Web Research Pt. 1: Reading

After completing both reading assignments my questions from the readings are as follows:

1. After completing the reading, what, in your opinion, is the most important component of a good website?

2.a)What two types of symmetry are more likely to be found on a splash page than in an actual page layout?
b)What two types of symmetry are more likely to be found in the page layout?

3. What principle of web design is similar to, if not the same thing as, the Gestalt theory?






Answers:
1. Good communication. You want to be able to get the point of your website across without bombarding the user with unnecessary information. Like the reading states, you want your site to be self evident and not self explanatory.

2. a) bilateral and radial b) symmetrical and horizontal

3. Proximity