What makes a Good Website?
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What makes a good Website? 1)Write down what makes a good website 2) Find an example of a good website copy the URL into Word add a screen print of the Home page explain what makes it a good website 3) Find an example of a bad website copy the URL into Word add a screen print of the Home page explain what makes it a bad website
Things to think about when making your websites? Layout Colour Navigation Fonts Quick to download
Layout It is important that your pages are well laid out and not too cluttered. It is also a good idea not to have long pages that need scrolling down. Tables are a good feature for laying out pages.
Colour Colours should be websafe colours and should be chosen carefully so that:websafe They match the companies colour scheme They suit the topic Check that colours go together
Navigation Hyperlinks – Text and Images
Navigation Navigation should be obvious, consistent and easy to use. Links are generally placed at the top or on the left of the page (or both). Long pages can have bookmarks or anchors to link to different parts of the same page.
Choose a font that is easy to read. Arial and Verdana are the most widely used fonts on the web pages because they are both easy to read on a computer screen. Fonts
Download speed Visitors do not want to wait for pages to load; images, videos and Flash animations can cause unacceptable download times. Where you are using images, make sure they are optimised or use thumbnails with links to larger images.
Summary Your website should be easy to use so, when you design and build a website you need to think about the: 1.Construction features used ie what you use to build your webpages eg tables, hyperlinks, menus etc 2.Design features ie the appearance of the webpages eg the layout, colour, fonts etc