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IT152_Lecture_05_Design_Principles_2013a Flashcards

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Use…?

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basic standards of design.

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Designs should be…?

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cohesive and functional

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Key is…?

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planning phase.

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Design must be…?

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user-centered, not designer-centered

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Focus on…?

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user wants and needs.

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Design strategy should be…?

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solid; simple, easily understood, easy to use.

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Web site or title should be…?

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intuitive.

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Users should know where they are and..?

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where they can go.

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Home page indicates what is…?

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contained in site and how to navigate.

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Principles based on…?

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design guidelines, target audience, content, type of Web site/ title.

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Two broad categories of design guidelines…?

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Appearance

Interactivity.

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Superb visual design and high editorial standards inspire…?

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confidence.

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Design guidelines related to overall appearance of product include…?

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  • Metaphor
  • Consistency
  • Template
  • Content
  • Balanced layout
  • Movement
  • Colour scheme
  • Independence
  • Functionality
  • Unity
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Metaphor…?

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figurative representation that links content of site/ title to established mental model

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E-commerce metaphor is…?

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electronic shopping cart

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Metaphors must be…?

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concrete, obvious.

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Metaphor must be consistent with…?

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Web site’s / application content

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Metaphors must be appropriate; otherwise, they…?

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mislead and confuse user.

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Metaphor should reinforce the message…?

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appeal to the target audience without detracting from content.

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Consistency is an essential component of…?

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Web site / CD app.

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Consistency applies to both..?

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appearance and navigation scheme

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Navigation bar remains consistent from…?

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One page to the next.

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Template…?

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Precise layout indicating where various elements will appear on the page

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Templates should…?

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Dictate positions of various elements

  • Graphics, Heading, Menu, Text, Navigation bar.
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Templates can aid the design process in several ways…?

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  • Provide consistency
  • Shorten development time
  • Prevent “Object shift”
    • Templates that utilize grids can prevents objects from shifting.
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All multimedia elements (text, graphics, animation, sound, and video) should…?

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complement content, and not be the focus.

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Major considerations in designing site is determining…?

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  • What content

- How many levels users must navigate.

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With content less text is…?

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usually better.

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Excess content requires…?

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more levels.

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More levels add to …?

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confusion and frustration for user.

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Reduce levels by providing..?

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hyperlinks (also called links)

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Make sure content always…?

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accessible.

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Users do not read a Web page; they…?

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scan it, looking for keywords/links.

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First-time visitors to a web site generally spend less than…?

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60 seconds on the Web page.

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Web sites must capture…?

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visitor’s interest.

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text is still the primary element used to…?

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convey information.

Text must be readable.

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Always test your…?

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colour and background combinations.

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Links or hyperlinks replace part of the original web page with…?

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new content.

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Links or Hyperlinks give users frame of reference, allowing users to…?

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return quickly to previously viewed page.

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Links or hyperlinks allow designers to…?

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keep text on each page to a minimum.

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Balance in Web page design refers to…?

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the distribution of optical weight in the layout.

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Optical weight is the ability of an…?

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element to attract the user’s eye.

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Each element has optical weight as…?

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determined by its nature and size.

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Nature of an element refers to…?

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its shape, colour, brightness, type.

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Balance determined by the…?

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weight of the elements and their position on the Web page.

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Three types of balance…?

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  • symmetrical balance
  • asymmetrical balance
  • no balance.
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Symmetrical balance…?

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arranging elements as mirrored images on both sides of a center line.

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Symmetrical design is…?

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static.

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Symmetrical balance suggests order and…?

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formality.

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Symmetrical balance is appropriate to highlight…?

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corporate image of conservative organizations.

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Asymmetrical balance…?

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arranging non-identical elements on both sides of a center line.

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Asymmetrical design is dynamic…?

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suggests diversity and informality.

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Asymmetrical Balance might be appropriate for…?

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entertainment Web sites for a feeling of movement and discovery.

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Do not forget white space…?

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the blank areas on a page where text and other elements are not found.

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Blank space does not have to be…?

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white

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Users like…?

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space between elements.

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Movement relates to how…?

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the user’s eye moves through the elements on the page.

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Optical center is a point somewhat above the…?

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physical center of the page.

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As designers for a global community, critical to include…?

