Web
Site Design Criteria
No 1 rule - Look how
the successful web sites are designed, and imitate their strengths
No 2 rule - Do what
most of the better web site designers do - your site will be easier to
navigate
Good Navigation
- All links active
- no dead links
- All links visible
on opening screen - no scrolling needed to see links
- All pages accessible
from main screen
- Easy to "Return
to Home Page"
- Keep to standard
link colours
- Display the name
of the web site, not the URL (address)
Font-Text
Selection
- Use of Sans Serif
font
- Consistent font
- don't change font on your site
- Appropriate sizes
used
- Good contrast with
background
- Break text into
small paragraphs - don't have large bodies of text
- Use sub-headings
- Don't use the underline
feature on your web site - it is mistaken for a web link
Colour Selection
- Appropriate background
colour or image
- Background does
not interfere when reading text
- Consistent background
and colour scheme on each page of your site
Images
- Ensure images are
sized appropriately for the page - about 300 - 500 pixels
- Appropriate memory
size - less than 50 Kb
- Good use of thumbnails
Layout
- Good placement
of text on the page - good use of white space
- "Chunk"
text - don't have long paragraphs of text - use sub-headings
- Use tables to place
images and text
- Don't make the
pages too long - avoid too much scrolling
Do not have a "Click
here to enter the site" - display the home page immediately
Have a contact name
on your page
Saving Files
- Don't put spaces
in filenames
Links
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