Week 13 DIFD 321 The Business of Web Design

Linking and Thinking – History of the Web CERN 3 tools provided by Tim Berners-Lee – URL – HTTP – HTML W3C – World Wide Web Consortium

New Rules for Growth – 1,000 in 1992, 10,000 in 1993 – Free to distribute code in April 30, 1993 – Mozilla and Microsoft’s browser hit the market shortly after – Netscape Navigator was released for free in 1994, by 1995 they had 75% of all web traffic – Speed to the market, meant big time growth – Yahoo when IPO in 1996 – But how did the web make money??

After the Bubble Burst – With little revenue streams, IT budgets were slashed and the web geniuses became idiots. – What did we learn? People drive the web, not business Technology changes faster than people The internet is still in its infancy New Channels do not replace old ones New Changes require new thinking

Business Fundamentals – Change Begets Change – As far as the web is concerned… Soft assets are more important than hard assets. Customer Satisfaction Employee Satisfaction – Prioritizing Expense – Increasing Value – Abundance is more valuable than scarcity Fax Machine – Increasing Returns Microsoft

Expanding the Circle – Access for the Disabled – Access for the Disadvantaged – Access on the Go

The Information Age is History – Information as Currency – Communication is vital

Mission-Driven Design – The Process Analyze Organize Humanize Energize – Indentify the Visitor (user)

Organizing the Trip – Where to go? – Information Architecture – Site Map – Page Map – Usability Scrolling Click Counts – Simple is better

Developing the Look and Feel – Logos vs. Brands – Style guides

Building the Site – Functional Specs – Technical Specs Compatibility Speed Scalability Efficiency – Prototype – Sandbox – DEV/TEST/UAT/PROD

Forms, Function, and Feasibility – Defining Design Interaction Designers Functional Designers Business Designers

Interaction Designers – Desirability Useful Fun Meaningful – Team Leader Architect Designer Writer

Functional Designers – Standards HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc. – Interoperability Cross browser Cross-platform Cross-device – Team Leader Architect Coder

Business Designers – Team CEO Managers – Does the site make financial sense?

Governing the Web – Freedom of Speech – Freedom of Spam – P2P

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