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Book-Specific Resources / Working Online / Links: Web Design and Navigation WEB DESIGN WRITING FOR THE WEB http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting John Morkes and Jakob Nielsen conducted several studies on how people read Web pages, and they have posted their research, along with guidelines and essays on how to successfully write for a Web audience. MY DESIGN PRIMER: WEB PAGES http://www.mydesignprimer.com/web/60000.html This design tutorial is written primarily for commercial sites, but it contains extensive basic coverage on dozens of topics including Web terminology, HTML coding, file formats, advanced HTML, site development, site maintenance, and surfing tricks and tips. WEB DEVELOPER'S VIRTUAL LIBRARY: HYPERLINKS OR ANCHORS http://wdvl.internet.com/Authoring/HTML/Links Explains how to code hyperlinks in HTML. WEB DESIGN ELEMENTS http://web.centre.edu/training/pdf/web_design/webdesignrules.pdf A brief overview of web design elements created by the Centre College Information Technology Services. back to top NAVIGATION NAVIGATION http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/html/96/44/index2a.html An extensive article on the problems of site navigation, with screen shots of examples of good and bad navigation designs. WEB STYLE GUIDE: NAVIGATION AND THE WEB http://www.webstyleguide.com/interface/navigate.html The Web Style Guide offers advice on planning your site's navigation, such as providing consistent and obvious navigational buttons on every page, providing clues from the top about what is on the entire page, and adding "Next Page" and "Previous Page" buttons for long documents. KEEP IT SIMPLE: NAVIGATION COMPLEX http://www.digital-web.com/articles/navigation_complex/ Peter-Paul Koch reviews three types of basic navigation and three subtypes of navigation. NAVIGATION 101 http://www.wdvl.com/Location/Navig n/101 Charlie Morris covers the basics in Web site navigation, starting with three basic principles: tell people exactly what is available on your site, help them get to the parts they want quickly, and make it easy to request additional information. back to top |
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