The
Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Identifying Web Design Guidelines
Choose
six sites from the list below or of your own choosing. Spend time
exploring what they have to offer and how they go about presenting
it. Come up with a written list of what you think makes for good
and bad web design, as well as any examples of exceptions to these
"rules". Try to identify why you find particular features
useful or pleasing or annoying. Keep track of which features you
see in various sites so that we can look at them as we discuss them
in class.
- Layout
- Color
- Styles
- Backgrounds
- Buttons,
menus, & other imput features
- Images
- Text/Type
- Navigation
- Hierarchy/organization
- Interactivity
- Special
features (Flash, animated gifs, sound, video, etc.)
- Communication
features (chat rooms, mailing lists, bulletin boards, etc.)
- Etc.
The
list below is a somewhat random collection culled from award-winning
and award-losing contests, personal favorites, and design directories.
It was compiled to help you see the broad range of design and HTML
approaches out there on the web. Feel free to email
me with more suggestions for the list.
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