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Introduction
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Section 1:
Usability Factors & Rules-of-Thumb for Web Page and Web Site Design (section 1's main page)
File Size & Download Time Page 1
File Size & Download Time Page 2
Graphics & Special Effects
Example 1 - less desirable Graphics & Special Effects
Example 2 - more desirable Graphics & Special Effects
Page Layout
Relative Proportions
White Space
Colors & Fonts
Using Tables
Tables Example 1: See a copy of this site's home page with its table borders made visible (5 cells)
Tables Example 2: See a copy of the home page of a site the author created for his local Cub Scout Pack (www.cubpack54.com), as it appears on the Internet
Tables Example 3: See a copy of the home page of the site in Example 2, with table borders made visible
Frames
Hyperlinks
Example 1- less desirable Hyperlinks
Example 2- more desirable Hyperlinks
Navigation Within Site
Navigation Outside Site
Browsers
User Accessibility
 

Section 2:
Do Your Own Web Site Usability Testing! (section 2's main page)
Web Site Usability Evaluation Form (PDF format)
Educational Activity Sites
Forests Forever
Homesteading Mars
When Will I Ever Use This?
Other Sites
Computer Associates Inc.
The WWW Shortwave Listening Guide
NYSED Office of Technology Policy

Section 3:
Mini Usability Study of a Web Based Educational Activity  (section 3's main page, in frames but also available in no frames)
Introduction (PDF format)
Transcription (PDF format)
Analysis/Conclusion (PDF format)
Documents available for download in Word format
Why I chose to use frames here

Author's comments on the design of this site

Further Reading

About the Author

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