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Robin Williams
One of the elements of good web design
is a lack of the elements that make bad web design. If you stay away
from everything listed on the page about dorky
web pages, you've probably got a pretty nice web site. In addition,
keep these concepts in mind:
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Background does not interfere with the readability of the text
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Text is big enough to read, but not too big
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The hierarchy of information is perfectly clear
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Columns of text are narrower
than in a book to make reading easier on the screen
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Navigation buttons and bars are easy to understand and use
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Navigation is consistent throughout web site
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Navigation buttons and bars provide the visitor
with a clue as to where they are, what page of the site they
are currently on
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Frames, if used, are not obtrusive
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A large site has an index or site map
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Buttons are not big and dorky
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Every graphic has an alt label
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Every graphic link has a matching text link
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Graphics and backgrounds use browser-safe colors
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Animated graphics turn off by themselves
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Pages download quickly
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First page and home page
fit into 800 x 600 pixel space
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All of the other pages
have the immediate visual impact within 800 x 600 pixels
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Good use of graphic elements (photos, subheads, pull quotes) to
break up large areas of text
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Every web page in the site looks like it belongs to the same site;
there are repetitive elements that carry throughout the pages
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