| Parts of the Web Design Puzzle |
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Designing a successful web site requires a wide variety of skills and disciplines. In this section, we explore the more important ones. |
| Design and Language Barriers |
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HTML, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, Perl, C, C++, ASP - these are just a few of the culprits you must face in the process of designing your web site. They also reflect the very first decision you will make - which language to build upon? |
| Technical Choices |
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Beneath the surface, under what your visitors see at your web site, are some important decisions that must be made. |
| Design Choices |
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What colors to use? Lots of graphics or very few? Columns, tables, frames? There are many design choices to make and this section explains what they are and how to face them. |
| Compatibility of Your Web Design |
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The perfect web site design is less than perfect if it excludes a large part of your potential audience. We talk about why there still exist incompatibilities, how they important they are to your business, and what you can do to circumvent their dangers. |
| Content Management |
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Unlike the brick-and-mortar world, the Internet is built on more than just offering good products at fair prices. You MUST offer more, and that more is the content you have available. We talk about what it is, why it's important, and how to manage it to your advantage. |
| Using Databases in Web Design |
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Unless you plan to only sell one or two products to only one or two people, you're probably going to need database software to help manage your business. We talk about why and what's available. |
| Web Design Resources |
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Links and resources to help you keep abreast of a rapidly changing environment |
