Web Design Essentials - Lesson 1 Vocabulary

a Web site address; consists of three parts

• domain name

• aesthetics

• multimedia

• layout

domain category; examples include .com, .edu, .uk, .gov, .mil

• top-level domain (TLD)

• CARP

• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

• multimedia

the way a Web site is laid out and looks (its graphics, links, colors, fonts)

• aesthetics

• accessibility

• repetition

• vector images

the creation of a Web page that will fit multiple screen sizes

• responsive design

• aesthetics

• visual hierarchy

• lossy compression

• contrast

helps form relationships between, and define the meaning of, Web page elements; creates a visual hierarchy and interest & can be used to direct the focus of visitors

• layout

• contrast

• typography

• multimedia

a visual system of ranked elements, one above the other or how the visual elements rank and relate to each other

• visual hierarchy

• top-level domain

• usability

• alignment

occurs when two or more page elements display differently in color, size, shape, texture, orientation, position, or movement to group of separate elements on the page

• contrast

• proximity

• typography

• lossy compression

four main principles of effective design and layout; acronym stands for Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, and Proximity;

• CARP

• usability

• visual hierarchy

• accessibility

repeated visual elements that appear through the pages on a Web site

• repetition

• proximity

• functional

• layout

the use of white space and logical structure (such as grouping related items) to create visual unity

• proximity

• CARP

• contrast

• media compression