Accessibility and Usability General Reccommendations for Web Designers

Design Considerations

Suggested Guidelines
Text Content Between 100 and 500 words per page
Text Breaks A headline, rule or image every 40 to 100 words (except in long articles or stories).
Page Length Two to four screens at 640 x 480 resolution
File Size No more than 50 kb per page, including images; animated gifs can be up to 100 kb per page.
Speed First screen of text and key images appear in under three seconds over a 28.8 kbs modem.
Colors Two to four dominant thematic colors.
Fonts No more than three fonts (in graphics and text)
Blank Space Background should show on at least 50% of the page.
Contrast No color in background shold be close to text color.
Tone and style All text and graphics consistent in mood and theme.
Overall impact Page as a whole should appear balanced and attractive.

 

 

 

 




 

 

 


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