1. Developing A Website

2. Reminder 1 You want your website to be _______? 1)Artistic 2)Easy to use 3)Interactive 4)Multimedia-driven

3. Reminder 2 What is the ultimate goal of web design? ________________ (it’s a word starts with U.) Usability – Ease of learning – Efficiency of use – Memorability – Error frequency – Subjective satisfaction

4. Site Development Process 1.Site definition and planning 2.Information architecture 3.Site design 4.Site marketing 5.Tracking,evaluation, and maintenance

5. 1. Site Definition & Planning Thesis statement – What is the purpose of the website? – What does the website do? – Who is the target audience? – What content is provided on the website?

6. 2. Information Architecture Decide a topic Outline the navigation and content Plan navigation links and other links Plan multimedia and interactive elements Site info: meta, copyright, title, and contact, etc.

7. 2. Information Architecture

8. 3. Site Design Layout: positions of banner, text, and all different kinds of multimedia Color: background color, text color, link colors (4 kinds), banner and logo colors. Graphics: banner and logo Typography

9. 3. Site Design

10. Examples http://f2009.texasangle.com/1/ http://f2009.texasangle.com/2/ http://f2009.texasangle.com/3/ http://f2009.texasangle.com/4/.