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What
is a Web Site
Design?
A
web site is a
collection of
information
about a
particular
topic or
subject.
Designing a web
site is defined
as the
arrangement and
creation of web
pages that in
turn make up a
web site. A web
page consists
of information
for which the
web site is
developed. A
web site might
be compared to
a book, where
each page of
the book is a
web page.
There
are many
aspects (design
concerns) in
this process,
and due to the
rapid
development of
the Internet,
new aspects may
emerge. For
non-commercial
web sites, the
goals may vary
depending on
the desired
exposure and
response. For
typical
commercial web
sites, the
basic aspects
of design are:
-
The
content:
the
substance,
and
information
on
the
site
should
be
relevant
to
the
site
and
should
target
the
area
of
the
public
that
the
website
is
concerned
with.
-
The
usability:
the
site
should
be
user-friendly,
with
the
interface
and
navigation
simple
and
reliable.
-
The
appearance:
the
graphics
and
text
should
include
a
single
style
that
flows
throughout,
to
show
consistency.
The
style
should
be
professional,
appealing
and
relevant.
-
The
visibility:
the
site
must
also
be
easy
to
find
via
most,
if
not
all,
major
search
engines
and
advertisement
media.
A
web site
typically
consists of
text and
images. The
first page of a
web site is
known as the
Home page or
Index. Some web
sites use what
is commonly
called a Splash
Page. Splash
pages might
include a
welcome
message,
language or
region
selection, or
disclaimer.
Each web page
within a web
site is an HTML
file which has
its own URL.
After each web
page is
created, they
are typically
linked together
using a
navigation menu
composed of
hyperlinks.
Faster browsing
speeds have led
to shorter
attention spans
and more
demanding
online visitors
and this has
resulted in
less use of
Splash Pages,
particularly
where
commercial web
sites are
concerned.
Once
a web site is
completed, it
must be
published in
order to be
viewable to the
public over the
internet. This
may be done
using an FTP
client. Once
published, the
web master may
use a variety
of techniques
to increase the
traffic, or
hits, that the
web site
receives. This
may include
submitting the
web site to a
search engine
such as Google
or Yahoo,
exchanging
links with
other web
sites, creating
affiliations
with similar
web sites, etc.
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