Thursday, October 21, 2010

Web Development Process...


Web Development/Professional Website Design Books



# Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, Graphics, and Beyond - A guide for beginners to the art of learning Web design. Includes tips on what to do and what not to do,with a tutorial on building usable Web sites that overs information design, interface design, and navigation systems. Also covers HTML basics, images, and the use of software to enhance Web pages.

General Web Development/Professional Website Design Tips



* Register your own domain name. Prefer .COM to other extensions.
* Avoid Frames : You can't get good ranking in Serach Engines.
* A lots of Animated Graphics: Simply irritate visitors.
* custom web design / web development templates are freely available on many websites. Make use of them or you could use professional website design services available in market.
* Dead Links : Frustrate visitors.
* Test for cross-browser compatability.
* Avoid latest trends and technologies. Many users may not have it or avoid downloading plug-ins.
* KISS - Keep It Simple Sweet
* Promote, update and maintain the site.

Web Graphics Tips



* If possible use transparent GIF images
* Smaller graphics size for faster download.
* USe contrast - light and dark shades of the same color
* Use web safe colors and anti-aliasing for images
* Deifine 'width' and 'height' to declare image dimensions
* Use 'ALT' tag to describe images - used by search engines.

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