- Find two examples of Web pages that illustrate the 'clown's pants' approach.
- Record the URLs
- Suggest ways in which they could be improved .
- Fill in the self asessment form.
Clown's Pants
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"When used inappropriately or inconsistently the typographic
controls and inlined graphics of World Wide Web (WWW) pages may
result in a patchy, confusing jumble, without any apparent visual
hierarchy of importance. This unfortunate "clown's pants" effect
of haphazardly mixed graphics and text results in decreased
usability and legibility, just as it does in paper pages":
Training report sheet