WEB DESIGN AND ICT

EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES
WEB PAGE

• Electronic (digital) document created with HTML and, therefore, accessible

with a browser. In addition to text and graphics, webpages may also contain
downloadable data files, audio and video files, and hyperlinks to other pages
or sites. A website is usually a collection of webpages.
IMPORTANCE OF WEB PAGE IN BUSINESS

• Advertising Medium, Various means (advertising vehicles) such as billboards, magazines,

newspapers, radio, television, and internet by which promotional messages are communicated to the
public using words, speech, and pictures.
• Online Shopping, The act of purchasing products or services over the Internet. Online shopping has
grown in popularity over the years, mainly because people find it convenient and easy to bargain
shop from the comfort of their home or office.
• Detail description of Company
• Detail description of Product or Services
• Latest Offers
BASIC WEB DESIGN ELEMENTS

• Text, font type and size must be chosen well and clear.
• Graphics or Illustration, must be good quality and well arranged. (Infographics)
• Shapes, can be used to denote an enclosed boundary.
• Background, to make more appealing.
• Color, must blend well and complement all the elements.
• Video/ Audio, will help viewer to more understand.
• Links, will allow user to connect to other site.
BASIC WEB DESIGN PRINCIPLES

• Portable Design, accessible by different browser, OS and gadgets.

• Design for Low Bandwidth, accessibility at a variety of spped.
• Direction, identify the order of importance.
• Accessibility, easily access information.
BASIC WEB DESIGN PRINCIPLES

• White space, it is the breathing space of a design.

• Simplify, remove distraction option.
• Convenience, user experience and user interface
• Regular Testing, upgrade and update web site.
WYSIWYG

• is a system where editing software allows content to be edited in a form that

resembles its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product,
such as a printed document, web page, or slide presentation.
• What You See Is What You Get
WEB PAGE DESIGN USING TEMPLATE

• Wix
• Weebly
• Drupal
• Wordpress