27 Dos Web Design

27 Dos Web Design

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You're allowed to distribute this ebook as long as you leave the orginal pdf-fileintact and you don't charge anything for it.I hope you'll find this styleguide usefulJan Kampherbeek101 Do's and Don'ts in Web Design SpiderPro-3-IndexGeneral information
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3Content : 18 do's and don'ts 4Navigation: 16 do's and don'ts 8Design: 8 do's and don'ts 11Bandwidth: 9 do's and don'ts 13Presenting Text: 16 do's and don'ts 15Images and colors: 10 do's and don'ts 19Compatibility: 13 do's and don'ts 21General: 9 do's and don'ts 24A concluding don't 26About SpiderPro 27Disclaimer 27Release History 27100 Do's and Don'ts in Web Design SpiderPro-

Do know your audience

It's important to know your audience.If you write for a site that sells toys you'll use other words, colors,images etc. compared to a site for online banking.Write and design with your visitors in mind. Don't get tempted towrite for yourself.Do write about the subjectWrite about the subject.Saying: This page is about breeding goldfish talks about the page.Instead, start right away with the subject. Breeding goldfish is apopular hobby....Do use short sentencesUse short sentences.The World Wide Web is fast. Your visitors want to get your info in asnap. So read and reread your text. Then cut out as manyunnecessary words as possible.Do use correct spellingOK, this one will turn against me....Use correct English or whatever language your site is written in. Asa standard routine use a spelling checker but don't rely completelyon it. Human proof reading is necessary.This can be difficult - especially if you're not native speakingEnglish like your Dutch speaking author of this eBook.100 Do's and Don'ts in Web Design SpiderPro-

Don't use meaningless words

Do you have a cool site with hot subjects?Or a hot site with cool subjects?On some hype-sensitive sites these kind of words might be useful but onmost sites you'd better refrain from meaningless words.Don't use jargonAvoid jargon.That goes for Internet jargon but also for jargon for any othersubject.Only if your site is focused on a selective group of specialistsjargon might make sense.Don't write technicalDon't write technical. Your visitors don't care how you created yoursite and that you prefer Perl over TCL/TK (or the other wayaround).Instead write about your subject.Do use the first screenBe sure to put important text on the first part of your page, the partthat will show up first on a screen.Do present the issues right awayYour visitor wants to know immediately what she can find on yoursite. Keep that in mind when designing your site.Present the important issue(s) of your site on the first page.100 Do's and Don'ts in Web Design SpiderPro-


Do use a descriptive title

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