For this week, we learn about basic web design. The purpose of web design is to inform and to persuade user.
Four primary aspects influence web design are:
–Content : To inform or persuade users
–Technology : To implement the function of the site
–Visuals : To provide the form of the site
–Economic : To give purpose for the site
This pyramid is like an analogy for the principle to design a website. Content provides the bricks that build the pyramid, but the foundation rests solidly on both visuals and technology, with a heavy reliance on economics to make our project worth doing. So the main principles that the pyramid tells us are:
– Content is the bricks we use to build the pyramid
– The foundation rests on visuals and technology
– Economics make the project worth doing
Some of the flaws for a website are the confusing accessibility, over-ambitious design, and poor download time. So as a good web designer, we have to make sure our web site is well structured, easy to navigate, and quick download time.
For today's class activity, firstly every body have to present one example of a bad stucture/visual website, and one well presented website. So for this activity, i choose cnet.com as an example for bad structured website.
Can you see how confusing this website might be? There is just too much information in the first page. The developer might want to chunk the information into a few section and not cramp all the info in one page.
For a website that I like is apple.com.
That's it. It is just that in the first page. The ipad is actually changing to other latest apple product after a few seconds. for more information about the product you can just click at the menu bar at the top. If you take time to visit the website, you will notice the way they present their info about their product is really simple, straight forward, yet very alluring.
For our second class activity, we are divided into two groups, and we are asked to convert the information about web design from this website : http://www.webdesignref.com/chapters/01/ch1-07.htm
to powerpoint presentation, and present it to the class. Overall, this class is very enjoyable yet very informative.
Ok. That's all for today's review. Till next time. Bye! ^^
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