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COM 205 Multimedia Applications
St. Joseph’s College Fall 2003
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Basic Software Design
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Consider your audience
Who? What? When? Where? How?
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Technology Connection- 14.4K modems/ fast T1 Monitor size
Don’t over use graphics – too slow Monitor size Put most important info at top of page Don’t clutter screen Don’t cause too much scrolling Browsers available Netscape Internet Explorer Plug-ins
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Some Design Issues Speed ( of loading)
Simplicity ( say more with less…) Clarity Consistency Easy of use Ease of navigation “Bells and Whistles”
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Speed Should load quickly Choose text and graphics wisely
Not too many bitmaps! Balance text and graphics Design for the disabled or those without graphics Use ALT tag in HTML Blind will hear description of image with synthesized speech Some may choose not to load graphics and can still understand the message
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Simplicity and Clarity
Use basic layout and themes Use only a few colors and fonts Choose clear consistent icons with universal meaning Include no more than 5 to 7 items on a menu
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Consistency Provide and overview/summary screen
Each link and page should have the same “look and feel”where possible Use same colors for hotlinks, etc…
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Ease of Use Easy to read text and font size
Use text appropriate to your audience Provide sense of “where you are” Check for dead ends- pages without links Use good navigational controls
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Ease of Navigation Provide navigational controls
( back, next, home, top, bottom) Button bars are often helpful Include common links on each page Home Back, etc.
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“Bells and Whistles” Animation should be meaningful not distracting
Don’t go over board- one screen is not meant to contain ALL you know or have learned Use special effects where they enhance your message…
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Interesting Resources
Web Page Design Guides Virtual Computer Library Animation
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