More on Web Page Design
According to Grantastic Designs, there are 5 basic rules of web design and layout.
Your web site should be easy to read
--High contrast with the text and background
--Text should not be too large or too small
--Good use of white space
Your web site should be easy to navigate
--Consider the audience
--Organize consistently
Your web site should be easy to find
--The URL should be easy to remember
--The URL should be as concise as possible
Your web page layout and design should be consistent throughout the site
--Each page has the same look and feel
--Text should be consistent
You web site should be quick to download
--Images should not be too large
--Animations should be kept to a minimum
--All linked documents should be in PDF format
To find out more information about Grantastic’s recommendations, go to http://www.grantasticdesigns.com/5rules.html
Wikipedia also has some good information regarding the terminology used in web design. Here’s a link to that page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_design