More goes into web design that most people expect. I know I was blown away when I realized just how much is to be considered when attempting to design and create a functional web page. There are three major points that need to be present to have succeeded in delivering the viewer with a top notch website. First is design. Design is the visual aspect of a webpage…it is what intrigues the viewer’s eyes and creates curiosity to explore. As Jeffrey Zeldman explains in his article, “web design is the creation of digital environments that facilitate and encourage human activity; reflect or adapt to individual voices and content; and change gracefully over time while always retaining their identity”. The second is usability. Usability is the part a web page that makes that exploration possible and less confusing for the explorer. It serves as a map for the viewer and points them in the directions of present, past, and future. Dereck Powazek states in one of his articles over web design, “navigation also has three parts, which are used to communicate to the user about their past, present, and future. Any good global navigation scheme should, at a glance, answer the top three questions every user has at the back of their mind on any page: where am I (Present); where can I go (Future); and where have I been (Past)”. The third element of web design is accessibility. Accessibility is what aids the viewer and whatever needs they have for the website. All three things must be, but very seldom are, present to succeed in creating a well thought out webpage.
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