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What are the influences on web design?
What are the influences on web design?
- Social media, advertising, personal preferences, politics
- Technology, content, economy, visuals, usability (correct)
- Sports, entertainment, fashion, food, travel
- Geography, history, culture, language, religion
What are the two main purposes of web design?
What are the two main purposes of web design?
- Inform/educate and entertain (correct)
- Sell and inform/educate
- Entertain and persuade
- Persuade and sell
Good design should be __________, interesting, easy to use, uniform, and visitor-focused.
Good design should be __________, interesting, easy to use, uniform, and visitor-focused.
understandable
True or false: The purpose of web design is only to persuade visitors.
True or false: The purpose of web design is only to persuade visitors.
True or false: The purpose of web design is only to inform and educate visitors.
True or false: The purpose of web design is only to inform and educate visitors.
What are the five characteristics of good web design?
What are the five characteristics of good web design?
What are the two main purposes of web design?
What are the two main purposes of web design?
What are the two main purposes of web design?
What are the two main purposes of web design?
What are the two main purposes of web design?
What are the two main purposes of web design?
What are the five characteristics of good design?
What are the five characteristics of good design?
Which of the following is NOT an influence on web design?
Which of the following is NOT an influence on web design?
What are the characteristics of good web design?
What are the characteristics of good web design?
True or false: Technology, nature of content, economy, visuals, and usability objectives are not factors that influence web design.
True or false: Technology, nature of content, economy, visuals, and usability objectives are not factors that influence web design.
Which of the following is NOT an influence on web design?
Which of the following is NOT an influence on web design?
True or false: The nature of content has no influence on web design.
True or false: The nature of content has no influence on web design.
There is no __________ way to create a website, as rules are only guidelines.
There is no __________ way to create a website, as rules are only guidelines.
What are some of the influences on web design?
What are some of the influences on web design?
What are the two purposes of web design?
What are the two purposes of web design?
What is the purpose of web design?
What is the purpose of web design?
Can rules for web design be broken?
Can rules for web design be broken?
The purpose of web design is to inform/educate or __________.
The purpose of web design is to inform/educate or __________.
What are some characteristics of good web design?
What are some characteristics of good web design?
True or false: Good web design is not visitor-centered.
True or false: Good web design is not visitor-centered.
What are the characteristics of good design?
What are the characteristics of good design?
What are the characteristics of good design?
What are the characteristics of good design?
Are rules in web design absolute, or are they merely guidelines?
Are rules in web design absolute, or are they merely guidelines?
True or false: Rules in web design should always be followed strictly.
True or false: Rules in web design should always be followed strictly.
True or false: Visitors do not want control over online material.
True or false: Visitors do not want control over online material.
What is the pre-design work that needs to be done?
What is the pre-design work that needs to be done?
When is an ad-hoc process good for web design?
When is an ad-hoc process good for web design?
A typical website evolution goes from Generation 1 (replacing paper info) to Generation 4 (____________ and technology integrated).
A typical website evolution goes from Generation 1 (replacing paper info) to Generation 4 (____________ and technology integrated).
What is the downside of using an ad-hoc process for web design?
What is the downside of using an ad-hoc process for web design?
When is an ad-hoc process good for web design?
When is an ad-hoc process good for web design?
What are the four generations of website evolution?
What are the four generations of website evolution?
What are the four generations of website evolution?
What are the four generations of website evolution?
True or false: Users do not want control over online material.
True or false: Users do not want control over online material.
True or false: Aim of website evolution is to repeat the problems of earlier generations.
True or false: Aim of website evolution is to repeat the problems of earlier generations.
Design methods can either be an ad-hoc process or a methodical, well-thought-out __________.
Design methods can either be an ad-hoc process or a methodical, well-thought-out __________.
What is the first step in pre-design work?
What is the first step in pre-design work?
What are the two design methods in web design?
What are the two design methods in web design?
What are the two design methods for creating a website?
What are the two design methods for creating a website?
What should be considered during pre-design work?
What should be considered during pre-design work?
True or false: Generations 1-3 of websites have no problems.
True or false: Generations 1-3 of websites have no problems.
What are the design fixes for readability?
What are the design fixes for readability?
What are some of the pre-design considerations for web design?
What are some of the pre-design considerations for web design?
Economic considerations, such as __________, staff time, or in-house vs. outsourcing, can impact web design decisions.
Economic considerations, such as __________, staff time, or in-house vs. outsourcing, can impact web design decisions.
What are some design fixes for readability?
What are some design fixes for readability?
What are some design fixes for readability?
What are some design fixes for readability?
What are some design fixes for readability?
What are some design fixes for readability?
What are the economic considerations when creating a website?
What are the economic considerations when creating a website?
True or false: Ad-hoc design process is only suitable for large websites.
True or false: Ad-hoc design process is only suitable for large websites.
What should be done for accessibility issues?
What should be done for accessibility issues?
True or false: Ad-hoc design process is always better than the methodical design process.
True or false: Ad-hoc design process is always better than the methodical design process.
What are the economic considerations in web design?
What are the economic considerations in web design?
How long are users willing to wait for a download?
How long are users willing to wait for a download?
How long are users willing to wait for a download?
How long are users willing to wait for a download?
True or false: Well-thought-out web design is more effective, understandable, and easier to navigate.
True or false: Well-thought-out web design is more effective, understandable, and easier to navigate.
What is the most important factor to consider in web design?
What is the most important factor to consider in web design?
