T183

If you can see this text, it means you are probably using Netscape Navigator 4X, an older version of Internet Explorer, or other browser. My intention is to use CSS layout, but still make the content available to everyone.

T183 was an enjoyable course, and one I would recommend to those starting out in in web design. It is also a good course for those with experience in web design; the course concentrates more on the visual design rather than coding. The editor of choice is Netscape Composer, but students are free to use their own editors or to hand code.

Course Breakdown

Lesson 1 - Introduction
Introduction to design concepts; the design cycle, critiquing and evaluating websites.

Lesson 2 - Principles
Appearance, usability and navigation.

Lesson 3 - Colour
Colour perception and human colour vision, using colour in web pages and how they can affect the look of your site.

Lesson 4 - Navigation
How users navigate websites, learn how to plan a website and make websites easy to use.

Lesson 5 - Usability
How to make sites accessible to as many users as possible and will consider several usability and accessibility issues.

Lesson 6 - CMA

Lesson 7 - Graphics
The types of graphic formats and how they are best used in web pages.

Lesson 8 - Interactivity
Types of interactivity, making the user more involved in a website.

Lesson 9 - Futures
A brief look at the history and future of the internet and the web, and likely future developments.

Lesson 10 - ECA

Useful Links

Objectives of a Navigation System by Katherine Nolan
Effective website navigation
Colourblind design
Colour deficient Vision working with colour
Using Color
useit.com Jakob Nielsen's site (Usable Information Technology)
Designing More Usable Web Sites
Netscape's own tutorial.
Netscape Composer Tutorial Basic Introduction