LSC 532

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Quiz … Due on Tuesday

Following is the take home quiz which is due next Tuesday February 12th at the start of class. As I mentioned before, I will not be in class tomorrow so it will be an open lab for those of you who wish to work on this and/or your second assignment. Good luck!

1. What is HTML? What is the original purpose of HTML? How does knowing its original purpose affect us as web communicators?
2. Creating a website is a process. In class, I discussed the “4Ds” process for creating effective sites. Name each of the “D’s” and please describe the purpose of each step. What questions do you need to ask during each D? What are the goals of each step?
3. Usability expert Steven Krug’s has 3 “facts of life” regarding how humans interact information on the web. What are the 3 facts? Considering these “facts of life”, why is his concept of billboard design useful?
4. What is CRAP? Explain each principle and how it relates to web design. Please find an example/s from a live website/s that effectively illustrates these principles in action.
5. What are 2 standard image file formats for the web? When should you use each?
6. Name at least 4 roles (e.g. positions) of a typical web design team.
7. Don Norman, PhD. (http://www.jnd.org/) and Jakob Nielsen, PhD. (http://www.useit.com/) are considered two of the top usability experts. What are they main differences in their philosophies about design and design aesthetics?
8. You have been hired to create an interface redesign for http://www.tallyhouniforms.com/. Please redesign the interface for this client and submit it as either a .jpg or .pdf.

Please bring a printed copy of your answers to class on Tuesday. Do not post them in the blog.

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