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17-02-2012

Principles of Great Web Design

Web design can be deceptively difficult, as it involves achieving a design that is both usable and pleasing, delivers information and builds brand, is technically sound and visually coherent.
Add to this the fact that many Web designers (myself included) are self-taught, that Web design is still novel enough to be only a side subject in many design institutions, and that the medium changes as frequently as the underlying technology does.

Keep It Simple
Don’t try to over-design or load your site with gimmicks like extensive flash or slow loading graphics. Streamline your site using simple yet effective design principles to reach your ultimate goal of acquiring new customers. By complicating the process you spend more on your web design and get only a small pay off. Sigma Infotech’s web designers ensure that each web page design is developed in a manner that lowers the load time and serves the basic purpose for which the website was developed.

Rhythm
Rhythm is also called repetition. Rhythm brings an internal consistency to your Web designs. Patterns are easy for humans to comprehend, and repetition provides patterns that make your site easier to comprehend.

Do not use extreme banner promotions

The least net savvy persons have trained themselves to disregard banner adverts so you will be wasting valuable website property. Instead, provide more valueable content and articles and weave relevant affiliate links into your content, and allow your visitors believe they would like to buy instead of being pushed to buy.

Use a clear indication of where the user is

When site visitors are significantly immersed in browsing your site, you will want to be sure that they are fully aware which part of the web-site there’re in at that time. This way, they should be able to browse relevant info or navigate to any area of the web page easily. Don’t confuse these potential customers because misunderstandings means “abandon ship”!

The website design Toronto firm hope you stick to these actions to support your site be successful on the internet and forfill the goals that you set out to generate online.

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User Comments

Your website is where your business resides -- it's like the headquarter of an offline company. Hence, it is important to practice good design principles to make sure your site reaches out to the maximum number of visitors and sells to as many people as possible. Your website is the hub of your online business; it is the virtual representation of your company whether your company exists physically or not. When you are doing business online, people cannot see you physically like how they could if they were dealing with an offline company. Hence, people do judge you by your covers. This is where a good design comes in.

Posted by: J.P. | February 25, 2012, 8:49 am

If your web site is going to be useful, it must be easy to navigate. Navigation occurs at two levels; within a particular web site and between web sites. Menus are often used to aid navigation within a web site. Menus should be neither too shallow nor too deep. This not only increases the navigability within your site, but allows users who enter your site on a page other than your home page, to easily find their way around.

Posted by: Mark | February 21, 2012, 5:45 pm