Category Archives: Web Design & Layout

Should You Drop the Drop-Down Menus?

February 6, 2011 – 12:51 am

I was recently on a home improvement web site searching for ideas for renovating my bathroom. After a few minutes on the site I realized that I was not going to find what I was looking for – it certainly could have been there, but I just could not find it. Menu after menu had me [...]

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Using Animation Effectively in Web Design

December 3, 2010 – 8:45 pm

Animated GIFs, dynamic HTML, Flash Macromedia – with the plethora of animation methods now available to even amateur web designers, should you feel obligated to add some to your website? The answer is yes… and no.
Here’s a helpful checklist to make sure you use animation effectively and to decide if you need it at all:

Does [...]

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Considering Colors

November 18, 2010 – 7:31 pm

When designing your website, you need to carefully consider your color choices. That’s because site visitors form their opinions about your site within nine seconds of first seeing the page. Your colors give some of the first visual clues as to the site’s content, importance, and navigation. Used wisely, colors group similar ideas together, express [...]

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3 Web Design Tips for Small Businesses

October 27, 2010 – 10:51 pm

When small businesses begin to design a website, they may think more about the business aspect than the graphic design. Don’t make that mistake–your web design forms your customers’ first impressions of the quality and professionalism of your business. These three tips may help.

Original Photographs: Don’t use that same boring stock photo of men or [...]

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The One Web Design Step You Must Take Before Anything Else!

October 22, 2010 – 6:24 pm

Do you know the most important factor in web design? Your target audience. Just because the Internet can reach millions of people doesn’t mean your website will appeal to all of them. You’re much better off designing a site that  attracts the people most likely to buy your product or use your service.
To figure out [...]

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