•What is Browser-Safe Color Palette / Web-Safe Colors?
The Browser-Safe Palette is the actual palette that Mosaic, Netscape, and Internet Explorer use within their browsers. The palettes used by these browsers are slightly different on Macs and PCs. This palette is based on math, not beauty. I didn’t and wouldn’t have picked the colors in this palette, but Netscape, Mosaic, and Internet Explorer did, so….
The Browser-Safe Palette only contains 216 colors out of a possible 256. That is because the remaining 40 colors vary on Macs and PCs. By eliminating the 40 variable colors, this palette is optimized for cross-platform use.
•Is it still relevant in today’s context? Why?
No, it’s safe to design without the palette because so few computer users view the web in 256 colors anymore.
•What are the common fonts face found on PC & Mac?
Times New Roman, Arial family, Comic Sans MS
•What is page loading time and how it influence your design?
‘Load time’ refers to the amount of time it takes for a user to view your landing page after clicking your ad.
If your keyword is graded This page loads slowly, your landing page quality and Quality Score will be negatively affected. If your keyword is graded No problems found, your landing page quality and Quality Score will not be affected. The one exception is if your keyword is graded No problems found and marked Load time is faster than the average in your server’s geographic region. In this case, your landing page quality and Quality Score may be positively affected.
Read about Web Design Process article above and write what you think about it (at least 150 words)
After i read alot of step-by-steps in the Web Design Processes,i sometimes understand, i sometimes dont. But they will help to separate into so many step-by-steps process so that i can learn better at a slow pace. But when i came across a website given by the recommended url, a interesting paragraph caught my attention.
It didn’t take long for the commercial Web’s pioneers to learn that the slogan “If you build it, they will come“ was a hollow joke: You have to build it well, thoughtfully and ambitiously and inventively, and then you have to keep rethinking it and rebuilding it, if you have any hope of attracting a crowd.
—Scott Rosenberg, Salon.com
Another pargraph is also very interesting. It caused me to reflect on my bad habits which i never plan any goals.Learn to set my goals and how to impress the audiences with my beautifully organised website.
The first step in designing any web site is to define your goals. Without a clearly stated mission and objectives, the project will drift, bog down, or continue past an appropriate endpoint. Careful planning and a clear purpose are the keys to success in building web sites, particularly when you are working as part of a development team.
There are alot of helpful websites given to help me to build up a website, do web applications and mulitimedia. One of whom is the Breakdown of the ideal web design process, a most effective and easy-to-understand steps-by steps. Im very excited and keen to learn more about web design. Feel motivated to learn more and work harder than ever.
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