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Subject: Re: Consistency

Author:
Damian

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Date Posted: 08:35:51 03/15/02 Fri
In reply to: Leah Fazio 's message, "Consistency" on 17:43:02 03/05/02 Tue

I'm anxious to see your rollover style and color scheme. Sounds like you have a good plan to get started. It's really not that difficult to make a page navigation that is consistent on every page. The key is to make the rest of the page have a consistent feel to it. Sometime designers will put one style on the navigation bar, and then a different style with the banners and content. That is sometimes a mistake.

I'm sure your page will turn out great.

>Before reading this information, I had little
>understanding of the importance of consistency. After
>reading though, I do realize that when consistency is
>practiced, the attractiveness of a site is increased.
>I have now been noticing consistency incorporated by
>professionals when I am on the Web.
>For my page, I plan to create a place for my second
>grade students to visit. I do not want it to be a
>page that requires updating often. I would like to
>have it be a resource for the kids to use when they
>want to visit educational sites that correspond with
>our curriculum. I want the site to provide a
>multitude of links that both parents and students will
>find helpful.
>I am thinking I would like the background color to be
>a very pale yellow. The navigation bar and buttons I
>would like to resemble chalkboards. I was at the CHC
>lab recently attempting to create rollover images and
>brainstorm ideas for my page. While there, I made a
>button that had a dark green background. I made thin
>white lines evenly spaced across it. I then wrote the
>subject area on the lines with a bright yellow,
>resembling chalk. I thought it looked very
>kid-friendly. To create a rollover effect, I used the
>eraser tool and partially erased the word, making it
>still readable but obviously "erased". I liked the
>look of this. I am not sure if it looks OK when
>placed on a pale yellow background. I still have to
>think about that. But so far, this is the direction
>and style I am planning on.

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