JOUR 355: Project one evaluation guide

DESIGN
25%
  • Color use and harmony
  • Hierarchy of headers/elements
  • Spacing of elements
  • Text readability
  • Appropriateness of fonts
  • Font size and characters per line
  • Sitewide layout consistency
  • Dimensions within standard browser window
  • Use of consistent logo/site ID
NAVIGATION
25%
  • Site ID on each page
  • Unique page titles
  • Unique page headers (different from site ID)
  • Navigation bar consistency (links, placement, appearance)
  • Separation of internal/external links
  • Styles for both navigation bar, inline links
  • Intuitiveness
  • Use of dead links (span)
CONTENT
25%
  • 600+ words in paragraphs or lists
  • At least one headline tag per page
  • Inclusion of original photographs
  • Photo resizing and compression for Web
  • Appropriate file sizes -- esp. photos
  • Spelling/grammar
  • Avoid copyright infringement -- only use your own content unless with permission
CODE
25%
  • Home page named "index.html"
  • Correct order of elements
  • Self-closing tags
  • No deprecated tags
  • Separation of structure/presentation
  • Lack of unnecessary tags
  • Linked CSS for most styles
  • Missing brackets
  • Use of CSS IDs
  • Use of box model (padding, margin, border)