Aesthetics
Graphics
In this page, you will learn that:
- Informational graphics are part of a page’s content.
- Interface graphics are things like buttons that people click on.
- Structural graphics are part of the visual framework of a Web page.
- Graphic elements should conform to the color scheme you have chosen.
- You can use a jQuery plug-in to make rounded corners.
- Packaged designs include layouts and graphics, already made.
Colors and color schemes
This page is about color.
- You want to choose a color scheme, a set of colors that work together.
- Individual colors have a hue (basic color), saturation (intensity), and value (brightness).
- A tint is a color with white added to it. A shade is a color with black added to it.
- Types of color schemes include monochrome with an accent color, complementary, and analogous with an accent color.
- You need to understand what you want before choosing a color scheme.
- You can download complete designs, that include colors and graphics.
- You can generate a color scheme from a photo.
Step 1: Setting goals
This page is about setting a Web site’s goals. You’ll learn:
- What goals owners of Web sites have.
- What goals Web site visitors have.
- What goals developers of Web sites have.
Adding style with CSS
Learn:
- The elements of font styling.
- How to style text.
- How to change background colors.