Chapter 7 - 5 Points

1. You must be selective of what information you put on your homepage. The information should attract the viewer to dive deeper into your navigation.

2. The homepage should introduce your basic idea, provide entrance to the information within your site. You homepage is simply a "foyer" for your site.

3. Announcements are great to have on your homepage because they showcase new events or breaking news. People who frequent your site will look at this information first and be satisfied that it is presented on the homepage.

4. Every page should have links to the homepage. The navigation should be self contained so users never have to use the back or forward buttons.

5. Your homepage should give a great first impression so new users will go deeper into your content and hopefully will become frequent visitors.

10 points - chapter 6

1. Your Personality is imposed on your navigation system in how you present it and combine themes.
2. Each item your present should contain a comparable visual "weight" to its importance on the page.
3. Basic elements used throughout your site gives the website a common theme and shows off originality.
4. Navigation systems should track where you are on the site as well as indicate where everyting else is.
5. Body text takes up most of he visual weight on the page, however it is the most important part.
6. Links should be divided through the page. Too many in one area change the visual heirarchy.
7. Images are a powerful tool in grabing the viewers eye as well as softening up the body from being too "heavy".
8. Footers are remarkably important because they should contain navigation to all your sites corners, like the pages, as well as our peronal information and the contact links.
9. Using forms helps users interact with the information on your site.
10. Forms should be carefully used for valid forms as well as where they are on the page and the spacing used throughout the theme.

Revised Misson- Amistad America

The goal of the Atlantic Freedom Tour website is to allow a broad audience to get close to the project by following the course of the Amistad along its 16 month trip, as well as the history of the vessel and the ports it will be stopping at. Video uploads and picture gallerys aim to create a more intimate experience between the audience and the Amistad. A Message board will be provided for discussion of the ships travels and communication between the audience and the projects leaders.