Make navigation as intuitive as possible and make sure the links are clearTips:
- Opt for a clear structure: all information should be accessible by a maximum of three mouse clicks
- Ensure consistency in commands and navigation options:
- Provide a plan or site map, section or page summaries (menus and sub-menus for large quantities of content)
- Place the navigation buttons and toolbars strategically and discreetly
- Offer navigation help tools
- Use directional icons to facilitate intra- or inter-page navigation
Manage the visual space to avoid scattered information and to facilitate readingTips:
- Define the divisions, the placement of various text blocks, graphics and visual elements:
- Organize the page surface
- Divide the various text zones
- Choose a standard style (titles, subtitles, quotations, hyperlinks, colours, types of imagery)
Promote readabilityTips:
- Ensure that the volume and density of the information contained in an electronic document is equivalent to half of that of a written document
- Carefully balance the text and illustrations
- Cut up and sufficiently space the paragraphs and opt for vertical lists
- Avoid dark screen backgrounds and glaring background images
- Use standardized fonts and appropriate character size