Palmquist response

In this article, Palmquist went over some basics about web design and different structures and features. The first thing that I found interesting was the importance of Pop up windows versus Links. From personal experience, I know that it can be annoying if a website's links always change that window to the site in the link instead of opening a new window. That always makes it a little more annoying to return to where you were initially reading and I think that the Pop up window/ floating window link is more efficient than the normal link.

Also, Palmquist's distinctions on the four organizational structures of websites were helpful and clear. Linear structures follow a backward or forward, book-like format. Hierarchical structures are used more in informational or government websites, but this form is not the most common. Interlinked structures are used in smaller websites and each page has a link to every other page on that website. I think that the most common and plausible structure is the last one: a combined organizational structure which uses parts from all of the other structures. It is probably the most used and most efficient format for medium-large websites.

Finally, Palmquist's guidelines for web page design were also helpful. I think that the most important ones to keep in mind are: to have consistency across all of the pages in design and format, to remember that simple is better and to make sure not to overuse graphics or digital illustrations. I think that in creating a web page, many people may want to take advantage of the availability and capability of using graphics and interactive content, but Palmquist brought up some important things to think about: that these aspects may slow down the loading of the page, some may not even load depending on the user's browser, and an overuse can be more distracting than helpful.