20Oct
5 Essential Rules For Web Designers
DesignHere are my 5 essential rules for all web designers!
- No Splash Pages - I muse sound like a broken record, but Splash pages really serve no useful purpose. Forget about making the user click and give them the content right away.
- Be Smart About Ad Placement - Excessive banners, pop-ups, things that flash etc. These all annoy the user. Be smart about advertising and integrate the ads into your design. Don’t feel you have to use standard banner sizes if they won’t fit your site. Just take a look at what Smashing Magazine - I actually want to click their ads!
- Use a Simple and Clear Navigation - You don’t need to reinvent the wheel. Stick with a tried and tested navigation structure and layout that users are both familiar with and understand.
- Logo’s Equal Links - Your logo should link back to your homepage! You would be suprised how many sites don’t use this an just how awkward this can make the user feel.
- Don’t Use Audio - How annoying is it when you visit a website and it just start blurting out sound. Audio is just plain annoying and can also make your website non work safe. If you put audio on your site, put the control in the users hands - don’t just have an auto-playing .midi file looping in the background!
How simple is that! Thats my 5 essential rules for web designers. What are yours?
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