Balanced Website Design (BWD) is a new methodology that fuses traditional
strengths of structured, stepped, and iterative approaches to design and
implementation, with keeping a sharp focus (throughout a project) on defining
and achieving the desired purpose, usability and aesthetic characteristics -
which are absolutely essential requirements of any website. The book includes
discussions on new perspectives on usability and aesthetics, in the special
context of website design. BWD is suitable for all types of websites, for
individual and/or team projects, and useful even for the most experienced of
website designers. BWD provides guidance, structure and detailed documentation/
process support for the activity of designing and implementing your next
website - to help you maximise effectiveness and appropriateness. This book
addresses very practical needs in the extremely complicated area of website
design and presents a down-to-earth, strongly structured approach to designing
a web-site or teaching web-site design. TOC:Grounding.- BWD: The Context
Explained.- The World of Website Design.- Website Usability.- Aesthetics and
Websites.- Methodology.- Requirements: Initial Acquisition.- Design Needs:
Building the Picture.- Designing the Solution.- Creating the Website.-
Implementation Issues.- Software Tools.- Website Hosting and Website
Management.
