Week One Blog Assignment

Part One:
Hello, my name is Alexandrea. I currently attend Western Washington University as a Communication Major, with a double Minor in Business Administration and Psychology. I am scheduled to graduate in Spring, and I am currently taking Jason Lind's Emerging Communication Technology course which is the reason for this blog. Each blog posting will cover an assignment which is due weekly.
Part Two:
I wanted to come up with the Top Ten Rules of Website design, these are the most basic and most important things that people either do amazing, or completely fail. After some research on the internet looking at good, bad, and most visited website, as well as other articles written about this subject such as Business Week and Sharpened Products, here are the Ten Commandments of Website Design.

1. Never Abuse Flash
Flash is everywhere and a neat tool, but overusing it will destroy your page and confuse your visitors.
2. Never Hide Your Content
We've all been there, no one wants to go searching for hours to find one thing. Make your page easy to navigate.
3. Never Clutter Your Page
Too much is just too much, remember, less is more, and adding another page is not as difficult as you may think.
4. Don't Overuse Glassy Reflections
Apple is famous for this, and while I'll admit it does look sleek, over doing it look cheesy.
5. Don't Use Weird Nomenclature
Flickr, Smibs, and Meebo? Speak English please.
6. Don't Underestimate Simple Text
Imagine doing your whole report in WordArt, it would suck right? Then don't do it with your webpage.
7. Think About More Than Aesthetics
Looking good only gets you so far, remember, brains my friend. Make sure your Website has good content.
8. Make Your Page Social
Facebook maybe taking over the world, and whether you want it to or not, its a great way to get your name out there.
9. Embrace Proven Technologies
Wikipedia, facebook, and Youtube are daily parts of life for most people, make sure your website it compatible with them.
10. Have Good Content
Simlar to #7, make sure your website actually does something and isn't there to just look good.

"Ten Rules of Web Site Design." Sharpened Productions. Web. 05 Jan. 2012. <http://www.sharpened.com/web/about/rules.html>.
Vella, Matt. "The 10 Commandments of Web Design - BusinessWeek." Businessweek - Business News, Stock Market & Financial Advice. Web. 05 Jan. 2012. <http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jun2008/id20080623_750025.htm>.