Here are some of the basics of web design that you should know on your own without your web design company having to teach you:
Web Design- on Graphics
- Use graphics that are suitable to the page content. An exception will be on design images, which are made up of photos and graphics that make up the page design and have nothing to do with the content.
In order to optimize your page and avoid slow loading pages, make sure you set your graphics to a file size of only about 10 to 12KB per image. Slow pages are always annoying, and no doubt your web design company will agree with this.
- Minimize the use of blinking, rotating, flashing or changing graphics or images. These types are the ones that annoy and distract people the most. You need your online visitors to look at the contents of the page, and not get distracted by these graphics.
Web Design- On Layout
- Pay attention to whitespace. You should know that whitespace is not just a CSS property, but is one of the functions of your layout. The whitespace actually has a bearing on how the page content is viewed and is just as important in your web page layout as it obviously is in the paper.
- Use graphics as actual elements in your layouts. It serves a far better role if you use graphics as an actual element in your page layout.
- Try to get by with standard layouts. I have seen them all: from those pages with eight frames, to those which you need to scroll to the right then downwards. The reason why your web design company suggests the use of the standard 3-column layout is because it is what works well with the general audience.
Web Design- On Fonts
- Use only standard fonts. If you stick will general fonts such as Arial, Helvetica, or Verdana, your pages will look better and your designs will likely be in the right places once they are viewed.
- Use standard fonts. Do not wonder if your web design company advises the use of this font family.
Doing this will not make your web design company very happy. Try to limit your site and page to about two or a maximum of three standard font families.
Web Design- On Advertising
Yes, you and your web design company have the actual control over the ads that can be placed on the site. Know that your readers do not visit your page to read the ads, but they need significant content.
Web Design is about remembering Your Readers
Slow pages are always annoying, and no doubt your web design company will agree with this.
An exception will be on design images, which are made up of photos and graphics that make up the page design and have nothing to do with the content.
Your web design company requires you to come up with sites that are effective and viewable. Make sure that your page design is compatible with as many browsers and OS system combinations as possible.
The reason why your web design company suggests the use of the standard 3-column layout is because it is what works well with the general audience. Do not wonder if your web design company advises the use of this font family. Doing this will not make your web design company very happy.
- Write the content that readers want. Your web design company will appreciate this.
