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MC
Recommended Web Guidelines
NOTE: Although
the following are NOT required, using these
guidelines will make your site more appealing to visitors,
and easier to navigate, load
and understand.
- Even if your design takes up the entire screen at 800x600, you may
choose to center your layout tables when applicable so that
browsers will present
your page centered at all screen resolutions.
- Do not underline
text solely for emphasis -
users will think it is a link.
Use underlined
text for links embedded in text when possible.
- Present information and similar functions in consistent
locations
throughout the site.
Use closely related navigation
layout on all pages.
- Use
clear descriptive
headings to
organize text.
- Use
familiar font
families;
don't mix serif and sans serif fonts.
- Do not boldface or italicize your entire text - it decreases readability.
- Avoid background
images
- if you use a background image, be sure the
text is legible against the background.
- Consider optimizing download time when building
web pages.
- Realize that each browser -
and browser version - may handle extended HTML codes and JavaScript differently.
- Place important
categories higher
on the page, so users can locate them quickly.
- Try to display all important data on the first screen view, and avoid horizontal scrolling whenever possible.
- Avoid
opening links to new windows whenever possible.
- If you use frames,
try to use the <frames><noframes> option.
- Other useful tools
available through the MC
Web Resources and Services group. Utility
will vary from site to site.
To increase
your skills in building websites that will attract and hold
users, we recommend that you visit websites that address
web design and useability, such as Jakob
Nielsen's useit.com site, Web
Design and Useability Guidelines from
the National Cancer Institute, or WebAIM
- Web Accessibility in Mind. |
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