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Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. How to Visualize Data with D3 [Video]. One main navigation Single sidebar Simplicity is key.
A few main Again, simplicity. We really nav items is all we need. Sub Navigation Links to content Main Navigation within main sections. Links to main sections of site. Sidebar s Used for links and ancillary content. Whitespace Used to separate elements and draw the eye to Content key parts of the This is where page. Whitespace is the meat of often overlooked. Footer A great place for copyright info and links. Recently, footers have been used for content like images. Twitter feeds markup validation.
Sub Navigation displays content that lies under a main navigational item. This is usually Body content is where only needed for larger sites and all the magic happens. This more complex content. Whitespace which is also called negative space is the area between all the different design elements on your page.
Users will often look from link lists to extra body to this section for links or content content. Q: Do I need to use all these for every site? A: Nope, these are just examples of the general page elements you might end up using. Remember, each website is different. In all cases, your content and your theme will determine what page elements you end up using in your final layout. Q: Does every site need a theme and visual metaphor? A: The answer is yes and no.
But in most circumstances, your site is going to have some sort of theme, even if it is only expressed through the content Now we can get back to Mark's and writing on the site. Remember, content is a design element and can be used just site. Which visual metaphor will like whitespace and sidebars. Or I want to just start a blog. Japan theme? Remember to think about the themes and visual elements you identified in the previous exercise.
Just in case you forgot what Mark brought back from Japan. Single column layout bright pastel colors. Traditional two-column with earthy color scheme. The earth tones are nice, but a little dark for the theme. A large map of Japan would look really The other colors are more neutral good in the header.
When a visitor comes and will allow us to be creative when to the site, there would be no doubt as placing visual elements. Three columns should work well for Mark. Not only is this an interesting look, it will allow him to present lots of information to the user. Once you know what content you have to work with and have a general idea of what you or your client want to see, you need to start thinking about the best way to convey and display that content to the user.
Pellentesque quis nisl eget est viverra placerat. Cras ac tellus fringilla tortor iaculis rutrum. Pellentesque bibendum. Nulla viverra vestibulum justo. Pellentesque pulvinar sapien. Pellentesque id ante. Sed volutpat blandit mi. Vestibulum porta condimentum dui. Still bare-bones and basi, but it will give Mark a good idea of where we are headed. I was hoping for something a little simpler.
You know: header, footer, one sidebar, that sort of thing. Joe: Is there anyway we can reuse some of the work we have already done? Joe: What about Photoshop? We could build the sites there and show him PDF versions of the designs. If he likes them, we already have a leg up on the visuals and imagery needed for the final sites.
We need something we can get to Mark fast! Frank: What if we just draw them on paper? We can sketch them on paper, add a little color, and send them to Mark to get his approval. Joe: You know, this could work. They just have to give Mark an idea of what the finished site is going to look like. Storyboards are used to visualize your design in its entirety. They give you a chance to see how colors interact with one another, how interface elements play off one another, how your navigational system looks, how your visual metaphor plays out, and whether content is represented in the best way possible.
Storyboards give you a painless way of catching any potential design problems before you get to the stage where you build your design in XHTML and they become major obstacles. Storyboards are also a great way to play with design ideas and visually brainstorm. Marking them up is one of the advantages of testing designs on paper.
You may even want to create your storyboards in a photocopy of an empty browser window. This is a great way to give your client the necessary context. How can we come up with a design Mark likes? Getting your client involved in the design process could be as simple as sitting down for a meeting, having them fill out a design survey or sending them early storyboard designs throughout the pre-production process. Not only will this allow you to build designs that your clients really like, they will be appreciate being involved in the process.
The geography is so cool, and I think it needs to be on the I want to see as site somewhere. I have lots of images. I think one would look good as the main header image. However, there are a few things to consider when putting together your boards. Here are some tips for getting started: 1 Find some paper and make your grid Grab a piece of paper 8. You might even want to use a piece of graph paper, which has the grid built right in.
Why a grid? Grids also provide a foundation that allow you to layout your site with solid order and visual logic. You can use a printed blank browser to see how the site would look with window chrome. So break out your pencil crayons and add color to your storyboard. Yes, we know, the colors you use in your storyboards are not going to be exactly what will appear in the final digital design. However, they will be close enough to see how colors play off of one another and make any changes if necessary.
