•What is Browser-Safe Color Palette / Web-Safe Colors?
Web-safe colours are colours that can be viewed on different monitors without losing much of their shade and hues in the process. Such colour palettes are usually used when designing websites, as they are able to retain their characteristics.
•Is it still relevant in today’s context? Why?
Not really. In this time and age, most monitors are now able to support 256 colours and more. Displaying colour has becomes a lot easier as technology advanced. However, to be safe, sticking to such colour palettes are still recommended.
•What are the common fonts face found on PC & Mac?
Arial, Comic sans, Courier, Georgia, Impact, Lucida, Palatino, Tahoma, Times new roman, Trebuchet, Verdana, Webdings, MS Sans serif and MS serif.
•What is page loading time and how does it influence your design?
Page loading time is the amount of time needed for a user to fully load your website and load it. This will mean that websites that are graphically intense will take a significantly larger amount of time to load, and might possibly turn users away because of this inconvenience.
It’s very important to fully optimize elements in your website, in order to be sure that it will be able to load at the fastest time possible.
•http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/03/19/webdesign-
and-worflow-process-comparison/
Read about Web Design Process article above and write what you think about it (at least 150 words)
I think those compiled articles are basically talking about the same thing. In order to create a good design, one must first identify the problem and generate ideas to combat it, and not just jump into the project without thinking about what needs to be done, the purpose of the entire project etc.
Reference also plays a huge part in the creation of an original design. Going out and seeing the common standard in the world for yourself will allow you to somehow draw a standard for your own design and judge it’s quality. Ideas and new inspirations may come as you surf more related sites, and the analysis of them – knowing their weak and strong points – will allow you to incorporate that knowledge into your design and make it better.
You can’t, also, just jump into the creation stage and churn out a masterpiece at one go. By taking things slow, you can potentially avoid flaws and problems that may pop out if you just jumped into it without thinking. Starting from thumbnails is always a recommended option, as seen from the articles. From there, those little ideas will grow as more details are put into them, slowly forming into a finished product.
Once the layout is decided, a good designer will then set aside time to sort out the imagery and fonts needed for the mood of the website. Taking a few samples and comparing them will allow you to choose the best font that suits your design. Images work exactly the same way. You can then put them into a graphics editing program like photoshop and preview the final product for yourself. Tweaks can be done if the result is not satisfactory.
After the design is completed, coding comes into play. A good website has to be maintained regulary, with new or updated content being put up in a regular basis, in order to attract more readers and keep them hooked. From there, information is also gathered about the users, in order to find out what they really want and give them the info.
With said, I think that all the articles’ tips are sensible and logical, and are very helpful. They’ve broken down the entire creation process into little steps, making it easier for amatuers like us to understand and follow. All in all, it was a very informative read.
BY:
Voong Yu Shan(Group1)
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