1. Good and Bad Design
Mandy Smetana

2. Good Design Checklist Text Light colored background Text is readable
Columns of text are narrow

3. Good Design Checklist Navigation Easy to understand and use
Navigation bar or buttons allow the visitor to know where they are
Frames are not obtrusive
Large site has an index or site map

4. Good Design Checklist
Links
Colors coordinate
Underlined
Work

5. Good Design Checklist Graphics Small buttons Alt text label
Graphic link with matching text link
Browser-safe colors
Animated graphics turn off

6. Good Design Checklist General Design Quick download
Fit into 640 x 460 space
Graphics to break up large amounts of text
Consistency
No orphan pages

7. Bad Design Quiz http://www.urbancollective.com

8. Bad Design Suggestions
Urban Collective – text too small, obtrusive frames, buttons hard to use
Big Time Business – too many types of font, text too small, text nonreadable, suggest the size of browser to use
Enchanting Pics – no coordinating colors, too many sizes of text, no consistency

9. Bad Design Suggestions Cont.
Art Center College – navigation hard to use, window can not be expanded, have to scroll horizontally
Wildwood Motorsports – scrolling frame into one of the same color, links arrow does not fit on site map
Mozel – Farris wheel buttons hard to use
XWD – neat interface but hard to use