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[ Factors in Good Web Design ]

Sensory Conceptual Reactive

The sensory, conceptual, and reactive factors of Web design are used with permission from Alan Richmond, author of Web Design - More than Meets the Eye.

Evaluate the design of Web pages by using a Web Design Matrix.



References:

         Bruinsma, M. (2003). Deep sites: intelligent innovation in contemporary Web design. New York: Thames & Hudson.

         Clark, J. (2003). Building accessible websites. Indianapolis, IN: New Riders Pub.

         Dalgleish, J. (2000). Customer-effective Web sites. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall.

         DO-IT. (2002). World wide access: accessible web design. [Online]. University of Washington. Available: http://www.washington.edu/
doit/Brochures/Technology/universal.design.html [2002, June 25].

         Guidice, M. (2000). Web design essentials: professional studio techniques. Berkeley: Peachpit.

         Guidice, M. & Dennis, A. (2000). Web design essentials. Albuquerque, NM: Adobe Press.

         Instone, K. (1996-2002). Usable web. [Online]. Argus Associates. Available: http://www.usableweb.com/ [2002, June 25].

        King, A. B. (2003). Speed up your site: web site optimization. Indianapolis, IN: New Riders.

        Kovarik, B. (2002). Web design for the mass media. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

         Lazar, J. (2001). User based Web design. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

         Lopuck, L. (2001). Web design for dummies. Indianapolis, IN: Hungry Minds.

         Lynch, P. & Horton, S. (2001). Web style guide: basic design principles for creating web sites. New Haven: Yale University Press.  

         Lynch, P. & Horton, S. (2002). Web style guide. [Online]. Yale University. Available: http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/ [2004, June 30]

         Nielsen, J. (2000). Designing Web usability: the practice of simplicity. Indianapolis: New Riders.

         Nielsen, J. (1999). The top ten new mistakes of web design. [Online]. useit.com. Available: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990530.html [2000, March 16].

       
Nielsen, J., & Tahir, M. (2002). Homepage usability: 50 websites deconstructed. Indianapolis, IN: New Riders.

         Richmond, A. (2002). Web design - more than meets the eye. [Online]. The Web Developer's Virtual Library. Available: http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Design/ MoreThan/ [2002, June 25].

         Van Duyne, D. K., Landay, J. A., & Hong, J. I. (2003). The design of sites: patterns, principles, and processes for crafting a customer-centered Web experience. Boston: Addison-Wesley.

         Williams, R., Tollet, J., & Rohr, D. (2001). Web design workshop. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press.

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Revised (July 17, 2007)
Created (June 1999)
Current Author: Carolyn Johnson
Links Verified (July 2005)