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Web Design forCampaigns & Activists
Goals for today1. How do users think
2. Principles of good design3. Examples and case studies
4. Questions
They scanthey don’t read
They want instant gratification.
They don’t make optimal choices.
Users follow their intuition.
Users want to have control.
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Don’t makeusers think
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Don’t makeusers think
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Don’t makeusers think
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Don’t squander users’ patience
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Don’t squander users’ patience
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Manage to focus users’
attention
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Strive for feature
exposure
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Make use ofeffective writing
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Strive forsimplicity
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Don’t be afraid of the white space
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Don’t be afraid of the white space
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Communicate with a
“visible language”
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Conventions are our friends
10 Principles of Effective Web DesignCourtesy of Smashing Magazine
Test earlytest often
FINALLYDon’t be afraid to be creative