designing basic web sites iii: interface design based on web style guide, lynch and horton 2001 ...
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Designing Basic Web Sites III:Interface DesignBased on Web Style Guide, Lynch and Horton 2001 www.webstyleguide.com
Technical Communication Fall 2006, DAHMEN
Print design adopted to the Web Basic standards still apply:
Address your audience Identify the source/who is speaking Provide titles and visual hierarchy Keep content up to date/ dated Identify the source/home page
What every page needs
Informative title Author’s identity Creation/revision date Link to home page or menu page « home page » URL
Basics of User-centered DesignClear navigation
Apple uses 4 different navigation structure on this page
You are HERE
Other points to keep in mind… Direct access Bandwidth/interaction Simplicity and consistency Design integrity and stability Feedback and Dialogue
What about accessibility?
« One of the defining principles of the Web is that it should provide allpeople; regardless of physical or technological readienss, with access to information »
--Horton and Lynch, p. 26
Aspects of Accessibility
Provide alternates and fallbacks Use style sheets (CSS) Follow accessibility guidelines
Issues in Navigation
Context (see Apple example) Allow going back Provide a sense of location in sequence
Horton and Lynch, 32