Web Design Plundered from Lynch and Horton
© 2004the University of Greenwich 2 10 x don't use Frames Leading edge technology Scrolling text, marquees, animations Complex URLs Orphan pages Long scrolling pages Lack of navigation support Non-standard link colours Outdated information Long download times
© 2004the University of Greenwich 3 Layout, avoid tables? Use CSS for position Often difficult to maintain Inflexible % width vs specified width Browser differences Nesting takes longer to render Search engine optimisation Accessibility Printing
© 2004the University of Greenwich 4 Interface Design Issues Web pages versus conventional documents Page independence Author – validity of information Title Revision date Home page/site reference Target audience needs
© 2004the University of Greenwich 5 User centred Navigation Direct access Bandwidth Consistency Sitemap feedback Accessibility Organisation of information Interface Design Issues
© 2004the University of Greenwich 6 Navigation How does page 6 in this sequence deal with this situation? Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 7 Consistency in Page Layout Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 8 Use of Tabs Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
Direct Access - Dead Ends Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
Graphics as Navigational Aids Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 11 Site Structure File and folder structures Hierarchy Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 12 Site Elements Home page Menu based News based Path based Splash screens Page templates Site guide/map Search facility Contact Feedback
© 2004the University of Greenwich 13 Intranet Use/Cost Sun Microsystems Intranet – mid 1990’s Employees accessed average of 12 pages per day Redesign: saving of 5 minutes per week per employee = 10 million dollars per year
© 2004the University of Greenwich 14 Page Design Visual hierarchy Consistency Dimensions Length Layout Frames Cross platform issues Accessibility
© 2004the University of Greenwich 15 Typography Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 16 Justification Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 17 Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 18 Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 19 Case Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 20 Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 21 Anti-aliasing Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 22 Style Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 23 Balance Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
Gutters Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 28 Visible Area Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 29 Browser Screen Size Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 30 Links Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 31 Link to Homepage?
© 2004the University of Greenwich 32 Graphics Is it a picture? Is it a map with links? Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 33 Bandwidth – Page Load Time Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 34 Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001
© 2004the University of Greenwich 35 Multimedia Audio music speech Video streaming format (plug-ins)
© 2004the University of Greenwich 36 Accessibility Guidelines WWW Consortium W3C standards User tools e.g. Large Print Viewers Authoring tools A-Prompt, Web Accessibility Verifier, see: WebXACT Web Page Accessibility Verifier, see: Browsers with Built-in Voice Feature Home Page Reader – IBM, see: Government initiatives section 508
© 2004the University of Greenwich 37 References Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, 2001, Web Style Guide 2 nd Ed, Yale University, see: Accessible Web Page Design, 2003, see: desin.htmhttp:// desin.htm Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, 1999 and 2.0 (working draft), 2003, see: Designing More Usable Documents, 2003, see: Designing More Usable Web Sites, 2003, see: Websites That Work (video – 15 mins), RNIB, see Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI):