PACE University - CIS 101 - Web Design Usability Tips

1. Web Site Design Usability Tips CIS 101Web Development & Design

2. Appearance Whitespace Length of Web Page Consistency Color Images Sub pages

3. USABILITY If a website is difficult to use, people leave. If the homepage fails to clearly state what users can do on the site, people leave. If users get lost on a website, they leave. If a web site's information is hard to read or doesn't answer users' key questions, they leave. Note a pattern here? There's no such thing as a user reading a website manual or otherwise spending much time trying to figure out an interface. There are plenty of other websites available; leaving is the first line of defense when users encounter a difficulty.

5. Page does not scroll down too far

7. Links? – None

8. Look at the source code if you want a headache!

13. Interactivity??

15. URL’s of What Not to Do http://www.joneschijoff.com/ http://www.siphawaii.com/ http://vacaway.com/ http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/ http://www.rodcdavis.com/

16. Best Websites Time Magazine 50 Best Web Sites of 2010 http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2012721,00.html Cool Home Pageshttp://www.coolwebpages.com Flash Web Sites:http://www.wix.com/flash_websites/fish Weeby Awardshttp://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=14