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Tips for Web Page Design

As the web has progressed so the companies who produce the browsers that we all use have added their own extensions. This has meant that some pages work with one browser but not with another. In an attempt to get everyone singing from the same songsheet the W3C have standardised the tags used in creating web pages.

The following set of guidelines deals with creating a web site in a structured manner according to the latest HTML standards (currently 4.01).

• Decide who your web site is aimed at.
• Partition your web site into logical areas. This site is split into sections for climbing; running; biking etc. This allows users to quickly find their way around.
• Create a template page for your site. This does two things. It gives a consistent layout to your site so that adding another page is mostly a matter of filling in the content. 2. It saves you work.
• Create a style sheet so that layout and style may be separated. The benefits of this are that even if your site has ten pages or a thousand you only need to change one file to be able to change the whole look and feel of the site. If each page uses the style sheet then all your site has a consistent look. If you feel up to some JavaScript programming then you can have the look and feel of your site change from day to day with no extra work on your part! You can also have a style sheet for each type of device that the page may be viewed on: browser; printer; webTV etc. This allows you to simply and efficiently present your site in a manner that is optimised for each device.
• Provide options for those that cannot, or choose not to, load graphics or enable scripting languages. This allows more users to get the maximum from your site.