Important Web Design Tips
These following web design tips should give you a head start on your next web project.
Upper Left Corner
Always put your business logo on the upper left hand corner. Especially for English speaking customers, the upper left hand corner is the most valuable space. People have been conditioned to read from top left to bottom right and it's no different with web sites.
Just as computer applications put the most valuable command, the File command, on the upper left hand corner, you should also put the most valuable thing, your logo, there as well.
Links
Small links with tiny text are hard for most users to click on. Our second tip is to make links consist of more than one word. Or even, use a large button with text on it. And don't put your cascading menu options too close to each other, as it makes wading through the submenus difficult.
The Fold
The term above the fold refers to newspaper stories that are printed on the top half, above the crease usually made. These stories were always the most important stories.
To get more people to see your important information and content, place these data above the web design fold; this means put the content where users won't have to scroll down to see it.
Choose Layout Before Interface
Before starting on your homepage, build a few graphic layouts and place them in a powerpoint slide. Doing this will make browsing more convenient, before finally choosing a layout.
When doing this, don't worry about the interface. First choose a theme/graphics layout, and then worry about the interface.
Upper Left Corner
Always put your business logo on the upper left hand corner. Especially for English speaking customers, the upper left hand corner is the most valuable space. People have been conditioned to read from top left to bottom right and it's no different with web sites.
Just as computer applications put the most valuable command, the File command, on the upper left hand corner, you should also put the most valuable thing, your logo, there as well.
Links
Small links with tiny text are hard for most users to click on. Our second tip is to make links consist of more than one word. Or even, use a large button with text on it. And don't put your cascading menu options too close to each other, as it makes wading through the submenus difficult.
The Fold
The term above the fold refers to newspaper stories that are printed on the top half, above the crease usually made. These stories were always the most important stories.
To get more people to see your important information and content, place these data above the web design fold; this means put the content where users won't have to scroll down to see it.
Choose Layout Before Interface
Before starting on your homepage, build a few graphic layouts and place them in a powerpoint slide. Doing this will make browsing more convenient, before finally choosing a layout.
When doing this, don't worry about the interface. First choose a theme/graphics layout, and then worry about the interface.
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