Chapter 3, Problem 1HOE

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a.

URL of the website:

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b.

Name of the website:

The below i...

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c.

Target audience:

This site ...

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d.

Screenshot of the homepage:

The below is the screenshot of the homepage:

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e.

Navigation evident:

The below are the types of navigation evident:

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f.

The four basic principles of design are as follows:

• • Contrast:
  • ○ The meaning of contrast is difference.
  • ○ This becomes the key of energy to any design and helps in in developing an element that is different than the already existing element.
  • ○ This also helps in creating a design in which one item is dominant and helps the users to get the point of the design quickly.
• • Repetition:
  • ○ In this principle, same or similar elements are used again and again in the design.
  • ○ In some designs, repetition of certain elements brings the sense unity, consistency and cohesiveness.
• • Alignment:
  • ○ This principle helps in connecting the elements of the same slide and even the elements that are quite far apart.
  • ○ When this principle is neglected, slides do not look sophisticated and professional...

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g.

Evaluation of the most important Web Design best practices for the site named http://www.soa.ac.in/iter/:

• • Page layout:

Appealing to the target audience	Yes
Consistent navigation area	Yes
Page footer area includes the copyright	Yes
Page footer area includes the last update, contact e-mail address	No
Good use of basic design principles: repetition, contrast, proximity, and alignment.	Yes

• • Browser compatibility:

Displays on current versions of internet explorer and Microsoft edge	Yes
Displays on mobile devices	Yes
Displays on current versions of Firefox and Google Chrome	Yes

• • Navigation:

Main navigation links are clearly and consistently labelled	Yes
Navigation is easy to use for target audience	Yes

• • Color and Graphics:

Color is used consistently	Yes
Background and text colors have sufficient cont...

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h.

The three improvements that the site needs:

• • The site can include more graphics to attract more number of users...