When you are finished with the colors, tie up any loose ends you have—and Voila! One supremely awesome storyboard! Here is what the storyboard looks like with browser chrome. This is the point in the process where you need to show the client your work. Give them two, maybe three, opti let tell them to give you as much feedback as poss ons and drawing on them if need be.
Make sure that each meet his needs but are different enough to give him a choice. I like We put this storyboard in a the simple layout, and the browser, so Mark could get an map of Japan in the header idea of how the finished site is perfect.
A: You can create your storyboards A: Text content is not important during the storyboarding stage. Your main A: If you're hand-drawing your boards, colored pencils work the best. They are any way you want. The whole idea is focus should be on large layout elements cleaner and more detailed than markers to mock-up design ideas as quickly as and possibly color schemes.
If possible. Photoshop will inevitably give will come later after you design your Photoshop is more your style, then the sky you more control and detail but might take navigation and information architecture. However, having digital For now, just put dummy text—sometimes versions of your designs, whether you called Lorem Ipsum text—or thick lines that create them in a program or scan your represent text. For a complete list of tooltips in the book, see Appendix iii.
Will that hold you over? Along the way, you may even get WCAG certified. Turn the page, and find out These books are available in audio form for the visually impaired. When your site can be used by someone with a disability, then your site is accessible. Web accessibility usually deals with visual, auditory, physical, speech, affect how people cognitive, and neurological disabilities.
And, on the Web, accessibility also includes designing for older individuals whose abilities are experience and enjoy changing due to age. YOUR website. This site is a real pain It sure seems like to use without a mouse. Both these users are having problems using the AudioGo site. When you think about disabilities, one of the first things you probably think about is the visually impaired or the blind.
Those disabilities have a huge effect on how your site is perceived. All your visuals become more or less irrelevant The majority of people who are blind use a screen reader to browse the web. A screen reader is a piece of software that reads the text of a website out loud.
Regardless of the product, a screen reader literally reads your page out loud: A screen reader reads text on a webpage based on the HTML markup. Link: a2g header logo dot jpeg Link: Google Search book cover dot jpeg Heading level 2: Links and Listen. All of our images are books are narrated by read as image the author Screen readers tell you what the heading level is before it reads the text.
Write down three things you learned about the site, and then what you think the overall site is about What is AudioGo about? The whole point of a website is to communicate something to your audience. That means your job is to make sure your content is just as clear to someone using a screen reader as it is to a sighted user. Without your help, a screen reader will read image names, I had no idea where I was. Titles, headings, and descriptions are vital for screen readers. I heard a bunch of book names, and then some information about signing up.
That was confusing If you want to get a handle on screen readers, and accessibility in general, you have to accept that computers are stupid! A human can look at a picture and describe Awww Without any other information, all a computer sees is a filename and an extension. How can you tell the computer what your image really is, in a way you think a screen reader might understand?
Most of the time it simply reads the file name If a screen reader sees an image with an alt attribute, the reader reads the value of the alt attribute instead of the image name. Perfect, right? Well, only if your alt text is any good.
Fortunately, good alt text is pretty easy to create. You want a short, descriptive, clear phrase. A human still sees the image of a cute orange kitten. The computer and screen reader now see the alt text and read that instead of the filename. Filename: audio2go-logo. Filename: poppins. Open up index. Then, fire up your screen reader and check out the AudioGo site again.
Any better? What we need is a way to provide additional information about an element, but let a viewer or listener choose whether they want to access that additional information.
The longdesc attribute lets you do just that. Most screen readers let you choose to hear the longdesc page of information. Remember, this is be read more than se still and HTML file A: Nope. Sighted users A: Unfortunately, longdesc is only recognized by newer screen readers. Older viewed by users with screen readers. Thankfully, current versions of text.
No CSS required. JAWS, by far the most popular screen reader, support longdesc. Legally blind Poor motor skills in his hands Mouseless users are still having lots of trouble getting around AudioGo. Lots of folks out there have trouble with a mouse, or just prefer using the keyboard. That changes everything.
The Web without a mouse? Open up the AudioGo site in your favorite browser. Try getting around on the page just using your keyboard. Can you get around? What order do things appear in? Does that order match up with the visual order of elements on your page?
How did your actual results line up with what your eyes were telling you? Did the Tab key do what you expected? Tabbing from the heading takes us to the 1 2 3 books. Try using AudioGo without a mouse and without your eyes.
That means, generally, the tab order should flow top-to-bottom, left-to-right.
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