This is the
second of a two-part series on how to design better websites. It will be based on
practical examples from the Fall 2000 redesign of the SCD website.
In this session we will discuss static versus
dynamic web page design, noting that the inability to control how the page is
viewed across different systems favors dynamic design; we will then look at
ways to create dynamic pages. We will find out why fast loading is important
and explore ways to increase speed by reducing the file size/number of graphics
and simplifying complicated layout grids. We will look at the need for
“graceful transformation” of web pages across different systems and talk about
ways to improve accessibility for the disabled.
Finally, we will examine some of the new and
improved features of the SCD website.