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This press release in available in PDF, plain text and Word formats. Photographs are available of User-Lab team.

The media spokesperson for User-Lab is John Knight, Usability Engineer.

For more information and to register for The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) event visit: http://www.wmita.co.uk/events/DisabilityDiscriminationActHerefordandWorcesterMeeting or http:/ inyurl.com/ypheu.

The event:

Venue: Orchard Room, The Pear Tree Inn and Country Hotel, Smite, Worcester, WR5 3BN

Telephone: 01905 756565, Fax: 01905 756777

Wednesday 30th June 2004, 5.30pm - 8.30pm

About User-Lab: http://www.user-lab.com

User-Lab is a non-profit making organisation based at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design http://www.biad.uce.ac.uk/. The lab is part of Institute’s Research Department and is staffed by a multidisciplinary team with expertise in digital media design, human-computer interaction, psychology and software engineering.

The lab comprises three purpose built testing and design labs that are equipped with latest technology for conducting behavioural, physiological and psychological research. The lab has two related functions: to carry out research into digital experience and, based on results of this work, to develop an innovative commercial service.

In two years since its inception, lab has been involved in a number of collaborative projects with RDAs, FEs, charities and public and private sector. The outcomes of these projects range from assisting start up businesses to training, as well as lab’s core business of user-centred design services.

User-Lab run Web Accessibility Training with Royal National Institute for Blind (RNIB) http://www.rnib.org.uk/ and ECOTEC an international research and consultancy organisation http://www.ecotec.com/.

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Elemental PR:

Rachel Hawkes, Account Executive, Elemental PR Email: user-lab@elementalpr.co.uk

Direct Telephone: +44 (0)870 745 9292, Mobile: +44 (0)7930 375663, Fax: +44 (0)870 745 9293, Website: http://www.elementalpr.co.uk

Address: Second Floor, 145 -157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PY, England, UK

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First of all you need to sit down, take a peace of paper and take some notes:

The first thing you will have to deal with has nothing to do with web design itself, it's more related to content writing but it must be defined and will effect rest of your actions. So first of all you need to decide:

1) What is topic of your future website?

2) What is goal of site you are making?

3) What are you trying to achieve with your site. Specify a goal, preferably in one short sentence. All time you will have to remember: only if you clearly understand what you need you will be able to explain this to web Design Company

4) Write a good description of you goals, aims and themes. Write how you are going to achieve them. When I say “good description” I mean really good, so that somebody, how knows nothing about your project could understand what you need and what you want. Web designers can not read your minds, so do not even test them. They simply cannot do that. I may recommend to give your description to somebody you trust but who does not involved in your company and knows nothing about your project. Ask your wife or your best friend, if they understand everything that will give you idea that description was done correctly.

5) Search for competitor’s websites and note good ideas they implement on their websites. Let design company know what you like and what you do not like. Ask them not to copy stuff from competitor’s websites but to create something better. I’m sure designers will come with something unique and beautiful if they will only know that you accept it.

These are main points you have to be aware before starting order website design from web design studio. These tips will help you to save tones of money and efforts. Select Design Company wisely and as I said before: better you understand what you need easier it will be explain to designers.

You may reprint this tutorial for free as long as content, About Author sections and all links remain unchanged.

Oleg Lazarenko

Production manager of

Metamorphosis Website Design Studio -

Custom design, Website Templates,