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Explore key concepts and trends in modern web design, including responsive design and essential design elements. Analyze good and bad web designs, assessing functionality, usability, accessibility, legislation, and business requirements. Learn how to improve weak examples and enhance user experience.
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Assignment 1 Unit 14 Website Design HND in Computing and Systems Development
LO1 Understand web design concepts • Discuss the design concepts that have to be considered when designing a web site • We have looked at: • Good and bad design • Usability • Accessibility • You were asked to: • Research and create a list of good web design features • Fully reference your sources • Be prepared to present your results
Modern design trends • http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/elements-of-modern-web-design-list • http://www.8waysin8days.com/8-modern-web-design-trends/ • http://webdesignledger.com/trends-2/5-predictions-of-modern-web-design • https://econsultancy.com/blog/64096-18-pivotal-web-design-trends-for-2014/
Responsive design • http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/the-state-of-responsive-web-design--cms-22878 • http://blog.froont.com/9-basic-principles-of-responsive-web-design/ • http://tech.co/top-5-reasons-use-responsive-website-design-2015-01
Assignment • Research and analyse the factors that are considered essential for a modern web design • Make sure you consider functionality, usability, accessibility, legislation and business requirements • Produce your list of essential design elements • Choose three good and three bad web designs and evaluate them against your list, identifying their strengths and weaknesses • Explain how you would improve the bad examples • Make sure your work is fully referenced and illustrated