Web Design
Good Web Design is Like a Good KISS,
Keep it Simple and Special!
Web Design
Good Web Design is Like a Good KISS,
Keep it Simple and Special!
Jeff Glover said it best about Web Design:
"There is a delicate balance between high quality design and quick loading pages. This balance is what can separate your page from the rest. Unfortunately everyone's tolerance for quick loading vs. good-looking pages is different."
Example of a Bad Design & a Good Design
General Guideline's are:
1. Keep the file size of the Webpages low (75 KB or less).
2. Keep the interface (Webpage) simple.
3. Keep the interface consistent. (links to other Webpages in the same location.)
4. Keep the graphics small (30 KB or less.)
5.Minimize the amount of Webpage scrolling. Assuming a fifteen inch monitor (laptops), the maximum amount of information should be limited to three screens.
Also assume a resolution of no more than 800 pixels wide
6. Minimize or eliminate distracting movement (animation or blinking text) If you use animation, make the animation a link off the Webpage.
7. Minimize or avoid the use of sound. If you use sound, make the sound a link off the Webpage.
8. Design the Webpage so it can be printed without wasting paper (print media CSS tag.)9. Make sure you use Meta tags and your Title tag to identify the content of your Website
The following homepages are design guidelines found on the web:
1. Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide located at http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/
2. Web Design Library's Design Principles
3. Design by Joyce Planning Guide
4. Learn from the Worst at Webpages that Suck
5. Web Usability advice from the US Government
6. Web Useability by Jackob Neilson http://www.useit.com
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