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| TechTrends | 7 |
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| Descy, Don E. | 3 |
| Gardner, Michael | 1 |
| Kobus, Robert C. | 1 |
| Plankis, Brian J. | 1 |
| Sugrue, Brenda | 1 |
| Willden, Jeff | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 3 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
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Peer reviewedDescy, Don E. – TechTrends, 1997
Discussion of Web page design covers balancing text and graphics; pixels; graphic file formats; dithering; and caching. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Design Requirements, Electronic Text, Information Storage
Peer reviewedDescy, Don E. – TechTrends, 1995
Explains how to retrieve graphics that are available on the World Wide Web and add them to a Web page using a word processor that can save documents in an ASCII (American Standard Code Information Interchange) text format and a new version of Netscape. A list of various, unrelated Internet resources is also included. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Electronic Text
Peer reviewedPlankis, Brian J. – TechTrends, 1998
Provides an overview of Web-site design and discusses three steps in building a site: audience analysis, design, and evaluation. Includes an analysis of loading speeds with and without graphics; examples of no-style, low-bandwidth, and high-bandwidth Web sites; and addresses for related Web sites. (PEN)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development, Design Preferences
Peer reviewedDescy, Don E. – TechTrends, 1997
Discusses rules for Web page design: consider audiences' Internet skills and equipment; know your content; outline the material; map or sketch the site; be consistent; regulate size of graphics to control download time; place eye catching material in the first 300 pixels; moderate use of color to control file size and bandwidth; include a…
Descriptors: Attention, Audience Analysis, Color, Computer Graphics
Peer reviewedGardner, Michael – TechTrends, 2001
Describes the planning and design process of "Off the Wall," a student-developed CD-ROM multimedia project about the life and work of artist Chuck Close-the product of a studio-based course in Learning Experiments Design at the University of Georgia. The design includes an element of gaming; text is kept sparse; navigational elements are rendered…
Descriptors: Artists, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development
Peer reviewedSugrue, Brenda; Kobus, Robert C. – TechTrends, 1997
Describes a prototype for a World Wide Web site that supports as many student and instructor needs as possible and was developed for a graduate course on instructional design. Topics include roles of the instructor and of the webmaster, student perspectives, technical design issues, user interface, and graphics. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Design Requirements, Educational Resources
Peer reviewedWillden, Jeff – TechTrends, 2001
"Bohr's Atomic Model" is a small interactive multimedia program that introduces the viewer to a simplified model of the atom. This interactive simulation lets students build an atom using an atomic construction set. The underlying design methodology for "Bohr's Atomic Model" is model-centered instruction, which means the central model of the…
Descriptors: Animation, Atomic Structure, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
