Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML, 5th Edition

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(^170) Chapter 5 Web Design
Figure 5.1
The compelling
graphic draws you in
Figure 5.2
This text-intensive
Web site offers
numerous choices
The first site engages you and draws you in. The second site provides you with a wide
range of choices so that you can quickly get down to work. With your target audience
in mind, take a look at some common recommended Web site design practices.


5.1Web Site Organization


How will visitors move around your site? How will they find what they need? This is
largely determined by the Web site’s organization or architecture. There are three com-
mon types of Web site organization:
●Hierarchical
●Linear
●Random (sometimes called Web organization)
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