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Web Design and Human Computer Interaction
Internet is an essential part of our modern life. It’s taking over a role in our personal and commercial life. Now we buy and sell online, bank online, socialize online and lot more. And when we talk about internet we talk about websites. Website is the media of communicating between human and internet. So it is essential for all the web developers to make sure the websites interact with its users and that is the key to success.
There are millions and billions of websites are online but only a few percent of them are successful. When a developer develop a website they have to follow certain rules which we call HCI rules.. Ben Shneiderman is well know among all the web designers for his “Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design”. But still in most of the websites the rules are exploited or not properly followed. It depends on web designer how their websites going to look like but the key thing and motive is to interact with the common users. So every websites have to feed the needs of the users and for that the following eight golden rules has to be followed carefully.
Strive for consistencies: The website need to have a clear and simple main menu. All the menu options have to relevant and consistent. The functions like links, drop list, command buttons etc has to be used wisely and carefully. Clear and relevant design interface should be used through out.
Enable frequent users to use shortcut: All the websites should be easy to use for the frequent users. The user should be able to access required information in one click. So navigation should be detailed and users should go to preferred pages straight away. Most the websites use Back links to return to previous pages or main menu. Read the rest of this entry »
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What Is Web Design?
What is web design? I have been reading and researching the meaning of web design, some say it’s a creation of digital environments that facilitate and encourage human activity; reflect or adapt to individual voices and content; and change gracefully over time while always retaining their identity. Other says it is used as a general term to describe any of the various tasks involved in creating a web page. The web consists of numerous pages, presenting information using different technologies and linked together called hyperlinks. There are two basic aspects to any web page found on the Internet. The first is a presentation that the user interacts with, usually visually, while the second is a back-end that includes information for non-human browsers.
Languages that are used: 1. HTML – HyperText Markup Language 2. XHTML – eXtensible HyperText Markup Language HTML tells a browser how to present information while XHTML is the stricter version. Using both languages a web designer is able to tell a browser how a web page should appear. HTML has a number of variable factors. To begin with, not all browsers interpret HTML, it may appear completely differently in another. While graphic designers know exactly how large the piece of paper they are printing on will be, a person must account for different monitor sizes, different display settings, and even browsers for non-sighted surfers! Combined, these concerns often leave to struggling incorporate enough dynamism to make a page attractive on a range of browser sizes, while creating a layout static enough to allow for the use of images and other necessarily fixed-size components.
In addition to XHTML and CSS, web designers often use a number of database driven languages to allow for more dynamism and interactivity on their websites. While useful with smaller sites, database driven languages become a virtual necessity on any site presenting huge amounts of data. Some of the most popular languages include ASP, PHP, and ColdFusion. Macromedia’s Flash also allows for a different sort of web design and is very popular amongst many people. The possibilities are virtually limitless, although at one point they were quite constrained by the boundaries of the browser itself. With the advent and flexibility of Flash and other embedded technologies, these boundaries have been all but removed, allowing for a versatility and dynamism that challenges the imagination of anyone interested in this field. Read the rest of this entry »
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Basics of Successful Web Design
The world of internet has changed the way information is accessed. The internet is known as the information superhighway. The World Wide Web mostly gained momentum after 1990s and especially after the world famous search engine Google appeared on the scene. Today the internet has become the place for marketing products and services and the ecommerce phenomenon is the most happening thing in the world of internet. For any business to flourish and reach to thousands of potential customers it has to have a website. Although making a website is easier if you overlook some important aspects such as attractive design, easy navigation, and useful content on the site then you cannot hope for an effective web presence for your online business.
A good web design is done from the point of view of the visitors and it incorporates simple and easy features. With the advent of Web 2.0 the websites in the cyberspace have now become much more interactive with user generated content and a lot of other such features. Some of the basic things that a website must include is content, usability, appearance and visibility or accessibility for the visitors.
Basics of Web Design
Web designing is all about being creative with simplicity of use for the visitors in the mind of the developers. In the web design process professionals such graphic designers, web designers, and a web developer are the main professionals and each does their job to make a successful website. A graphic designer is responsible for logo design, home pages and other developments in a web site. Read the rest of this entry »
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