Software Design Fundamentals:

Let us explain and understand the following Design Terms:

1. Design Principle

2. Design Pattern

3. Design Characteristics

4. Design Paradigm

5. Design Pattern Language

6. Design Standard

7. Best Practice

Design Principle:

The US Department of Health and Human Services has released the 2006 edition of Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines. This book is a valuable tool for Web designers and editors. It was prepared by leading usability researchers and contains sections devoted to best practices for:

•Process and evaluation.
•Page layout.
•Navigation.
•Links.
•Content organization.
•Search.
•Usability testing.