Dalhousie University, SLIS, Friday Lecture Series
Web based instruction for distance education students
September 24, 1999

Thoughts on designing Web pages

General design thoughts
  • KISS
  • Standard HTML
  • Graphical/sound features
    think small - graphically speaking
    ALT attributes
    alternatives to ISMAPS
    captions
  • Descriptive links
  • Tables
  • Forms and databases
  • Applets and plug-ins
  • Tech in Check

Thoughts to you the editor
  • Establish your objectives
  • Storybook it
  • Think in 3-D
  • Use a template
  • Push the envelope
  • Test, test, and test again
  • Accumulate experts, friends, partners, masters
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