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Balanced Website Design

Dave Lawrence and Soheyla Tavakol

Balanced

Website Design

Optimising Aesthetics, Usability and Purpose

Dave Lawrence, BSc, MA, PhD, PGCertHE

Soheyla Tavakol, BA, MA, PGCertHE,

Middlesex University

London

Middlesex University

London

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ISBN-10: 1-84628-518-6

ISBN-13: 978-1-84628-518-9

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I dedicate this book to my old dog, Sheber, and my Dad – both

taking a walk in the sky

Dave Lawrence, BSc, PhD, MA, PGCertHE

School of Computing, Middlesex University, London, UK

To my beautiful Bali

Soheyla Tavakol, BA, MA, PGCertHE

School of Computing, Middlesex University, London, UK