ow many times have you necessary elements that go
come across sites that are towards making an attractive
so cluttered with design. So, go ahead and start
information and graphics that you designing your website with these
feel completely lost? Isn’t there basics in mind.
a problem of plenty with animated
Screen Resolution – Use a
graphics, pop ups, revolving screen resolution of 800x600
text, blinking images and so on? pixels when designing your web
It typically leaves you confused page and use percentages to
and irritated, doesn’t it? specify the width and length of
The mantra for an attractive web your page. It will then resize to
page design is simplicity. the particular resolution your
Keeping it simple and clean with visitor is using.
the minimum of graphics but
Graphics – Avoid cluttering up
adequate yet concise information your page with too many graphics.
is half the battle won. Zero in Remember, the more images you
on what it is you want the have, the more time it takes for
visitor to do; do you want her to downloading. Strike a good
purchase a product from you, read balance between graphics and
information or gain knowledge – text.
and design your site
Color – Since the web is a
accordingly.
visual medium, color plays an
To design a site that will important role in how viewers
attract viewers, you have to know perceive it. Have you ever gone
the factors that affect a web to a site that had a dark
page layout. Once you understand background and darker text? I bet
these issues, you are well on you didn’t stay long enough to
your way to creating an try and figure out the content!
eye-catching site. We’ve Always use a light background
researched and put together the 5 with dark text. If you are ever
in doubt, use black on white. website attractive to your
White Space – This is the intended audience:
empty space used to separate
o Plan the design of your site
various elements and draw before you start building it. All
attention to the content. If the the content, graphics and links
page is too cluttered with must be carefully thought out
information and graphics, it will during this phase.
annoy the viewer. Try to make the
o Ultimately, it is the
page look clean and simple; it content that your viewer is
must be both legible and interested in. So, design your
navigable. The proper use of website with the content in the
white space is one of the forefront. Avoid any type of web
critical elements that page design that overpowers the
distinguish a professional design information; please, please
from an amateurish one.
resist the urge to go wild!
Links – Where do you want the
o A white background reflects
visitor to go? Don’t leave them a professional, businesslike
hanging mid-way with nowhere to attitude while a black one evokes
go. The key to good web page an air of creativity and mystery.
design is to make all the What do you want to be?
information on your site easily
o Choose a design scheme that
accessible. Will one click take is appropriate for the message
you back to the homepage? Do not you're trying to convey. A design
have multi layers within your that is good for a corporate site
site – the viewer may simply lose is usually wrong for an
interest and move on.
entertainment website.
Well, we’ve given you the 5
o Weird fonts, bizarre
elements essential for a good web punctuation or bright colors can
layout. Here are some more distract the visitor from your
guidelines for you to make your message. Good design is never
in-your-face. Rather, it simply
creates a sense of visual google_ad_client =
pleasure for visitors to "pub-8542272527121315";
enjoy.
An effective web page design
simply presents your message in google_alternate_ad_url =
an attractive way. Keep the "http://www.isnare.com/adsense-al
purpose of your website firmly in t-728x90.php";
mind at all times and resist the
temptation to indulge in fancy google_ad_width = 728;
design gimmicks. A simple and
attractive layout of your web google_ad_height = 90;
pages will ensure that your
visitor will have an enjoyable google_ad_format =
experience and want to "728x90_as";
return.
google_ad_type = "text";
border-color: #FFFFFF;
background-color: #F5F7FB; google_color_border =
border-left: #BAC9FF 1px solid; "F5F7FB";
border-right: #BAC9FF 1px solid;
margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: google_color_bg = "F5F7FB";
10px;" valign="top"
align="center"> google_color_link =
"0000FF";
type="text/javascript">
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