Chapters 7 and 8

Chapters 7 and 8 are all about designing a site that looks nice and is easy to navigate.

Interface design is a very important part of your webpage. It can make or break your web site. The interface is how your site looks, and how to navigate the site, and how one interacts with it. To have a nice interface, one needs to have a plan on how their site should look – and start simple and build from there. It’s a common mistake to over-think or over-do the design, so sometimes simple is better.

When designing a web site, one needs to ensure that the site is viewable by many different types of browsers and screen sizes. The site should use a 800X600 resolution, and it’s imperative that the site fits on the screen, horizontally. If you can’t get it doesn’t fit vertically, just ensure that all of the important information is displayed on the web page without having to scroll.

Use good design and styles to make navigation of the site fun and easy. The site should be easy to navigate between the pages quickly and easily with-out confusing the visitor.

Some Dos:

Make it easy to navigate
Use fonts that are easy to ready
Use contracts effectively. Fonts, graphics, and backgrounds should match.

Some Don'ts:

Don’t make the site too cluttered
Don’t over design
Don’t use large graphics that take long to download/view
Ensure you don’t have to scroll the frames
Don’t over-do the frames.