective and ineffective design for the presentation of information online. It includes screenshot examples of good design and poor design.
How to create a web page for a university department when little content is provided. Adapted from “The Illusionist: Pulling Web Content Out of Thin Air, by Suzanne Wayne, Penn State College of Education, as presented at HighEdWebDev 2007 conference.
Getting Found Online/Search Engine Optimization
How easy is to find your web site online? Your web site is in competition with thousands of other web sites for search engine ranking. In this one hour webinar we’ll go over four simple strategies that will help you rise to the top. We’ll include some free tools that will help you assess and improve your standing.
Presented to the Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace (MNREM)
What are the hallmarks of a good website? How do you know if your website is still working for you? How do you go about planning a site that works for all your intended users? Our presentation offers an overview of critical elements and road blocks to getting a good website.
Website Best Practices for Law Firms
The legal industry is changing—global mergers and consolidation, new web, email and social technologies are evolving dynamically along with new expectations from clients as well as employees. Digital capabilities, particularly a firm’s website, provide the first tool to engage existing clients, new clients and employees. But for more than a decade, law firms have considered their websites as just another brochure, not as a way for clients to interact with the firm. Law firms must establish an online presence to promote their brand, facilitate better engagement between the brand and the consumer, recruit new talent and ultimately, acquire new clients.
How to create a web page for a university department when little content is provided. Adapted from “The Illusionist: Pulling Web Content Out of Thin Air, by Suzanne Wayne, Penn State College of Education, as presented at HighEdWebDev 2007 conference.
Getting Found Online/Search Engine Optimization
How easy is to find your web site online? Your web site is in competition with thousands of other web sites for search engine ranking. In this one hour webinar we’ll go over four simple strategies that will help you rise to the top. We’ll include some free tools that will help you assess and improve your standing.
Presented to the Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace (MNREM)
What are the hallmarks of a good website? How do you know if your website is still working for you? How do you go about planning a site that works for all your intended users? Our presentation offers an overview of critical elements and road blocks to getting a good website.
Website Best Practices for Law Firms
The legal industry is changing—global mergers and consolidation, new web, email and social technologies are evolving dynamically along with new expectations from clients as well as employees. Digital capabilities, particularly a firm’s website, provide the first tool to engage existing clients, new clients and employees. But for more than a decade, law firms have considered their websites as just another brochure, not as a way for clients to interact with the firm. Law firms must establish an online presence to promote their brand, facilitate better engagement between the brand and the consumer, recruit new talent and ultimately, acquire new clients.
In this blog Let us talk about the different types of ineffective team members .These team members are usually “forced on” to the leader either as part of “mentoring exercises ” or as part of “organizational restructuring initiatives”.
The leader in most cases, would be left with no choice, but to roll up his sleeves, and pray that his efforts would transform this “rag-tag unruly bunch” into a “cohesive collaborative perfect team” which he so desperately wants!!! Please feel free to add more insights, based on your unique perspectives and experiences .Do share and comment!!
This is one of the breakout sessions presented by Steve Maguire at the EPIC event on March 13, 2012 in Atlantic City, NJ... www.maguirepresentations.com
11 Habits of Highly Ineffective ManagersAbhishek Shah
Being the boss is hard work, but it's even harder if you're stumbling over your own mistakes. Here are 11 common management behaviors that make a boss seem weak and clueless, along with descriptions of what top entrepreneurs do differently.
Team's lack of responsibility - sources and solutionsEvgeniy Labunskiy
Quite often we see lack of responsibility in our teams. Lets see what are the levels of apathy and how can we change destructive behaviour on different levels.
Soft Skill-3 Poor Listening Steps(The ordinary Professional Guide)Col Mukteshwar Prasad
Poor Listening generally leads to Poor Client & peer relationship , Projects that focus on wrong problem and Working cross purpose with the team as against advantage of Good Client & peer relationship, Projects that focus on right problem and Working in coherence with the team of listening.
In this blog Let us talk about the different types of ineffective team members .These team members are usually “forced on” to the leader either as part of “mentoring exercises ” or as part of “organizational restructuring initiatives”.
The leader in most cases, would be left with no choice, but to roll up his sleeves, and pray that his efforts would transform this “rag-tag unruly bunch” into a “cohesive collaborative perfect team” which he so desperately wants!!! Please feel free to add more insights, based on your unique perspectives and experiences .Do share and comment!!
