Mcdaniel+Annotated+Bibliography



W3 Schools. (2008). //W3 schools//. Retrieved October 7, 2010 [].

W3Schools is one of the most popular Web design and development sites on the Web. It offers lots of free tutorials and reference tools for designers of all skill levels. The tutorials are easy to follow and cover topics such as XML, CSS, XHTML, and of course, HTML. W3Schools.com is an excellent resource for Web designers wanting to learn new skills or experienced designer's who want to update their skills.

Librarians’ Internet Index. (n.d.) General Web Design Resources. Retrieved October 7, 2010 from [].

Provides links to a variety of Web design reference sites. Topics covered include HTML, CSS, and usability. All the linked sites were updated in 2005. Although many of the site descriptions say the resources can be used by beginners, the actual content seems more appropriate for advanced designers.

Kyrnin, J. (2008). //About.com: web design/html//. Retrieved October 7, 2010 from [|http://webdesign.about.com].

Jennifer Kyrnin has been a professional Web developer since 1995 and has experience maintaining large and small Websites. She shares her expertise through Webdesign.about.com. According to Kyrnin, Webdesign.about.com is a forum for those who create Web pages. The site has plenty of information about Web design, new HTML, CSS, and XML standards. The homepage links to a page that discusses Web design basics and lists resources for designers who want to become more familiar with design fundamentals. Webdesign.about.com is a good resource for Web designers with limited experience.

Lynch, P. & Horton. S. (2002). //Web style guide, 2nd edition.// Retrieved October 7, 2010 from [|http://www.webstyleguide.com] .

Webstyleguide.com is the Web site companion to the book with the same name. It seems to be prepared for beginning and intermediate designers and discusses design aspects such as interface design, site design, page design, typography, editorial style, and graphics. Lynch and Horton provide comprehensive guidance and explanation of basic website design principles, with clear, simple illustrations of their points and links to example websites.

Lynda.com. (2008). October 7, 2010 from [|http://www.lynda.com].

Lynda.com is a Website that features tools for Web designers who want to expand their skills. It features podcasts, tutorials, articles, and free online training courses for using various Web development applications. Lynda.com’s founder and creator, Lynda Weinman, wrote the very first industry book on Web design and has worked as a consultant for Adobe, Macromedia, and Microsoft. This Website is a great resource for Web designers of various skill levels.

Web Design Group. //Html help.// Retrieved October 7, 2010 from [|http://www.htmlhelp.com].

Web Design Group provides resources for the advanced Web designer. According to the “About” page, “the Web Design Group is comprised of a team of globally recognized Web authoring experts who came together in 1996 to provide guidance and instruction to Web authors at all stages of development.” The resources they provide include cascading style sheet guides, HTML validation, and accessibility guides. The site is divided into seven main sections: reference, tools, forums, archives, helpful links, design elements, and feature articles. The depth of this site makes it a good resource for designers with intermediate to advanced skills.

George Mason University. (n.d.). //Web design principles checklist//. Retrieved October 7, 2010, from <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[].

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">This resource is a straight-forward and comprehensive checklist of principles to consider when creating a Web site. It can be used by beginning or advanced Web designers. The list includes factors such as audience needs and interests, purpose of the site, content, and graphics. The author, Virginia Montecino, was a professor at George Mason University and was involved in enhancing teaching and learning with technology for many years. This checklist is a great tool to use when designing sites.

Beaird, J. (2007 April 2). //The principles of beautiful web design.// October 7, 2010, from <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[].

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">This Web-based article is walks the reader through the many aspects of Web design, including discovery (establishing purpose) and implementation. The author is an experienced graphic designer and goes into considerable detail discussing concepts such as unity, balance, continuity, isolation, and contrast. This is an incredible resource for Web designers seeking comprehensive design advice.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dodge, Bernie and Tom March. 2000. //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The WebQuest Page. // San Diego State University. Retrieved October 10, 2010: [] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The Webquest Page introduces and explains a unique concept in learning and technology, the webquest. Using the internet and the World Wide Web (WWW), teachers use or develop educational explorations using the WWW. Webquests are focused explorations where students (or any learner for that matter) are guided through the WWW to locate information and answer questions. This site, created and maintained by Bernie Dodge, provides background information and examples of webquests. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Kruse, K. (2002-2005). Introduction to instructional design and the ADDIE model. //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">E-LearningGuru.com. //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Retrieved January 4, 2007 from [].

This was a short but informative article which discusses the definition for ISD, why to use the systems approach and ADDIE. Kruse discusses the opinions regarding ADDIE being too linear, inflexible, constraining and time consuming. He also discusses the use of ADDIE as a rapid prototyping tool.

