Site Seeing: Chapter 2

Here are some of the key points from chapter 2:

-Be organized. Sure it can be rewarding to sift through a pile of stuff on occasion and find something absolutely wonderful, but most of the time we don't have the time or patience to look through piles of things if we are looking for something particular. Web sites need to have their content in organized groups.

-Navigating a web site is essential. The user wants to immediately be able to get where they are going on a web site without getting lost. A web site should be organized progressively, where large groups have smaller sub-groups underneath them to keep them organized.

-Presentation. The presentation of a web site can give it a very unique personality and attract a certain type of user and how it speaks to the audience. The example in the book is: "Is it screaming, "Get excited about football!" or does it calmly say, "Don't worry, I know getting a home loan is difficult, so I'm going to make it as easy as possible for you."

-Designs of a site also need to be taken into consideration for the entire world (in a sense). Not everyone is using the latest and greatest web browser or computer. Sometimes things can look different across different browsers, especially older ones.

-Along the line with keeping in mind older browsers, does the site being designed require certain technical standards? Does it need a broadband connection and a fast computer with a Flash plug-in? Or is it viewable to someone who is on a dial-up connection? Again, it is time to think about the audience to this site and what types of hardware and internet connections they might have.