Online Guides
Mar 04Over the years we have come across numerous useful websites; sites that communicate useful information on web development, standards implementation and more. A few are listed here (we’ll update this list as time goes on…) Standards The following sites provide detailed information on web standards. Please remember that all of sites should adhere to applicable web standards! Use these...
Web Site Analysis
Mar 03Goals Establish an overall goal for your web site. Who will your audience be? What information do you want to convey to this audience? Targets Which of the following will your audience be using? Web browsers (FireFox, Netscape, Internet Explorer, AOL, Opera, lynx) browser versions (2.0+ 4.0+, 5.0+, 6.0+, 7.0) platforms (Windows, MAC, UNIX, Linux) screen resolution – The most...
Design Pointers
Mar 03The most important part of your web site is the actual text content. Use the following tips regarding content: Site Navigation Scheme – Using index cards or smaller pieces of paper, write down all the items that you want included in your web site (Brainstorm here!). Now separate them into Categories, understanding that one index card may end up in more than one category. When you have...
Special Tips
Mar 03Special Tips Be aware of the pitfalls of character sets . (Here comes a pound sign £ what did you get?) Currency signs are a real danger. It might be safer to write the currency in full. It is not just the signs that fail in some way; even those that do display may be misinterpreted. Let ‘ s say you are in the USA and write $25.00 without qualification. How much does that look...
alpha Criteria
Mar 03Suggested alpha Standards alpha Review is final internal review of a website for the purpose of internal quality inspection all local coding is completed and local developer reviews are completed the developer believes that the product will meet call client requirements and will pass management examination and sign-off alpha sites still run on development servers and have not been...
Web Specifications
Mar 03For the future, to add presentational effects and Web page style, validate documents at the HTML 4.0 level (for the cleanest possible markup), so pages contain little or no HTML 3.2 presentational markup or proprietary stylistic hacks, and use the World Wide Web Consortium ‘ s Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) language to add stylistic effects to your pages. W3C’s HTML Home...