Website Design: Introduction


Website_Design
Site Unity
Organization
Typography
Page_Layout
Style Guide
Audience
Page Size

All Hints
Site_Map


Related_Tutorial
Web Images
Scanning_Images


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Introduction If you've spent much time exploring, or surfing the World Wide Web, you've almost certainly encountered some badly designed Web sites. Since almost anyone can create Web pages, it's not surprising that many sites are confusing, overwhelming, ugly, or incredibly slo-o-o-ow. Tantalizing content can be hidden forever from the world when a site is poorly designed.

Web imposes its own design limitations- While it's not easy to create a well-designed site, following a few rules can help. These are not rigid commandments, but rather suggestions to assist you in the process of creating a site. At the same time, though, Web technology imposes its own set of design limitations--in many ways more confusing than print.
Use the toolbar to read more content The toolbar on the side or the links below will guide you through the process of designing a Web site. The section titled "Website Design" provides general information, while "Web Images," and "Scanning Images" gets into technical details. You can read the story linearly--working your way from left to right--or jump directly to the section that interests you most. So if your ready, lets get to work.


Website Design
Site Unity | Organization | Typography | Layout | Style Guide | Audience | Page Size
All Hints | Site Map


Related Tutorial
Web Images | Scanning Images


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