J295 Links

How do you get started, really?
-We looked at this site in class, and I thought these web design tips were a lot like newspaper copyediting tips. Basically, every web page, like a newspaper page, should have something dominant. Colors and fonts should match. I thought it was interesting because web pages are different and newer than old newspapers, but a lot of the things that make a page a quality page don't change, no matter what medium you're using.

Are Navs useful?
-I agree with this site, that users look at content before navigation points. When I first started making my page in this class, I thought it would be OK to put my navigations in different places on the side. However, as Kodi noted, navs are useful, and people need them to get to places on the site.

Prioritize.
-I don't have much experience in online journalism, but like I said about getting started, it is a lot like newspaper layout in that it appeals to human nature. People will read what's on top first, so as editors, we should put the most important information on top.

Design Tutorials
-These sites give basic information on design. At first, I didn't think I'd need these because I already had a design layout in mind, but because we had to look at this, I ended up finding it helpful to see other ideas.

Dmitry's design lab
-I liked how Dmitry gave us tips on font. The other day, I drove past an "Aquatic Wildlife" store and the font on the store's main sign was awful. It was too whimsical and curly for a pet store - it looked more like an artsy coffee shop. Fonts, like Web sites, have character, and the characters should fit together. The same goes for color. It's impossible to have a green Web site about anything other than nature or money because the color characterizes it.

Top 10 Mistakes
-These mistakes are easy to make for new Web designers. For example, I don't know what my site looks like online quite yet. If I were to use small fonts, they might not look that small on my computer screen but very small on another. Also, it could be easy to forget some content such as contact information, and that could greatly deter the site.


Web pages that suck
-From this site, I looked at the top 10 worst sites.