Writing about websites

1 motto and 12 topics.

Simplicity saves time and money
Low-tech design satisfies high-end users
Essential web design problem
Decide how to shape, structure and display a big blob of content
How the web works
Quick guide
Paragraphs, lists and headings everything
A web pages is like a tree: two ways of seeing trees
Users see only a small part of the screen
About 3.5 inches by 2 inches is in focus.
Colour
Quick guide to colours for the web
Typography
It is possible to achieve elegance and readability
Logical content design
The key to a successful webpage
Triangular navigation
Users want to go from A to C as quickly as possible.
Accessibility
Tips, discussion.
Writing copy for web pages
Conclusion » summary » detail (an inverted pyramid) is ideal.
Writing links
Descriptive links are very important to users.
Writing an alternative text description
ALT text: piece of information a browser can use if the graphic is unavailable.