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Web pages can serve to do a wide range of jobs, from providing information, or giving people access to rich interactive applications, games or digital art...
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Web pages can serve to do a wide range of jobs, from providing information, or giving people access to rich interactive applications, games or digital art...
read moreBack when I first got on the Web, some of my first Web site designs were just horrible. Heck I was still learning HTML, and that was way before CSS or any of these nice features we have now were around. After spending some time though learning my basics in Web site design I got better. I found my ba...
read moreNo mater what type of Web site or business you are running, many people have or could use a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Web page. That is because no matter what type of situation you are in you are always going to have questions...
read moreHyperlinks enable people to jump instantly from page to page, or site to site. Such power can create anxiety. To help users browse with confidence, links should be absolutely clear and explicit...
read more'Mouseovers' are common effects, by which an element changes in response to the mouse pointer moving over it. They make links more useful, by clarifying what's active. Mouseovers are practically a universal standard, and should be used wherever possible...
read moreFriends trust each other. If a site is going to be friendly, it's good to trust the user. But where do you draw the line of letting them take responsibility for their own actions? Sometimes a particular user action might have serious results, e.g. deleting data...
read moreOnce you have your content, arranged it into a likely architecture, and worked out where it will sit on the page, you're ready to design the display layer. The goal is to arrange various elements on screen to maximise the user's chance of using the site successfully...
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Editor's Pick in Design Principles, May 2005
What helps users to browse effectively by guiding the eye swiftly and effortlessly around the page? The answer is one word: contrast.
Three-dimensional illusion effects are powerful devices that can achieve excellent results. They can also add significantly to overall page filesize, and can reduce usability if overused, so should be used deliberately and with care...
read moreIn the web environment, text has enormous strengths. In many situations, using text delivers far better results than graphics. Web designers should be daring and use text wherever possible...
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