I’ve done website design before in Dreamweaver, but I’ve never been particularly “fancy” at what I do. Yet this really hasn’t been an issue for what I, as a designer, am trying to do.
At its heart, I am trying to make a site that is simple to use and engaging to the user. This can be done through several simple ways: including embedding video and flash to simple layout and interface. How often have you gone to a site that is so overly complex it is near impossible to use? Make a site that is simple (even if not to the professional level of other sites) and you will succeed. Simplicity is key.
This doesn’t mean ignore the upper levels of design though. Use these elements, but in more basic ways. My sites never look advanced, but they are easy to use, navigate (since I never like to go past tier 3 is I can), and the interactivity is there, but never over the top.
Thus I want to encourage you as designers as we finish this unit. Even though most of us (myself included) know next to nothing about how to use Dreamweaver in an advanced fashion, we can still make something usable.
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