Basic web design for Journalism

What is user-centered design?

• Designing a first-person video game

• Having a user test a website

• Designing a website with the colors a user likes

• Designing with the user as the first priority

What elements should be considered in designing for the user?

• Legibility

• Visibility

• Language

• Accessibility

• All of the above

3. You shouldn’t copy the standards set by other websites.

• True

• False

Users expect certain things in a website. It is a good practice to follow standards of the web in your design. For example, the shopping cart for a store site is usually in the upper right of the site. It makes sense to put that in the same spot on your site.

• True

• False

When planning a website, you should think about how the user:

• Will complete their tasks

• Thinks the website looks

• Likes the product

• Perceives color

Visibility refers to:

• How the user understands how to navigate the site.

• What color the type is on the website.

• What color the background is on the website.

• How well the user can see.

Making a site accessible only benefits those with disabilities.

• True

• False

Beyond screen size, one of the key differences in designing for mobile vs. computer is:

• Interacting with touch vs. cursor/mouse

• Sound quality

• Visibility

• Keyboards

When designing a responsive website, you should start with the mobile version.

• True

• False

Why is type important in web design?

• Type is how users navigate a website

• Web design is 95% typography

• If the user can’t read the site, they can’t complete the planned task

• All of the above