Ch. 1

-In a website the information can't just be thrown on a poage, it has to be thought out and organized.
-All non verbal cues nust be taken into consideration for the contentr of a page
-The cues of a Web page are: image, text, interaction, orginization, motion, and sound.
-Each Web page has a message, either that is intended or not intended. The messages is comunicated through the cues. Web pages have to be communicated effectively, and must be usable and understandable.
-In order to create a web page for a client, you need to know a lot about the company and ask a lot of questions in order to be able to portray what the public will want from the web page.
-Although the client you are designing for is paying for the sight, it is most important to give the audience what they want because they are the ones who will be looking at it and poccible customers.
-Preplanning is the most important part of web design
-Understanding your audience is important aslwell, because it will determine the important content for your web page.
-Using scenerios is a good way to relate to target audiences. An understanding of the audiencesneeds should form the basis for your Web site's content.
-When designing it is always good to look back to yoiur mission statement in order to make sure that you are still focusing on the goals of the client and audience.