{"id":5388,"date":"2016-11-08T14:31:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/?p=5388"},"modified":"2016-11-08T14:31:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T14:31:01","slug":"6-tips-for-good-web-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/2016\/11\/6-tips-for-good-web-design\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tips For Good Web Design"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We found a very interesting resource developed by usability guru Jakob Nielson which gives some points about good design. Here’s a condensed summary:<\/p>\n

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  1. People cannot\u00a0use information they are unable to find:<\/em><\/strong> try to situate\u00a0material\u00a0in the most obvious place – try to think how users will navigate through your material.<\/li>\n
  2. Do not have\u00a0small bits of information scattered around the site with little or no connection between them:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0try to consolidate information or connect related items via hyperlinks.<\/li>\n
  3. Try to link directly to related items:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0people like to be able to\u00a0access related material with the minimum number of clicks.<\/li>\n
  4. Always present a route\u00a0back to where the user started:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0unfamiliar users find it easy to get lost – the best way to achieve this in WebLearn is to use the Lessons<\/strong>\u00a0Tool <\/strong>which has its own breadcrumb navigation<\/li>\n
  5. Do not overwhelm users with too much information:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0less is sometimes more (!) – there are links at the bottom of this post to a couple of posts outlining good techniques to employ when “Writing for the Web”.<\/li>\n
  6. Try not to hide links:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0do not change the text or background colour of hyperlinks; the fancier the design around a link, the more likely a user is to miss it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Links<\/h2>\n