1. Unit 8.2 / Lesson 1 / presentation1b Website Styles

2. Types of Style Formal Comic Interactive Passive Service Informative Rigid, precise – ideal for businesses Fun, light- hearted, bright – ideal for a younger audience A chance for the user to take part – good for educational sites Information does not change very often and the site is very basic Provides a service to the use, e.g. online shopping sites Simple and clear layout for giving information, e.g. library opening times

3. Web sites are all different: 123 456 A simple web page created in a table Uses hypertext instead of buttons Animated GIF Graphics Text Moving text (marquee) Designed to fit 800 x 600 screen resolution or better Formal, Comic, Interactive, Passive, Service, Informative

4. A Flash introduction A web page with a Flash introduction Black background Menu items listed on a moving cube Flash introduction that takes about 30 seconds to run Formal, Comic, Interactive, Passive, Service, Informative

5. Professional and clear A business web site Formal Comic Interactive Passive Service Informative Navigation by hotspots on an image map Designed to fit 800 x 600 screen resolution or better Simple, clear white background Good contrast between text, graphics and background

6. When looking at web sites ask yourself: Was it quick to load? Is it easy to navigate? Is the page easy to look at and understand? Is the information structured and organised? Does the design give the right message to the audience? Can you spot the hyperlinks or image maps easily? Do you have to scroll too much? What is your overall impression of the site?