World Wide Web
Page Design Tips

-- copied from "Technology Express" of MTSU

I. Everything Actually Works

HTML tags are correctly input
links to remote sites are current and checked for validity frequently
CGI and Javascript do what they are supposed to do

II. You Can Read It

background isn't busy or loud
colors of text and background complement rather than clash
fonts used in body are "serif" (example: Times)

III. It's Text Browser Friendly

all images include an alt tag
doesn't have excessive use of horizontal rules
all information contained in an image map is also included in a text location

IV. You Won't Grow Old WaIting for It to Load

graphics are kept within a small window width
frames aren't used excessively
no large JPEG or GIF files to 1oad
doesn't have too many images or image maps

V. It's Unique

isn't just another list of lists
is informative and current to maintain audience's interest
includes your e-mail address

VI. It Won't Drive You Crazy

makes limited use of BLINK, or better yet no use of BLINK
every other word isn't a hypertext link
organization makes sense and is easy to follow
meaningful headings are provided above sections
each page is no longer than two or three screens
doesn't have that "click here" mentality