5 sources for current web design practices:
1) Jennifer Kyrnin-Web Design/HTML Guide
- Keep your focus on fast pages
- Keep your pages short but not to short
- Good navigation on your websites is critical
- Keep images small and use sprites whenever possible
- Use appropiate colors
2) DB Troester
- Keep it simple
- Don't bury the main point
- Use readable fonts
- No pop-up windows
- Don't use icon links
3) IJ Design
- Simplfy as much as you can to keep only the important things on the website
- Highlight the most important calls on the page. (E-Mail and Telephone number)
- Set up an E-Mail newsletter
- First impression is the most important
- Be personal
4) The Berkeley Web Access Group
- Provide a way for users to skip repetitive content
- Use heading elements properly
- Use Cascading Style Sheets to control page layout
- Provide alternative text for nontext elements
- Use color with care
5) Ron Selvey
- Focus Design on User Experience
- Keep it Simple
- Select Unique Typography
- Use flat colors
- Drop in full screen photos
My favorite sites
1) Facebook
- This website is very user friendly and has access to things with highlighted or bold font so its easy to find and navigate through.
- In this site I would change how its very vague.
- I like how I can keep in touch with all of my friends and how I can easily connect with all of them.
2) YouTube
- Pretty easy to use and navigate
- Good videos
Good Examples:
Some Bad Examples:
