Monday, June 23, 2008

Top 20 tips to design attractive website


A website will never rise in the market if the design elements are given more stress than other elements. It is highly important that all the aspects in web design must be given equal importance.

1. Overall design of the website Ensure that the web pages download quickly
2. Avoid cluttered designs
3. The text, photos, flash works and animations must be beautifully set in the web page. This systematic arrangement enhances the visual appeal of the website
4. All the web pages of a website must have same web design. Try to use some elements in the overall structure in all the pages

Easy Navigation
5. Set navigation bars and buttons in the web pages so that it is easily comprehended by web visitors
6. The navigation bars and buttons must indicate the type of web page to the web visitor
7. Use keywords of your website in the navigation bars and buttons
8. The entire navigation system must be steady all over the website
9. Make a detailed site map

Text of web pages
10. Avoid using stylish fonts. Use of stylish fonts confuses the web visitors
11. Select font type and size which is easily understood by the web visitors
12. The text must contain useful information in a systematic order
13. Decide carefully on the color of the text and the background in order to enhance the readability of web visitors. Try to use dark text for light background and vice versa

Links in web pages
14. The links in the body text, header text, footer text, anchor text, navigational panels, footer links must be highlighted with color
15. If possible, try to underline the links
16. Make sure that colors in the links are in perfect coordination with background color of the web page
17. Links must contain keywords

Graphics
18. Every graphic work must be supported by an alt text.
19. It also necessary that the graphic links must also be supported by text link
20. Ensure that the graphic do not dominate over the content of the web page.

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