Kevin Murphy Building a Good Web Page Masters Project CS 490.

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Kevin Murphy Building a Good Web Page Masters Project CS 490

Kevin Murphy First Impressions n When you access a Web page, your first impression will often decide whether you remain at this site or go on to another site. n Since the point of a Web page is to share information, it makes sense to create the best first impression possible.

Kevin Murphy Expectations n At the top of a home page, most readers expect four things: -Visual Interest -Identification -Summary -Links n If these are not present, it is unlikely the reader will stay.

Kevin Murphy 1. Visual Interest n Graphics n Logo n Color n Text arrangement

Kevin Murphy 2. Identification n Title n Author n Source -School -Company -Organization

Kevin Murphy 3. Summary n Topics this page will cover n Type of page -Index -Article -Listing

Kevin Murphy 4. Links n To other parts of the page n To other pages in this site n To other sites

Kevin Murphy Building a Successful Page n Reading a Web page consists of several stages. (At each of these stages, the reader decides whether to continue or to go elsewhere.) n Building a Web page consists of the same stages addressed in the OPPOSITE sequence.

Kevin Murphy n Reading a Web Page -Visual Impact -Readability -Ease of access -Organization -Content n Building a Web Page -Visual Impact -Readability -Ease of access -Organization -Content

Kevin Murphy Visual Impact Something to catch the eye n Banner n Logo n Icons n Graphics

Kevin Murphy Readability n Type sizes n Color and Contrast n Layout n White Space

Kevin Murphy Ease of Access n Speedy loading n Clearly defined links n Backward and forward references & links n Logical internal links

Kevin Murphy Organization n Consistent use of formatting n Clear tree structure n Logical ordering of information types

Kevin Murphy Content n Something worth the time n Nothing useless n Cuteness kept to a minimum

Kevin Murphy Building a Web Page n Content n Organization n Ease of Access n Readability n Visual Impact