Lopuck, L. (2006). //Web design for dummies//, 2nd Edition. New York: Wiley Publishing

Web Design for Dummies is written for the beginning to intermediate practitioner. One of the most useful characteristics of this book is the fact that it’s not very technical. Instead, the author focuses on principles and general ideas about what makes sense for page layout. This is a great book for those who are just beginning to get into Web design. It might not be very useful to experienced designers, but it could serve as a refresher tool. The table of contents, index, and graphics increase navigability through the book. The author, Lisa Lopuck, is a well-known expert on user interface design. She was an Associate Creative Director and Senior Producer at Disney where she managed the production of large-scale, large-budget, Multilanguage Web sites for Disney’s theme parks and hotels. Lopuck also speaks at conferences and teaches seminars at colleges and universities.

Moss, Trenton. (April 2004). //What Is Web Accessibility?// Retrieved November 23, 2010 from []

This article tells you who you need to consider when making your website and what their unique requirements are. It helps with understanding web accessibility and the needs of disabled users, and also explains the theory behind it and the issues involved with accessibility. It is an over all good resource for understanding this concept. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Trenton Moss is crazy about web usability and accessibility. He started his own web usability and accessibility consultancy to help make the Internet a better place for everyone.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Knemeyer, Dirk (Nov. 2004). //The End of Usability Culture.// Retrieved November 11, 2010 from []

This article talks about how usability has taken away from uniqueness of website design and has done a disservice to the users by making sites all look alike. Dirk Knemeyer is a Founding Principal of Involution Studios LLC, a digital innovation firm located in Silicon Valley and Boston. He is responsible for managing the business and for providing design strategy, brand innovation, and training services to organizations around the world. Dirk is on the Board of Directors for the International Institute for Information Design (IIID) headquartered in Vienna, Austria, as well as the Board of Directors for the AIGA Center for Brand Experience, based in New York City. He is also a member of the Executive Council of the User Experience Network (UXnet). He has published more than 100 articles—many on the topic of design strategy—and regularly gives presentations all around the world.

Brewer, J. (ed.). How people with disabilities use the web. //World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)//. 4. Jan. 2001. Retrieved November 29, 2010 from []

This document discusses the way in which people with disabilities use the web. It gives specific scenarios of people with disabilities and the solutions for each situation. Also included are the different disabilities that can affect someone who is trying to use the web. Lastly, it discusses some of the different assistive technologies that are available to help people with disabilities access the web a bit more easily

Clark, Joe. (Nov. 2003). //How to Save Web Accessibility from Itself.// Retrieved November 8, 2010 from []

This article is about how to save Web accessibility from itself. It talks about following the guidelines for accessibility and where succeeding drafts produce deficiency reports for understanding the field. Joe Clark a Toronto journalist and author used to work in the field of web accessibility.

Ward, Mark. (Dec. 2004). //A decade of good website design.// Retrieved November 28, 2010 from []

The web has changed a lot in 10 years but making websites easy to use is as important as it ever was, says usability guru. This article talks about what has made website usable and looks at the progression of site designs. Mark Ward is a technology Correspondent for BBC news website.

T. Brinck, D. Gergle, S. Wood Practical Usability Methods in Website Design, p.110-111, July 15-20, 1999 []

This article talks about applying usability methods to website design. It is about a 1 day tutorial that demonstrates how usability methods can be integrated efficiently and effectively into each stage of the website design process. Darren Gergle, Tom Brinck, and Scott Wood are employed by Diamond Bullet Design company and contributed to the write up of this article.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Modeling of menu design in computerized work." Interacting with Computers. Vol. 7:3.

This article Jacko, Salvendy, and Koubek conduct an experiment that tests user’s knowledge of a particular domain and task complexity along with menu dimension. Their experiment was confined to personal computers, rather than hypertext, they note that its findings have great relevance for hypermedia. They conclude that user knowledge and task complexity do directly influence performance along with menu depth and breadth, yet another consideration for web designers, which might be summed up as "know your audience."

Burstein, C.D. (2002, August 14). //Viewable with any browser: Campaign for a// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Non-browser specific WWW //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">. Retrieved November 29, 2011, from []

Burstein’s campaign was established in 1998 an encourages designers to construct and Internet users to demand. The campaign is has three parts: the design guide offers suggestions related to a wide variety of topics that are of issue to amateur and professional web designers as they attempt to make their sites accessible across platforms, sample letters allows users a template for commenting on a specific site’s design and making suggestions related to the site’s usability and, and links detailing a compendium of sites with similar projects as well as links to the anybrowser.com site translated into a variety languages. Burstein’s overarching message is that Internet users and amateur designers should become active in web design, as opposed to taking positions of passivity in which designers dictate the individual.

Burgstahler, S. Making web pages universally accessible. //Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine (CMC Magazine)//. 5 (1) January 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2010 from []

In this article, Burgstahler encourages the use of Universal Design when designing web pages. She includes guidelines for parts of the web page from the screen layout to the graphics included. Her goal is to make web pages accessible to everyone. She also includes that if there is a video file, then there should also be an audio file that is the same thing because although one person may be able to hear what is being said, another person may not be able to hear at all.