Web Site Types
Web sites come in several flavors. Some sites are almost completely text based with just some colored backgrounds others are almost entirely images/artwork and most common are combinations of text and image/artwork.
There are also many ways to layout a web site. One of the first design decision is "fixed width" or "expandable".
- Fixed width web sites offer the site designer the ability to present the web pages exactly the same to every user. This means that every object (text item, image, link) is placed on the page in a static location.
- The advantage to this is most apparent with graphically developed web pages that need art or images to line up properly for the site to look its best.
- The disadvantage is that the site width must be set small enough that most users can view the page without a horizontal scroll bar (usually 770px) leaving unused (dead) space within a web browser when the screen width is wider than the web page.
- Expandable width web sites are popular when text is the main componant of the pages. Images are usually small and are positioned tightly with the text.
- The advantage is the web page can completely fill the width of a web browser with very little dead space.
- The disadvantage is limiting the amount of art you can use in the layout.
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