True or false: Ad-hoc design process is useful for short lifespan, small sites, or specific purposes.
True or false: Ad-hoc design process is useful for short lifespan, small sites, or specific purposes.
What is the key to usability in web design?
What is the key to usability in web design?
How long are users willing to wait for a download?
How long are users willing to wait for a download?
Usability is key, so it's important to design for the user, not the __________.
Usability is key, so it's important to design for the user, not the __________.
What should be done during approvals/proofing?
What should be done during approvals/proofing?
What should be done for maintenance/improvement?
What should be done for maintenance/improvement?
What should be provided for accessibility issues?
What should be provided for accessibility issues?
What should web designers do to address accessibility issues?
What should web designers do to address accessibility issues?
What should be done to address accessibility issues in web design?
What should be done to address accessibility issues in web design?
True or false: Pre-design work does not include identifying the target audience.
True or false: Pre-design work does not include identifying the target audience.
True or false: Well-thought-out web design has fewer problems.
True or false: Well-thought-out web design has fewer problems.
How should cutting-edge tools be used in web design?
How should cutting-edge tools be used in web design?
How should cutting-edge tools be used in web design?
How should cutting-edge tools be used in web design?
Cutting-edge tools should be used to enhance information, not just to __________ cool.
Cutting-edge tools should be used to enhance information, not just to __________ cool.
What is the accessibility issue that entities doing business with the federal government must consider?
What is the accessibility issue that entities doing business with the federal government must consider?
What should be done during the approvals/proofing stage of web design?
What should be done during the approvals/proofing stage of web design?
What should designers do before launching a website?
What should designers do before launching a website?
What is the accessibility issue in web design?
What is the accessibility issue in web design?
True or false: Pre-design work includes mission, target audience, and content organization.
True or false: Pre-design work includes mission, target audience, and content organization.
Accessibility issues must be considered, as entities doing business with the federal government must include solutions for employees with __________.
Accessibility issues must be considered, as entities doing business with the federal government must include solutions for employees with __________.
True or false: Usability does not include response times.
True or false: Usability does not include response times.
What should be done during the approvals/proofing stage?
What should be done during the approvals/proofing stage?
True or false: Accessibility is not important in web design.
True or false: Accessibility is not important in web design.
To maintain and improve a website, set a __________ schedule and conduct quarterly reviews of the site.
To maintain and improve a website, set a __________ schedule and conduct quarterly reviews of the site.
What is the importance of maintenance and improvement for a website?
What is the importance of maintenance and improvement for a website?
What should be done during the maintenance/improvement stage of web design?
What should be done during the maintenance/improvement stage of web design?
What should designers do to maintain and improve a website?
What should designers do to maintain and improve a website?
How should maintenance and improvement be handled in web design?
How should maintenance and improvement be handled in web design?
What should be done during the maintenance/improvement stage?
What should be done during the maintenance/improvement stage?
True or false: Usability does not include response times.
True or false: Usability does not include response times.
What are the factors affecting readability and response times in web design?
What are the factors affecting readability and response times in web design?
What is the importance of considering the target audience in pre-design work?
What is the importance of considering the target audience in pre-design work?
True or false: Good web design should be uniform and boring.
True or false: Good web design should be uniform and boring.
True or false: Accessibility is not important in web design.
True or false: Accessibility is not important in web design.
__________ and response times are factors affecting website readability and usability.
__________ and response times are factors affecting website readability and usability.
What is the importance of visuals in web design?
What is the importance of visuals in web design?
What factors affect readability and response times in web design?
What factors affect readability and response times in web design?
Which of the following is not an influence on web design?
Which of the following is not an influence on web design?
What is the ultimate goal of web design?
What is the ultimate goal of web design?
True or false: Rules are always strict guidelines in web design.
True or false: Rules are always strict guidelines in web design.
What is the role of good design in web design?
What is the role of good design in web design?
True or false: Visuals have no influence on web design.
True or false: Visuals have no influence on web design.
What is the most important factor to consider during pre-design work?
What is the most important factor to consider during pre-design work?
Designers should use innovative tools to __________ information, rather than just focusing on aesthetics.
Designers should use innovative tools to __________ information, rather than just focusing on aesthetics.
Study Notes
- Purpose of web design: inform/educate, persuade
- Influences on web design: technology, content, economy, visuals, usability
- Good design is understandable, interesting, easy to use, uniform, visitor-centric
- Ad-hoc process can lead to errors, difficult maintenance, but is good for short-lived sites
- Pre-design work: consider mission, target audience, set goals, gather content, create outline
- Design fixes for readability: high contrast, white space, larger fonts, clear navigation, limited page noise
- Response times: users will wait for payoff, provide feedback for downloads over 10 seconds
- Accessibility issues: provide solutions for disabilities, use clear navigation, descriptive links, text equivalents, plain English, markup and style sheets
- Approvals/Proofing: get feedback, proofread for grammar, validate for accessibility and compliance
- Maintenance/Improvement: set schedule, review content and design, use cutting-edge tools if appropriate.
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Test your knowledge of web design with this informative quiz! From the purpose of web design to the influences that shape it, this quiz covers it all. Learn about the key elements of good design and the importance of pre-design work. Discover the design fixes that improve readability and the response times users expect. Find out how to address accessibility issues and navigate approvals and proofing. Finally, explore the best practices for maintenance and improvement. Whether you're a seasoned designer or just starting out, this quiz is sure
