And now presenting…

The correct way to “Post” assignments, version 1.0.

IT Fundamentals

Now I just have to figure out who to send this link to. =/

Exercise 7-1

(p. 122-123, Learning Web Design)

The FTP appears to be done, once I can upload, I will post this assignment.

Chapter 6: Test Yourself

(p. 111-113, Learning Web Design)

Chapter 6 Test Yourself

Exercise 6-8 & JavaScript Popups

(Exercise 6-8, p. 108, Learning Web Design)
Glossary (linking to a fragment)

(p. 109, Learning Web Design)
Artists (open a new window with JavaScript)

Chapter 6: Jen’s Kitchen

(Exercises 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6 & 6-7, p. 97-105, Learning Web Design)

Jen’s Kitchen

Chapter 5: Test Yourself

(p. 93, Learning Web Design)

Since WordPress (still) fails, I did this one in Word and printed to PDF, as well:
Click to see my Chapter 5 Test Yourself.

Chapter 4: Test Yourself

(p. 69, Learning Web Design)

Since WordPress fails, I did it in Word and printed to PDF:
Click to see my Chapter 4 Test Yourself

Chapter 4 & 5

(from Learning Web Design)

4-5 (p. 66) | Black Goose Bistro
(Note: 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 and 4-4 are also in 4-5 =])

5-1 (p. 80) | Tapenade Recipe
5-2 (p. 84) | Fix It
5-3 (p. 91) | Summer Menu

Want More Practice? | My Resume
(Italics are things I haven’t obtained yet, but will by the end of the course.)

Exercises 1 & 2 + Test Yourself.

(from Building Usable Web Sites)

Exercise 1

• Project: Never Hesitate Productions
  1. Home
     • Introduction
     • News & Updates
  2. About
     • Current Information
     • History of NHP
  3. Services
     • Graphic Design (Info)
     • Web Design (Info)
     • Manuscript Editing (Info)
  4. Portfolio
     • Graphic Design (Projects)
     • Web Design (Projects)
     • Manuscript Editing (Projects)
  5. Forums
     • This is just a link to a forum.
  6. Contact
     • How to contact me

Exercise 2
Main Page & Content Pages

Test Yourself

1. Name some tasks an information architect might be responsible for.
   An information architect is responsible for designing the organization of information and the means by which users will be able to find that information.
2. Name at least five standard ways information can be organized.
   Alphabetically, by type, by hierarchy, sequentially, by magnitude (largest to smallest, etc), or spatially.
3. What is the most popular organization strategy for web sites?
   Hierarchical.
4. What is an interface designer responsible for?
   The interface designer is how the information is displayed visually for the user. Thye take the information design and they determine the “interface,” or the way the user will see and access that information.
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using metaphors in interface design?
   Metaphors associate the website with something familiar by creating a model. The advantage is that people who may not understand a website may feel more comfortable navigating a virtual version of something that they do understand, such as putting a website in the layout of a newspaper because people understand newspapers. However, the disadvantage is that you may not be able to associate everything on a site to something within the metaphor, which creates confusion and frustration. Metaphors also usually require a lot of graphics, so the website loads slower and may cause difficulty to people on slower computers or internet connections.
6. How is a user scenario different from a site diagram?
   A site diagram shows how each page would be laid out on a website. A user scenario shows one instance of how a user might navigate through the website. So in effect, a site diagram shows every possibility, whereas a user scenario only shows pages that one given user might visit, and how they might get there through different links on different pages.
7. Describe ways to ensure clarity in navigation.
   First, navigation should be obviously navigation. There should be no doubt about what it is, and at a glance, the user should be able to tell that it is navigation. Second, everything should be labeled clearly as what it is, not as a vague metaphor for what it is, which causes confusion. Each link, button or menu should be clearly and accurately labeled. And finally, use icons minimally – they can be confusing and not communicate the meaning correctly.
8. Name two ways to ensure consistency in navigation.
   Make sure that your navigation is the same on similar pages, and show the options the same way every time. If your logo links back home on one page, make it do so on all pages. If you use a nav bar on one page, use it on all pages. People don’t want to search for navigation – it’s annoying and confusing. Keep your navigation at least somewhat uniform.
9. Name two advantages to using breadcrumb navigation in hierarchical web sites.
   Breadcrumb navigation allows the user to see where they have been, and go back up one, two or ten levels (if you have that many) with just a click of a link. Also, because the links are just HTML, they don’t add much to the size of the file, but make the site easier to use.

Whoops.

So I read my LAP again. And realized that I screwed last week up a little bit. So here’s me, finishing up what I missed last week, starting at the beginning. The next umpteen posts will be me speed-completing (but not without the same careful care and consideration – just without me getting up even ten minutes because I’m easily distracted ;D) last week’s work. ;X