Web Design Best Practices Checklist

Background Information

URL:

Audience:

Subject:

Developer:

Page Layout

Appealing to target audience

Consistent site header/logo

Consistent navigation area

Informative page title that includes the company/organization/site name

Page footer area — copyright, last update, contact e-mail address

Good use of basic design principles: repetition, contrast, proximity, and alignment

Displays without horizontal scrolling at 1024×768 and higher resolutions

Balance of text/graphics/white space on page

Good contrast between text and background

Repetitive information (header/logo and navigation) takes up no more than one-quarter to one-third of the top portion of the browser window at 1024×768 resolution

Home page has compelling, interesting information above the fold (before scrolling down) at 1024×768

Home page downloads within 10 seconds on dial-up connection

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