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Web Designer Overall Checklist
Individual
R. Renee Brown
Web Design - VCT 310
Lara Heberiein
June 30, 2008
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Web Designer Overall Checklist
How important is website design? Professional website should appeal to the client or customers. A poorly designed website will cost you deals, sales or money. An attractive or good-looking website that obtains no traffic (hits) and makes no money might is the same as a poor website. Good design allows the website designer to bond with the audience without them even realizing it. The fundamental nature of good web site design is to deliver your company or business point in a proportionate and delicate fashion within the construction set out by your company needs.
USABILITY, QUALITY and OVERALL STAGES
Website Objective | Detail Description | Completed | |
Customer or Client | Understand your online customers' attitudes, preferences and expectations while improving the effectiveness of your site. | Yes | No |
Abstract Design | Mind-Map a site design and architecture at an abstract level. Ask questions in detail. | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Create a Sample Design | Create visual representations. Do a user test. Improve the sample designs. | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Yes | No | ||
Final Design | Create the final website. Continue to do more testing. Test must meet goals | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Yes | No | ||
Launch and Maintenance | Launch the website. Maintain and get user feedback. Use the feedback for major design improvements. | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Yes | No | ||
Website Objective | Detail Description | Completed | |
Navigation Keys | Did I the questions; Where am I? Where have I been? Where can I go? | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Yes | No | ||
Links | Are the links active? | Yes | No |
Images | Logo keep it somewhere at the top of every page - generally in the top, left-hand corner Other pictures or animation | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Search Engine(s) and Spiders | Create advertising accounts Quickly access | Yes | No |
Mega Tags | Use key words to be found on www Quickly access | Yes | No |
Content Easy to Read | Format your content so that it's easy to read. Emphasize important points (or product characteristics) with a combination of header tags, bold type, color, or lists. | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Contrast | Colors blend nice. Products are items can be read. | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Errors | Am I receiving emails from customers about errors during the website. Forms or maps not downloading. | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Purpose | Is the message clear to the customer. If not, there's no compelling reason to re- type information. | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Contact Information | Is address correct. Mailing address different | Yes | No |
Yes | No | ||
Policies | Company guideline or rule posted | Yes | No |
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Website Objective | Detail Description | Completed | |
Jargon | Does the site use terms that make sense to the user, or just to your organization? | Yes | No |
Loading | Is website fast or slow downloading information. | Yes | No |
Message | Type of message to customer, happy, sad all about business. | Yes | No |
Billing and Fees | Correct fees for time and design and hosting. | Yes | No |
Conclusion
In summary, the above checklist are not listed an special order.
Good design allows the website designer to bond with the audience without them even realizing it. The website will add money to your pocket or loss money if it does not for the viewers.
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References
Foraker Design (2002-2005). Provider of Usability & Web Design Services. Received June 27, 2008 from http://www.usabilityfirst.com/websites/index.txl
Thomason, L. (N.D.). Design Tip: Web Site Usability Checklist; Retrieved June 27, 2008 from http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol7/design_no4.htm