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Media Query Code

@media screen and (max-width:500px){
#mainHead, #intro, #mainContent, #socMed{
width:95%;
position: relative;
display: block;
padding:2%;
}

#mainHead article, #intro article, #mainContent article{
width: 100%;
margin: 0 0 2% 0;
padding:1.5%;
}

#socMed{
margin:0 auto 0 auto;
}

#socMed ul{
display:flex;
justify-content:space-around;
}
}

@media screen and (min-width:501px) and (max-width:800px){
#mainHead, #intro, #mainContent, #socMed{
width:95%;
position: relative;
padding:2%;
}

#mainContent article:first-child{
width:100%;
}

#mainContent article{
width:48%;
}

}

5 Elements of the Online User Experience

Some ideas to think about while designing your web site:

Sometimes it’s nice to go back to basics and ask fundamental questions. Today, we’re going to take a look at “what elements influence the user experience of a website?” Understanding this can make it much easier to plan your UX research and ensure that you’re examining each element to some extent and that that element is working well for your users.
The 5 elements that we’ve selected that need to be examined in a UX context are:

  • Usefulness of the Website
  • Adherence to Functionality
  • Usability
  • Influence
  • Visual Design

https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-elements-of-the-online-user-experience

Exam—Thursday October 29th

EXAM

Don’t forget there is an exam this Thursday October 29th.

Please arrive to class on time.

Things to study:

  1. Types of CSS Selectors
  2. The Acronym list from the preceding post that we went over in class.
  3. You will have to write out the code (from memory) for a basic multi-column single page.
  4. The semantic html tags and their usage. http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_semantic_elements.asp