Friday, May 04, 2007

Web Style Design: Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Site Design

When developing a website, so much has to be taken into consideration. Assessing the user’s needs is probably the most important idea that was mentioned in this reading. Chunking is also a great way to give viewers a lot of information about several things all at once, giving them the opportunity to obtain more information if they’d like to. Site diagrams are also useful for organizing ideas that you would like to include in your website.

The site design themes were also an extremely helpful tool to assist in creating websites for different settings. Before taking classes, it never occurred to me that some designs are more conducive than others depending on your target audience. I always assumed you picked out a color scheme that wouldn’t make people sick, and just starting placing things on the page. Again, this is another website that I can use as a resource when creating websites to educate and fit the needs of my target audience.

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