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visual clues such as arrows that help direct the viewers’ movement on the page.

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Movement: To have user work through content in more structured way…?

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  • Control where user starts on page
  • Use lines or objects that point the user in a certain direction.
  • Use colour gradients that go from light shade to dark shade
  • Have people or animals look in the direction the user should look
  • Emphasize an element; make it a different shape or colour, surround it with white space, use a different font or type style, create borders, or use different backgrounds for selected objects
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Colour scheme is a …?

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powerful communication tool.

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Wrong colours may…?

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communicate the wrong message.

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Colour evokes…?

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emotion and associations.

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Adding colour changes…?

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the look of the pages without adding to file size.

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Colour schemes increase …?

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visual appeal.

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Colour schemes improve…?

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readability.

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Colour signals changes in…?

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context.

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Fewer colours create a …?

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cleaner, more tasteful look.

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Design with a…?

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monochromatic colour scheme.

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Easier to work with….?

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dark objects on light backgrounds.

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Web authoring programs include…?

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preset colour schemes.

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Themes contain…?

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colour schemes, and consist of unified design elements for bullets, fonts, images.

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Keep site fresh and…?

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functional.

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Internal and external links must be…?

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maintained.

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Web pages need to be more…?

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freestanding than pages in print.

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Single web page may be only..?

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page viewed by users.

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For consistency, include basic information on each page…?

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  • Contact information
  • Last modified date
  • Copyright notice
  • Link to home page
  • A Frequently Asked Question page can be helpful.
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Two types of Unity…?

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Intra-page unity: how the various page elements relate

Inter-page unity: interactive design that users encounter as they navigate from one Web page to another

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Maintain consistency in..?

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shapes, colours, text styles, themes.

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In games or entertainment sites…?

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unified design may be too dull.

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Users appreciate…?

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common metaphor, colour scheme, navigation method from page to page.

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Developers must design..?

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the site’s interactivity.

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Interactive design must be user centered…?

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If sound is played, user should be able to adjust volume

User to decide to play a video or download a plug-in

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User interface is…?

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crucial

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When designing the user interface, you are…?

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establishing the foundation of the Web site / application

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Interface gives users direct…?

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control over the Web site / application

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Metaphors, images and…?

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Concepts

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Impossible to fully separate design from..?

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function in interactive sites.

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Users expect function and sophistication from ..?

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all interfaces.

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Navigational structure should be..?

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transparent to user.

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users must know…?

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where they are within overall structure of the site.

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Users want quick and…?

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easy access to the content of the site.

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It should be easy to return to..?

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home page or other major pages.

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Users will not tolerate…?

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delay.

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Research shows threshold of frustration for any computer-related task is about…?

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10 seconds.

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To improve download time…?

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optimize graphics and use thumbnails.

97
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Broadband connections and improved compression and streaming have made…?

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multimedia possible on Web, but download speed is still a major issue in Web page design.

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Keep page size smaller than…?

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100k

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Users favor menus with minimum of…?

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five to nine links.

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Users favor a few Web pages with…?

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lots of choices.

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Additional links through….?

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hot spots, mouseovers.

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Goal is to provide users with the information they want…?

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Fewest number of steps
Shortest amount of time
Using least amount of screen real estate

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Web based on …?

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cross-linking or cross referencing.

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By establishing a clearly identified page of external links, users will not…?

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unknowingly leave your site.

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Open external links in…?

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separate browser window.

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Contextual clues for user include…?

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Familiar and intuitive icons
A common colour scheme
Consistent method of navigation
Graphic similarity

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Consistent approach to layout reinforces user’s sense of…?

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context.

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Avoid long introductions of…?

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automatically scrolling text, narration, music, credits.

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Provide a way to skip or escape…?

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introductory elements.

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Provide way for user to…?

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control the playing of animations, sound, video.

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Give users an opportunity to establish an…?

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ongoing relationship with company or organization.

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Users need to be able to…?

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communicate with company or organization online.

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Many people have disabilities that prevent them from…?

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taking advantage of media elements.

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Many visual impaired individuals use a…?

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text-based web browser.

(For them to take advantage of your content, include alternative text.

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In the US there are laws in place that require…?

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Websites that receive federal funding to be accessible by people with disabilities.

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