About Web Design Book - Chapter 5
Example 5-1: A plain content page
Starting a content page. This page is just the HTML and some content without any styles.
Example 5-2: Adding some color and styles
5-1 is boring, but this adds a little color to the page.
Example 5-3: Adding branding imagery
Put some branding images on the page.
Example 5-4:The Branding Image Before and After
The branding image, before and after.
Example 5-5: More Fanciness
Adding some additional fanciness.
Example 5-6: Making it Look More Like My Home Page Mockup
Making it look more like the home page design.
Link 5-1: What to Write About
Finding a topic to write about can be hard or easy, but brainstorming is a great way to get new ideas.
Link 5-2: 10 Tips for Good Web Writing
Get people to read your pages by writing well for the Web.
Link 5-3: HTML Headings
The HTML heading tags h1 through h6 allow you to define your content in groups with headings at each level.
Link 5-4: 10 Tips on Writing the Living Web
Learn to write for Web pages that are "living". These are pages that change a lot, such as blogs or news sites.
Link 5-5: How We Really Use the Web
Most people don't use Web pages the way that Web designers think and hope that we use Web pages.
Link 5-6: Creating Better Links
There is more to a link than just the anchor tag. Learn how to create links that get people to click on them.
Link 5-8: Navigating Web Pages
Learn how to design Web page navigation that actually works for your customers.
Link 5-9: Pros and Cons - Pop-Unders, Overlays, and Intrusive Ads
You may think that those annoying advertisements on Web pages are all bad. But there are some good things about them too.
Link 5-10: Commission Junction
An affiliate and advertising site for Web sites. Find the ads that best suit your Web site.
Link 5-11: Gone - sorry
This link is no longer available.
Link 5-12: Make Money with Amazon.com
A step-by-step guide to setting up a Web site that makes money from Amazon.com.
Link 5-13: LinkShare
An affiliate program Web site to put banner advertising on your site.
Link 5-14: Attracting Advertisers
How to get advertisers to want to advertise on your Web site.
Link 5-15: Good Design Features
Some basic tips about how to create a well designed Web site.
Link 5-16: Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design
Don't make these mistakes and your Web site will be great.
Link 5-17: Why aren't you using CSS Positioning?
Fill out the poll or just read some of the comments that people have made about why they don't use CSS positioning.
Link 5-18: Lorem ipsum dolor
How is placeholder text used to define layouts.
Link 5-19: Use Real Text for Testing
Placeholder text is great for looking at design ideas, but when testing the design ideas, put real text in instead. That way you can see what happens in reality.
Link 5-20: Absolute and Relative Paths
Writing URLs on Web pages can get really long, but they don't have to be.
Link 5-21: Removing the Background
Use Photoshop and the magic lasso to remove the background from an image.
Link 5-22: Image Before and After
Creating a simple branding image from a photograph. See the original image and how I altered it.