_{Jamie Balfour's}Web design course

Course introduction

This article will describe what tutorial is about.

How websites are created

This article will describe how websites and webpages are created.

Information architecture

This article focuses on information architecture and how it affects website development.

What a good website should be

This article discusses features that are important for good design when designing websites.

Web design conventions

This article looks at the conventions that websites adhear to and how to apply them successfully.

Separating content

This article describes methods of separating content from each other through use of design methods such as colour and borders and how they can used effectively.

Visual balance techniques

This article focuses on balancing elements using techniques that have been proven to work.

The Golden Ratio

This article focuses on a design concept that comes from mathematics known as the Golden Ratio. It goes on to describe how this affects web design.

Prototypes and layout

This article focuses on prototyping a website. Prototyping saves time and money when developing a website.

SEO techniques

This article focuses on search engine optimisation, a technique used to make a website more likely to appear top in a search engine.