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== Links == | == Links == | ||
Adding links to online writing makes the work non-linear. If the writing is more like an outline than adding links can add more details without adding visual weight to what has been said. Links should not interrupt the text; they should go with the flow of the writing and unlike headlines should not break up what is being said. The links used on a page should only create [[Relevance and Support|relevant support]] not extra reading for the user to navigate through. | Adding links to online writing makes the work non-linear. If the writing is more like an outline than adding links can add more details without adding visual weight to what has been said."Students were frustrated by sites that provided shallow information. College students demand more evidence than teenagers do." <ref> Nielsen </ref> Links should not interrupt the text; they should go with the flow of the writing and unlike headlines should not break up what is being said. The links used on a page should only create [[Relevance and Support|relevant support]] not extra reading for the user to navigate through. | ||
When Linking <ref> Carroll,47 </ref> | When Linking <ref> Carroll,47 </ref> | ||
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The same applies with [[Photos|images]], make sure the images are of a similar quality and size. Make sure all of them are applicable to the writing and only add visual interest, not distract from the writing. | The same applies with [[Photos|images]], make sure the images are of a similar quality and size. Make sure all of them are applicable to the writing and only add visual interest, not distract from the writing. | ||
:"Notice the ways that the selection and placement of text and images, the typography and text size, the use of color, and other design elements help to set a mood and establish a rhythm for the magazine that affects how you react to and move through the content." <ref> Carroll</ref> | :"Notice the ways that the selection and placement of text and images, the typography and text size, the use of color, and other design elements help to set a mood and establish a rhythm for the magazine that affects how you react to and move through the content." <ref> Carroll, 62 </ref> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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#Friedman, Vitaly . "[http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/11/08/40-excellent-freefonts-for-professional-design/ 40+ Excellent Freefonts For Professional Design]". (2007). Retrieved 26 Nov 2012. | #Friedman, Vitaly . "[http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/11/08/40-excellent-freefonts-for-professional-design/ 40+ Excellent Freefonts For Professional Design]". (2007). Retrieved 26 Nov 2012. | ||
#Mayer, Dan. "[http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/12/14/what-font-should-i-use-five-principles-for-choosing-and-using-typefaces/ What Font Should I Use?: Five Principles for Choosing and Using Typefaces]". (2010). Retrieved 3 Dec. 2012. | #Mayer, Dan. "[http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/12/14/what-font-should-i-use-five-principles-for-choosing-and-using-typefaces/ What Font Should I Use?: Five Principles for Choosing and Using Typefaces]". (2010). Retrieved 3 Dec. 2012. | ||
#Neilsen, Jakob. "[http://www.nngroup.com/articles/college-students-on-the-web College Students on the Web]". Retrieved 3 Dec. 2012. | |||