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Checklist*.)
Text
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Background
does not interrupt the text |
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Text
is big enough to read, but not too big |
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The
hierarchy of information is perfectly clear |
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Columns
of text are narrower than in a book to make reading easier
on the screen |
Navigation
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Navigation
buttons and bars are easy to understand and use |
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Frames,
if used, are not obtrusive |
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A
large site has an index or site map |
Links
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Link
colors coordinate with page colors |
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Links
are underlined so they are instantly clear to the visitor |
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The
links give the visitor a clue as to where they are, what
page they are currently on |
Graphics
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Buttons
are not big and "dorky" |
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Every
important graphic has an alt label |
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Every
graphic link has a matching text link |
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Graphics
and background use browser-safe colors |
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Animated
graphics turn off by themselves |
General
Design
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Pages
download quickly: total page size
(HTML + graphics) should equal 30 - 60 K |
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First
page and/or home page fit into 600 x 295 pixel space |
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All
other pages have the important stuff in 600 x 295 |
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Good
use of graphic elements to break up large areas of text |
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Every
web page in the site looks like it belongs to the same site;
there are repetitive elements that carry throughout the
pages |
*Adapted from
The Non-Designer's Web Book, Robin
Williams and John Tollett, Peachpit Press, © 1998, p. 152, 153. |
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