This is one of the breakout sessions presented by Steve Maguire at the EPIC event on March 13, 2012 in Atlantic City, NJ... www.maguirepresentations.com
11 Habits of Highly Ineffective ManagersAbhishek Shah
Being the boss is hard work, but it's even harder if you're stumbling over your own mistakes. Here are 11 common management behaviors that make a boss seem weak and clueless, along with descriptions of what top entrepreneurs do differently.
Team's lack of responsibility - sources and solutionsEvgeniy Labunskiy
Quite often we see lack of responsibility in our teams. Lets see what are the levels of apathy and how can we change destructive behaviour on different levels.
Soft Skill-3 Poor Listening Steps(The ordinary Professional Guide)Col Mukteshwar Prasad
Poor Listening generally leads to Poor Client & peer relationship , Projects that focus on wrong problem and Working cross purpose with the team as against advantage of Good Client & peer relationship, Projects that focus on right problem and Working in coherence with the team of listening.
Attaining Front Page Rankings with SEO. Learn how to utilize search engine optimization to increase your rankings within Google, Yahoo, MSN and other search engines.
This presentation is based on alan november’s book
Design
1. Differences between effective and ineffective design for the presentation of information online By Christine Laubenstein
2. Topics to be discussed Why is web design important? Elements of design to be addressed Characteristics of effective web design, along with sources and examples Highlights of research Problems I encountered Solutions employed Conclusion Audience feedback
3. 1. Why should I care about web design? Image from www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/2326448445
4. 2. Elements of design to be addressed Placement of information Page size Font Color Pictures, videos and animations Writing style Links Lists Navigation Homepage Fields Other
6. Placement of information Most important information above fold Most important information at left Secondary information at right Some important information at bottom Page isn’t cluttered Information organized clearly Sources: Jakob Nielsen, Usability.gov
9. Page size Page shouldn’t be long Page doesn’t require horizontal scrolling Page shouldn’t take too long to load Sources: Wayne Neale and Cindy McCombe, Usability.gov, Jakob Nielsen
12. Font Font is big enough (at least 12 pt.) Font is sans serif Font has large x-height All caps not used Not too much bold Font for headings is bigger and/or bolded Sources: Usability.gov, Dr. Ralph Wilson, Daniel Will-Harris, The Yahoo! Style Guide
15. Colors Font is dark on light background Include white space Colors used to organize content Information delivery is not color dependent Usability.gov; Michael Bernard, Barbara Chaparro, and R. Thomasson
18. Pictures, videos and animations Thumbnails used No moving logos Videos don’t start automatically No distracting background images Images don’t look like banner ads Ornamental graphics are relevant Sources: Usability.gov, Jakob Nielsen and Marie Tahir, Jared Spool
21. Writing style Sentences are short Paragraphs are short No jargon Few acronyms Acronyms and abbreviations are identified Sources: Usability.gov, Jakob Nielsen, Peter Meyers
24. Links Links direct to other pages on site Text links are used, not picture links Items that look like links actually link Link names match up with destination pages Links change colors when visited Sources: Usability.gov, Jakob Nielsen
27. Lists Bullets and numbering are used appropriately Vertical list for more than three items List is in a logical order Important information at top List is introduced with descriptive sentence Instructions are written in the affirmative Sources: Usability.gov, David McMurrey
30. Navigation Navigational options are provided All pages link back to homepage Search is included Pages don’t open in new windows PDF use is limited Sources: Jakob Nielsen, Wayne Neale and Cindy McCombe, Usability.gov
33. Homepage Links to major sections of site Includes company name and/or logo Includes summary Has contact info or link to contact info Has clear path to company information Sources: Peter Meyers, Usability.gov, United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, Jakob Nielsen
36. Fields Cursor is automatically in first field Clear labels close to fields Large data items split up Required fields are noted Order forms not too long Sources: Usability.gov, Jakob Nielsen
39. Other Everything is considered Useful content Actions are easy to undo Headings are used Buttons close to object they’re acting upon Sources: Jared Spool, Jakob Nielsen, Usability.gov
42. 4. Highlights of research Guidelines are based on research I know where to look in the future Learned new guidelines, like ones about ornamental images and the bottom of the page Applied research to “real world” Learned how to do a presentation
43. 5. Problems encountered Too much information Was getting all information from one source Couldn’t find some examples Contradictory information Didn’t back up research/presentations and lost them “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” – Duke Ellington
44. 6. Solutions employed “The solution of every problem is another problem.” – Johan Wolfgang von Goethe