EFuse http://tc.eserver.org/publisher/EFuse A listing of works published by EFuse in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif EFuse http://tc.eserver.org/dir/EFuse Coloring Outside the Lines http://tc.eserver.org/25896.html http://tc.eserver.org/25896.html This series of articles about color is designed to help you get started right now selecting colors for your site. How to Write Effective Text http://tc.eserver.org/25900.html http://tc.eserver.org/25900.html It doesn't matter how dazzling your Web site looks if you don't have good, clear copy that appeals to your readers' basic desires--and is easy to read. Top Ten Do's and Don'ts http://tc.eserver.org/25895.html http://tc.eserver.org/25895.html No matter how attractive a site's design, if it isn't practical, it's not doing its job. Design for the screen involves a new set of requirements to deal with and pitfalls to avoid. Web Graphics Basics http://tc.eserver.org/25897.html http://tc.eserver.org/25897.html Good web sites require a seamless integration of text and graphics. Here's the least you need to know about web graphics. Web Type 101, a Primer http://tc.eserver.org/25898.html http://tc.eserver.org/25898.html While you may never consciously notice the typefaces used on a Web page, they subconsciously affect the way you feel about the page. Writing for the Web http://tc.eserver.org/25899.html http://tc.eserver.org/25899.html Writing for the web is really not that much different than writing for print. But you have to remember that since it can be more difficult to read on-screen, you have to take special care to make it easier on your readers. Design and Impressions http://tc.eserver.org/22685.html http://tc.eserver.org/22685.html Design is subjective: You can't please all of the people all of the time. Site Planning Basics: What You Should Know Before You Design a Site http://tc.eserver.org/22683.html http://tc.eserver.org/22683.html Good sites don't start in a web creation program, they start in your head. Before you even touch your web software, you need to get in touch with the reasons why you want to build a site and what you want it to accomplish. This Site, From Scratch http://tc.eserver.org/22684.html http://tc.eserver.org/22684.html It's easy to forget how much work goes into a Web site (or anything for that matter). You look at it, it looks slick and professional, and you just go about your business. That's the way it should be, but when you start to build your own sites, you have to 'stop and smell the pixels,' start to look at a site in a different, deeper way. To help you see the process that goes on behind a site (specifically this one), I kept a record of how this site started and the various stages it went through in organization, content, and design to get to what you see today. Web Sense http://tc.eserver.org/22686.html http://tc.eserver.org/22686.html Amazingly, people start building sites without creating a clear statement of what they want that site to achieve. The Basics of Navigation http://tc.eserver.org/19352.html http://tc.eserver.org/19352.html You can have all kinds of great attractions on your site, but if your visitors don't know how to get to them, they'll just collect dust on the server. Worse yet, if visitors find your site's navigation confusing or convoluted, they'll simply give up and head off to explore the rest of the Web, never to return. So, good navigation design is an essential ingredient for any successful Web site.