Re[2]: FN-FORUM simple design guides/tips

date posted 1st November 2002 10:00

Not sure about the best way to present white space to kids, maybe just
tell them that the empty parts of the site can also be part of the
design. I sometimes find that squinting at a page so you cant see the
specifics, just the general shape of the screen all blurred gives you
a good idea whether the layout is good - concepts of proximity, shape
and flow etc.

-- Richard
http://www.rwatt.co.uk

Friday, November 01, 2002, 9:52:05 AM, you wrote:
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>> Newbie Design -
>>
>> * Choose 2/3 fonts/styles of font and dont use any more than that
>> (e.g. one font for all body text, one font for headers, one style of
>> the body text font for subheadings)
>> * Choose 2/3 colours that reflect the aims and audience of your site
>> (corporate? fun? warm?) and stick to them through-out
>> * Always make navigation clear and immediately visible
>> * Dont use graphics gratuitously (e.g. animated GIF's for the hell of
>> it)
>> * Each page should look like part of the same site, designs & layouts
>> shouldn't vary greatly within the same site unless you have a very
>> good reason.
>>
>>
>> I havent gone into any of the stuff about white space and
>> Human-Computer interaction stuffs as you asked for simple, but the
>> above is definitely a start - the very worst sites you see break all
>> those rules on the first page.


EV> Thanks Richard, this is great.

EV> Would actually love some simple comments on white space usage as well.

EV> I'm writing this piece today so comments from others this morning would be
EV> very much appreciated.

EV> Cheers

EV> Elizabeth


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