Last month, l was excited about creating and designing learning with style, an online training company on web support services. I finally launched the website November 1, 2009 this website is targeted to the general public so please visit us. I focused the content of the website on videos, articles, images, tutorials, links and resources about the topics covered. However, l did not spend a lot of time on the content of the website rather l focused on the appearance and usability of the site, which is what this post is going to discuss. I decided to go with a calm but somewhat conspicuous oriented look and seriousness to the site. I also made sure the site had a user-friendly interface for users to easily navigate through the site. To help with this l made sure the content on every page excluding the “About Us” page was short and simple.
In comparison to the “About Us” page that included the most text as mentioned earlier, other page contents were straight to the point. Of which l believe the “Let Us Know You” page had the least text among all pages.
Just like the background of the site other features developed as l continued to work on this site. I made sure the color of the background was very neutral, in the sense that l wanted every text, image or video displayed to be highly visible. Also, because the site background color is earth toned l decided to go with a red and black color oriented look to compliment the warm site background to look lively together.
I wanted my audience to view this site, like l had in mind – simple. In other words, to show and teach users how simple online training web support services ar e. l felt that if they could easily navigate through my site, they would be to some extent rest-assured that maybe this online training would also be simple. My aim is for them to have a relaxed feeling towards the training program and not be overwhelmed by the content rather focus on what the site has to offer. That is the reason why l made sure the homepage presented somethin g simple. Also, the image “Your own teacher, Your own time, Your own place” was exactly what l wanted users to view at first sight. Following that is an extremely short description on services we offer and a five stage model we apply on the key to teaching and learning online. A simple not an overwhelming introduction; with multiple content and images that distract the user from our primary focus.
In comparison to the “About Us” page that included the most text as mentioned earlier, other page contents were straight to the point. Of which l believe the “Let Us Know You” page had the least text among all pages.
Just like the background of the site other features developed as l continued to work on this site. I made sure the color of the background was very neutral, in the sense that l wanted every text, image or video displayed to be highly visible. Also, because the site background color is earth toned l decided to go with a red and black color oriented look to compliment the warm site background to look lively together.
I wanted my audience to view this site, like l had in mind – simple. In other words, to show and teach users how simple online training web support services ar e. l felt that if they could easily navigate through my site, they would be to some extent rest-assured that maybe this online training would also be simple. My aim is for them to have a relaxed feeling towards the training program and not be overwhelmed by the content rather focus on what the site has to offer. That is the reason why l made sure the homepage presented somethin g simple. Also, the image “Your own teacher, Your own time, Your own place” was exactly what l wanted users to view at first sight. Following that is an extremely short description on services we offer and a five stage model we apply on the key to teaching and learning online. A simple not an overwhelming introduction; with multiple content and images that distract the user from our primary focus.
Furthermore, I ensured the links text to other pages where black and bolded so users can easily navigate to whatever page they are looking for. In addition to this, l included a red texted “Return to homepage” link clearly marked underneath every content page for easy reference and access to the index page.
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