| Key Concepts Tour |
| This series of articles spans the five (5) key
areas and will provide you with an excellent overview of the subject matter. An excellent
primer for novice Webmasters. |
| Foundations |
| Delves into this new discipline - eMinistry - including the
planning of your Parish Web site and content creation. |
Usability |
| Creating a user-friendly Parish Web site is key to effectively
ministering and evangelizing in cyberspace. |
Building |
| When it's time to start cranking out code, we've got plenty of
tips, tricks, advice and places to visit for further help. |
Promoting |
| Promotion and publicity are necessities, even in cyberspace.
If you build it, they will not necessarily come... |
Improving |
| And now for the real work: monitoring, maintaining and ideas
for improving your Parish Web site. |
Services |
| Various services available from the ParishWebmaster, including our
unique new Content Subscription Services! |
Archives |
| Review past "Thoughts from the Webmaster" columns as well
as the eZine archives. |
News |
| Links to the latest articles from a wide variety of Web
design sites, updated daily. |
Recommended
Links |
| Descriptions and reviews of other online resources, including links
to specific relevant content. |
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Page Layout and Usability
Introduction
by Brandon Jubar
There are two major categories the elements of Web usability can be classified as: (i)
Site Layout elements and (ii) Page Layout elements. To use an automobile as a metaphor,
the Site Layout is the engine, transmission and drive train. The Page Layout is the body
style, interior design and everything else that makes the car 'look' the way it does.
Once you have completed the groundwork for the layout of your Parish Web site,
it is time to dive into the layout of the pages themselves. In this series of articles, I
will not focus on the traditional elements of design, such as typography, color schemes
and proper use of graphics. What I will focus on are some fundamentals of good page
design, including: the effective use of screen space, designing for multiple
browsers, achieving good page load times and building better links.
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Brandon Jubar (c) 2001 All rights reserved.
Permission and terms of use. |
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Hint: |
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diving into coding pages! |
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