Journalists worldwide interested in Web design can enroll in a self-directed course.

News University, the e-learning arm of the Poynter Institute, offers «Functional Web Design for Today’s News Audiences.»

Topics include analyzing a site’s strengths and weaknesses, avoiding information overload, organizing content that flows intuitively, developing design prototypes and evaluating your site to improve usability.

Course instructor Jennifer George-Palilonis teaches upper-level courses in multimedia storytelling, information graphics reporting and special topics in visual journalism at Ball State University.

This self-directed course takes about 2-3 hours to complete and is free for registered NewsU members. For non-registered users, the course costs US$29.95.

For more information, click here: http://www.newsu.org/courses/functional-web-design

http://www.newsu.org/courses/functional-web-design