Web Design and Usability Techniques:

Overview of Design Issues
Common Problems in Web Design

Planning a Site
The Planning Phase
Choosing a Site Metaphor
Content Outlining and Storyboarding

Design Guidelines
Choosing a Design Approach
Using Site Mock-Ups
Page Design Considerations

Effective Use of Images
Choosing the Right Image Format
Optimizing Graphics

Effective Use of Color
Effective Use of Color
Color and Design

Writing Good Code
Authoring with HTML 4.01
Validating Your Code
Organizing and Maintaining Code

Safe CSS
Web Typography With CSS

Creating Usable Sites
Principles of Usability
Simple Usability Techniques
Designing Effective Navigation

accessibility
Creating Accessible Sites
HTML and CSS Accessibility Techniques

Dealing with Browser Incompatibilities
Browser and Platform Issues
Using Browser Detection Scripts

Publicizing Your Web Site
Promoting Your Web Site

Review
Apply Your Knowledge

After completing this course, students will know how to:

Identify common problems in Web design.
Effectively plan a Web site project.
Create designs that focus vital content above the "fold".
Identify image formats.
Use images effectively.
Use color effectively.
Recognize the benefits of valid HTML 4.0 code.
Identify structural problems.
Use server-side includes to organize and maintain code templates.
Apply CSS styles that break down gracefully.
Critique a site's usability.
Apply techniques that enhance usability.
Recognize effective navigation techniques.
Create accessible Web sites. Design for different monitor resolutions.
Use browser detection scripts.
Publicize your Web site. Write effective meta content.

Prerequisites

HTML 4.01, Web Authoring: Level, HTML 4.01, Web Authoring: Level 2, Web
Development with Cascading Style Sheets or equivalent knowledge