This section includes detailed description of the different parts of this website. We have included diagrams with color coded numbers to indicate to you the things you should be aware of. In this section, we also answer questions you may have concerning the design and layout of this website.


Questions & Answers

Q. Why does this site have a red scheme?
A. The color scheme was chosing to help viewers be able to see the text without having a blinding effect. The blinding effect would be having a light color background, like white, and having a dark color text. The red and dark grey flowed smoothly and was pleasing to view.
 
Q. Why are icons used as a navigation element?
A. Having icons helps a viewer to navigate through the website. Having a plain text navigation would be too boring.
 
Q: Why was yellow used as a link color?
A. Yellow was color that stood out from the background and the text. We also underlined links to give an emphasis that they are clickable links as opposed to regular text.
 
Q: Where were the icons made to match the topic of this website?
A. We hand drew each icon on the computer to match the topic.
 
Q: What is the purpose of the "Audio Version" icon?
A. We believe that that people have different ways of learning. People learn by interaction, by reading, by images, and by audio. When a user clicks the "Audio Version" icon, an mp3 reads the analysis on the page. This accommodates users who learn better by listening.

The link will pop up a new window, depending on how the user's browser is integrated, the audio will either stream in the pop up window or download onto the user's PC.

Icons

When his icon is clicked, a new browser window will pop up with a text version only of the current page you are viewing. This icon is located at the top right corner of the body page.
This icon will bring up a dialog allowing you to download an audio version of the current page you are viewing. The format of the audio is in MP3 format. The voice reading the content is one of the team members.

Layouts

General Layout
1. This is where the main body of text is.
2. This is a top navigation to provide quick access to the most common features of this website
3. This is the main navigation menu that displays all the topics and miscellaneous items that can be found on this website
 


Content Layout
1. This is the title of your current location. (e.g. history, ethics, etc.)
2. This is the subtopics navigation. We have included them at the top and bottom so you will not have to scroll as much.
3. This section lists all the subtopics available and a brief description of each. You could jump to any of the subtopics section by clicking on ">> Click for more information"
4. This is a navigation mode that allows you to go forward and backward within a topic.