Tip Sheets

Designing and Creating a Web Site

A Web site is a collection of interrelated documents or multimedia resources accessible on the World Wide Web.

Designing Web sites involves:

• sketching out your ideas, including site navigation


• graphic design


• creativity


• screen layout


• programming


• creating interactive features such as email, message board, mailing lists, order forms etc.


• site and content evaluation

The following resources will assist you in designing and creating your Web site.

English Language Sites:

Design Web Pages – Six Steps for Web Design
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/steps.htm
This site provides tips for creating and designing Web pages. This site also has a guide titled “Six Steps for Web Design”.
02/19/2002

Web Style Guide, 2nd Edition
http://www.webstyleguide.com/index.html?/
This site addresses many aspects of Web design; it provides grids to assist in basic layout and navigation design, as well as resources for usability evaluation.
08/13/2004

About – Web Design Guidelines, Design Tips and Guidelines
http://webdesign.miningco.com/cs/designtips/
This site provides information on accessibility, compatibility, color, layout, font use, and other aspects of design.
02/19/2002

Creating a Web Site - a guide to web design
http://www.jessett.com/web_sites/usability/index.shtml
This site provides a guide for the creation of a Web site, emphasizing usability, good practices, design tips and frequently asked questions.
02/19/2002

Weballey - web publishing made easy
http://www.weballey.net/webdesign/
A Web design introduction with tutorials, articles and resources.
02/19/2002

Usable Web - 1427 links about web usability
http://usableweb.com/topics/000445-0-0.html
This site provides links to resources on Web usability.
02/19/2002

Spin Doctor's Web Design 101
http://www.transaction.net/web/tutor/index.html
This site provides information on some basic steps to designing a Web site.
02/19/2002

Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity
http://www.useit.com/jakob/webusability/
‘Designing Web Usability’: a book by Jakob Nielsen.
02/19/2002

PaperWeb Design
http://www.paperweb.com.au/
A site offering simple, effective graphic design, desktop publishing and website development solutions to suit every need and budget.

           06/13/2006

Usability Net — Tools and Methods
http://www.usabilitynet.org/tools.htm
08/13/2004

Usability Special Interest Group (Society for Technical Communication) — Tool Kit
http://www.stcsig.org/usability/resources/toolkit/toolkit.html
08/13/2004

Usability Methods Toolbox, by James Horn
http://jthom.best.vwh.net/usability/usable.htm
08/13/2004

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://usability.gov/
08/13/2004

French Language Sites:

La création de pages web
http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/enseignements
/sic/pages_web/intro.html
Site on Web page authoring. Contains basic html, text, images, scripts, etc. The site is very complete and includes a number of links in various categories.
02/19/2002

Webmastering - Introduction à la création de pages Web
http://www.commentcamarche.net/web/webintro.php3
Create your own Web page. Web site development resources.
06/13/2006

Defining site goals and strategy
http://www.activis.net/
Your site should be an integral part of your company's strategy and should be instrumental in its development.
02/19/2002

Temesis - Qualité, accessibilité et conformité des sites Internet
http://www.temesis.com/
This site provides information about Web site development and management.
06/13/2006

Ergolab
http://www.ergolab.net/index.html
Resources in Web and software usability.
08/13/2004

Laboratoire d'ergonomie du Centre national de la recherche scientifique
http://www.dsi.cnrs.fr/bureau_qualite/ergonomie/ergonomie.asp
08/13/2004

L'ergonome
http://www.lergonome.org/pages/accueil.php
Site containing information on Web usability.
08/13/2004

Guide de conception pédagogique et graphique d'un site éducatif sur le Web
http://aptic.ulaval.ca/guidew3educatif/
From APTIC (Application pédagogique des technologies de l'information et des communications) de l'Université Laval, Quebec
08/13/2004

Ergonomie du web: conception ergonomique de sites et de logiciels
http://www.ergoweb.ca/index.html
08/13/2004