Web design is a multidisciplinary, user-centered design process, which requires a diverse skillset based in visual art and technology. These skills are best applied by the developer/designer when taking in to account the purpose and content of the site relative to the needs of the client and the perspective of the user.
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Top Three Core Web Design Issues | |
| • | Utilizing a METHODOLOGY for guiding the building of a site will assist the designer in defining the steps appropriate to developing the site relative to its purpose. A guiding metholodogy such as the "Waterfall Model" can assist in defining the the site's goals and guide the site's content, look, and navigation in relation to the defined intention of the site. |
| • | The designer/developer must keep the USER in mind at all times |
| • | A web designer must know and respect the medium and its constraints. This includes everything from browsers and bandwith, core technologies (HTML, cascading style sheets), to network, server, and protoocol issues which affect web design. |
There is no canon which embodies the "correct " form of web design that would apply universally to every site. One must inquire as to the motivation behind the design as applied to each specific site when evaluating it. Remember, to be always mindful of the measurable goals of the site, and to put yourself in the position of the client and the USER.
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| What is the purpose of the site? | |
| Is the site delivered well? | |
| Is the HTML valid? | |
| Do the visuals support the purpose of the site? | |
| Do you unerstand the navigation? | |
| Are there broken links? | |
| Is it easy to find what you are looking for? | |
| What kind of users would use this site? | |
| What goal would these users have? | |
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