Part 1:
Hello, my name is Andrew Lundberg and I am a senior here at Western Washington University and plan on graduating in Spring 2012. I work at Costco in Burlington and have been there for close to 5 years. One class I am currently enrolled is this quarter is Emerging Communication Technologies with instructor Jason Lind. The particular assignment in which this blog is aimed towards a list of rules one must follow when designing a website. I look forward to working with new software devices in this class as well as become more computer literate by the time graduation comes around as I head into the work world.
Part II:
The following is a list of the top 10 rules of website design:
- Keep Website Simplified--Fancy doesn't always mean perfect. By keeping your website sustainable, yet having enough information to back up ideas and thoughts, the readers can become much more aware of what the website is containing.
- Skip Movement--Constantly updating and fixing your website can often cause the viewer to get lost and confused when browsing. Flashy words or pictures can also cause the viewer to get distracted with what they're looking at.
- Avoid the Use of Caps--Using capital letters throughout your website can not only be distracting for the viewer but can also cause confusion when reader a specific article or caption. Keep a constant rate of proper caps throughout your website.
- Don't Make Users Think--Your website should be extremely self-explanatory and very easy to read. You want the users to easily navigate their way through your website without any confusions or problems. Keep the visual explanations to a minimal when giving a captain to a picture otherwise you will bore your viewer.
- Strive for Feature Exposure--Keep your website user friendly as your main objective is to keep the viewer wanting to read more and explore your site. Try not to over expose your features as well as maintain a constant and sufficient amount of pictures, videos, text, etc. Allow the viewer to see clearly what functions are available as well as easy to access.
- Don't be Afraid of White Space--Most people think that you need to fill up ALL the white space on your website. However, this is not completely true. Try to reduce the cognitive load for the viewers but maintain enough accurate information to keep the viewer interested. The more complex the site, the harder it is for the reader to view.
- Test Your Website--Before you publish anything, make sure you have everything you want to say completely accurate. The last thing you want is to publish something wide open for the world to see so make sure you view everything to make sure your website is up and running successfully.
- Appeal to Multiple Browsers--Make other web-pages available for the viewer to access in order to gain credibility as well as allowing the viewer to gain further knowledge on the given subject. This also allows the all kinds of viewers to access your information with other browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc.
- Consider Legal Issues--Make sure you keep yourself 100% safe when making your website by protecting yourself from plagiarism and other forms of illegal downloads. Include relevant up-to-date policies, copyrights, and other secure tools to back up your information and to avoid and legal disclaimers.
- Consistency is Key--One major thing viewers look for when viewing websites is consistency. You want to make sure your viewers don't feel like they are viewing something completely opposite to the topic of your website each time they open up a tab or new page. Maintaining consistency throughout your website makes it really easy to navigate and will attract more people to want to keep exploring.
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