Web Design and Site Development Study Guide
This portion of the study guide is based on: (1) Web Design Powerpoint, (2) Web Design Readings chapter in your e-book, (3) class lectures/discussions, and (4) in and out of class assignments
Be able to discuss each of the 8 axioms of web design. If presented with a scenario, you should be able to determine which axiom best fits.
What is the difference between a lean back and lean forward medium.
What does it mean to have white space on a web page?
What is usability. Be able to identify and discuss the five components of usability?
What are the three criteria in optimizing a page layout?
What is a liquid layout?
Why is it important for a web page to be scannable? How can scannable text be employed in a design? If provided with content, you should be able to make it scannable.
What is the 7 +/-2 rule (Miler's Magic 7)? What is its role in web design?
Be able to discuss ideas for content and select one that might be best for a given scenario.
Why is undated content a problem on a web site?
Be able to discuss and/or identify criteria used for web site review evaluation.
Be able to identify the three basic functions of a homepage.
Be able to discuss and/or identify the top 10 guidelines for homepage usability.
Be able to identify and describe the common types of home pages.
Why is it a good idea to divide your web site into logical sections?
What is a web template? Why is this a good idea?
Why is it important to test a web site before implementation? How should the testing be done?
Be able to discuss and identify examples of good elements in web design.
Why is it a good idea to sketch out your web page/site before developing it?
Be able to discuss rules for writing web content that have been learned from newspapers and magazines (the print press).
How many usable colors can be displayed on a monitor (web safe colors)?
Be able to discuss/identify the top sins and mistakes in web design.
What are some common design mistakes? Why are these problems? How can these be improved?
What are some guidelines for using photographs on a web page?
What is the difference between primary and secondary navigation? left, right and top navigation?
If provided with a web page, you should be able to identify the primary purpose of the site.
Be able to discuss/identify critical and overlooked design elements.
Be able to identify and discuss Jakob Nielsen's top 10 mistakes in web design?
What is the difference between a GIF and a JPEG file? When is one type more appropriate than another?
What are some rules of thumb in naming a web page? Be able to identify good and poor web page naming conventions.
If provided with a web page, you should be able to critique its design or answer specific questions about the design