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Web design and implementation Scene 3: At the beautician's Madge: So -- does this Tom do Web stuff as well? Beautician: You're soaking in it! Yup, I designed and implemented this site, from the structure right down to the goofy animated GIFs. I also designed and host: Bandwidth P.R. The Suespammers Project The OpenPPC Project, and Pop Computers. I have some strong beliefs about Web site design, among them: Design for the lowest common denominator. If a site is intended for wide viewing, it should be readable in a text-only browser, such as Lynx. The design must serve the data, not the other way around. Remember that most of the world pays for Internet access by the minute, and keep page sizes small. Good, solid design skills are irreplaceable. Always offer a way out. I live by these rules where I can, but realize they should be bent for special audiences: intranets on which everyone is using a particular browser, for instance, or sites aimed at JavaScript programmers. But one thing every site needs is standards, and one unusual service I offer is the codification of enterprise-wide Web design standards. For an example, see this set of sample guidelines I drew up in helping a major health-care concern organize its thousands of Web pages -- and to facilitate the creation of future pages. Meanwhile, those involved in designing sites for public relations should see my notes on Creating a P.R. site. This page was last updated on Monday, February 09, 2004 at 2:22pm CST. All contents copyright 2005 by Tom Geller.