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Web Design HTML CSS. Creating Web Sites Design Principles. Planning your Website. The Goals of Website Design Consider rapidly evolving mobile devices Differences between print and web Call to action on users part Web demands user interaction. Defining Goals and Strategy.
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Web DesignHTMLCSS Creating Web Sites Design Principles
Planning your Website The Goals of Website Design Consider rapidly evolving mobile devices Differences between print and web Call to action on users part Web demands user interaction
Defining Goals and Strategy Why does website exist? Will the site be free? What kind of information is contained? What user interactions might be on the site? User centered design research on what users might be expecting Can users submit information to the site?
Scenarios and Characters Web analytics Popular analytics tools Google Analytics Omniture Haveamint.com Chartbeat.com
Business of Design AIGA aiga.org Graphics Artists Guild A list apart
Goals of Web Design Rethinking Site Navagation Usability Testing First impressions of layout Where does your eye go first Is that the most important element Color Associations Navigation choices Where would you click and why?
Wireframes prototypes & mockups Wireframes Mock ups – can be the next step Prototypes build for demonstration purposes Interactive Prototyping resources Microsoft Sketchflow Adobe Fireworks Eightshapes Unify
Creative during the Planning Process Quick early sketches Failure is an option Accept criticism