User-Centered Design (UCD)

Easy-to-use Web sites don't create themselves over-night. To create a great Web site, you must focus on its potential users from the very beginning, and checking at each step of the development with its intended users to be sure they will like and be comfortable with the final design.

A successful Web site begins with the site's designers finding out:

who will be using the site
what they will be using it for
how they will be using it

The User-Centered Design (UCD) process involves the site's designers working closely with the site's intended users throughout the design process.

16.1. Make Every Aspect of Your Web Site Self-Evident
16.2. Five Essential Elements of Designing a User-Friendly Web Site
16.2.1. Create a Clear Visual Hierarchy
16.2.2. Break Up Pages into Clearly Defined Areas
16.2.3. Use Standard Conventions
16.2.4. Make Clickable Links Obvious
16.2.5. Minimize Page Noise
16.3. Wide vs. Deep Web Sites
16.4. Minimize Instructions
16.5. Warn Users About File Sizes
16.6. Business Information
16.7. Update FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) Page

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