Website Design Fall 2022

Assignments

Research and Documentation

Articles

Common Design Mistakes

The article addressed topics to consider in order to provide the best experience to site visitors:

  1. Use a logical layout for ease of navigation.
  2. Use HTML hierarchy to highlight important information.
  3. Use spacing to group information.
  4. Use styling to increase understanding.
  5. Keep text succinct and easy to read using contrast ratios.

Simplify Your Design

This article stressed that a simple design will increase the accessibility and usability of the site by:

  1. Making site navigation clear and efficient.
  2. Convey meaning clearly.
  3. Decrease difficulties to streamline the visitor experience.
  4. Using style to define the hierarchy of various elements.
  5. Decrease errors when using interactive elements.