What i have learned

I have learned a lot this semester in this web design class. The most useful thing that i have learned was Garretts 5 planes of user experience. Surface, Skeleton, structure, scope, and Strategy. I found that if I would make a conscious effort to identify these 5 planes of what ever website i am working on i am much more effective. The surface is what the user initially sees. It is the mixture of text and images that make up a website. The Skeleton plane is the actual placement of the images and text and buttons ect... The structure of the website is the concrete version of your abstract website. You need to have an efficient overview of you website so that users can get from one page to another in a manner that makes sense and functions properly. The scope of a website is how the users experience is enhanced by the use of the websites functions and capabilities. finally, strategy is where everything comes together. You set a goal or strategy for your website. For example if your goal is to sell product then your strategy and all of the previous planes of user experience should assist in this goal.

David Jones