Web Design Manual

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Web Design Manual. This manual was designed to aid you in the. development of your new website. ? ? ? ?. Print it and keep it as a reference guide …

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Web Design by Kolleen Powers
www.power-site.com
19445 Puritas Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44135 .. Email: kolleen@power-site.com .. Phone: (216) 267-5461
Web Design Manual
This manual was designed to aid you in the
development of your new website.
? ? ? ?
Print it and keep it as a reference guide
as we go through the design process.
Revised April, 2007
Table of Contents
Title Page
How the Design Process Works 2
Overall Website Layout 2
Deciding how many pages will you will need 3
Deciding on your Content 4
Creating the Content 5
Getting Ideas from other websites 5
Content Format 6
About Search Engines 6
Domain Name Registration and Hosting 6
Client Checklist 7
Sample site description & keywords 7
1How the Design Process Works
Step One: Define Objectives
This is one of the most critical steps in the development process because every other step hinges upon it.
What is the mission for your site? What specific tasks do you want to accomplish through your web
presence? These are just some of the questions that you need to answer before moving ahead with the
project.
Step Two: Information Architecture
As technology evolves, our patience dissolves. Customers or potential customers that can’t find what they’re
looking for on your site, or have to blindly navigate through unnecessary information, will not stick around
for long. In the Information Architecture process, I work with you to design a clear, logical information
structure that will determine the navigational “map” of your site.
Step Three: User Interface Design
In this step, we design a prototype for the overall look and feel of your site. While developing this Graphical
User Interface (GUI), my goal is to create a distinctive look that properly reflects your corporate identity.
Step Four: Content Development
Content–the substance of your site. Customers and potential customers won’t come to your site to see all
the bells and whistles; they want…