1. Basic Web Design Ryan Dinwiddie UCC Spring 2010

2. Principle #1 Just because you can do it, doesn’t mean you should do it.

3. Principle #2 Know your audience and have a clear goal for your web site.

4. Principle #3 Inform the user, don’t irritate them!

5. Principle #4 Don’t post an “under construction” graphic after you’ve published your URL.

6. Principle #5 Check your spelling!

7. Principle #6 Test, Test, Test, and Test some more before you go live or update!

15. Too many graphics are distracting

16. Few graphics makes it easy to navigate.

18. This document is “living” …in the past.

21. Organized by department.

22. Organized by audience type.

23. Organized by subject.

25. No scrolling necessary to start navigating.

26. Standard tool bars and a brief menu for easy navigation.

28. An example of a very unattractive site

29. Subaru provides a balanced, attractive Web site.

30. Avoid backgrounds that wash out your text.

34. Hierarchical organization.

36. Imagemaps can provide easy means of navigation.

38. Tables provide Web designers with control over layout.

39. Tables also provide simple organization of information.

41. Frames can be used to provide a static navigation window.

42. Static navigation windows can be along the bottom.

45. Test text colors against background colors.