Web sites vary enormously in their style, content, organization, and purpose, but all Web sites that are designed primarily to act as information resources share certain characteristics.
PROCESS
INTERFACE DESIGN
SITE DESIGN Organizing information • "Chunking" Site structure • Basic information structures • Site diagrams Design themes • Training • Teaching • Continuing education • Reference • Entertainment/magazines • News • E-commerce Site elements • Home pages • Menus & subsites • Resource lists • Site guides • "What's new?" • Search • Contact & feedback • Bibliographies & appendixes • FAQ pages • Error pages Internet versus intranet • Design standards References
PAGE DESIGN
TYPOGRAPHY
EDITORIAL STYLE
GRAPHICS
MULTIMEDIA
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