| Web design can be briefly defined as the ability to | | | | It is important to realize that neither static nor |
| create a presentation that appears on a web page; it | | | | dynamic web pages are better than the other; |
| is then hoped that other individuals will have access | | | | rather, both are used in a variety of circumstances, |
| to the web page of the web designer. Thus, the | | | | whether the website is for a small task or a great |
| web designer believes that people who "surf" the | | | | task. |
| web for topics will be able to come across his or her | | | | Problems concerning designing websites do arise, |
| web pages. | | | | however. For example, it is important for a web |
| Web pages themselves usually have a lot of material | | | | designer to realize the issues of trademark and |
| on them, such as pictures (e.g., JPEG's, GIF's, etc.), | | | | plagiarism. Many times the designer gets so caught up |
| scholarly information (e.g., scientific articles or | | | | in the act of making a very unique, creative, and |
| research studies), sounds (e.g., WAV's, MP3's, etc.), | | | | artistically beautiful website that he or she neglects |
| music, graphs (e.g., Microsoft Office data, etc.), and | | | | to make sure that all the information on his or her |
| videos (e.g., MOV's, AVI's, etc.). If a web designer | | | | website gives credit where credit is due. |
| wants to use highly advanced features, though, he or | | | | Also, web designers need to make sure that they do |
| she is going to have to be proficient with Adobe | | | | not load their pages with too much information (e.g., |
| Acrobat and possibly even Java. | | | | sounds, pictures, videos) that the individuals have a |
| Web pages themselves are either "static" or | | | | difficult time loading the website. If the website |
| "dynamic". A static web page is one in which the | | | | takes too long to load, there is a greater chance that |
| information on a web page is not changed unless a | | | | a person will leave the website almost immediately. |
| human being manually changes it. For example, if | | | | Thus, in forming a website, it is important for the |
| someone has a web page on dinosaurs but wants to | | | | web designer to understand not only the basics, but |
| include insects, he or she may go ahead and | | | | he or she should also understand everything |
| physically edit the content of the page (i.e., static | | | | holistically, too. |
| web page). A dynamic web page, on the other hand, | | | | It is imperative to always get the finest web design |
| is one in which a person surfing on the World Wide | | | | service to operate on your company's web site. The |
| Web can have the ability to change. | | | | cause for this is that your web site will be the first |
| For example, if a person is searching for information | | | | impression individuals see when they study about |
| on the North Pole and comes across a website called | | | | your corporation over the internet and it is important |
| "Wikipedia" in which information is obviously incorrect, | | | | to always leave a wonderful first impression to |
| and he or she corrects it for the website (i.e., | | | | would-be clientele and customers. After all, first |
| Wikipedia), then it is considered a dynamic web site. | | | | impressions last! |