What’s a good web page design? There will be people like myself arguing that point for years to come, for the sake of argument let’s just say a good web page design is a web page that accomplishes its goal.
So let’s take a look at what makes up a good web page design and what makes up a bad web page.
First the bad:
Our web page tells everyone how great our company is but forgets to mentions the problems our product or services fixes. Our web page is sloppy and unprofessional…where’s the credibility in that? Our page is so cluttered that nobody can find what they are looking for, especially the customer. A simple mistake that turns a good web page design into a bad one, the title says something like “new document” instead of the company or product name. We have to much/little white space, site uses pop-up windows, doesn’t fit the screen, or your content is “borrowed” from another site.
Those are just a few of the problems I have seen on web pages. I’m sure if you think about it you can list quite a few things that will turn a good web page design into a horrible one.
If you’re looking for a good web page design then these are some of the rules you should follow: A good web page design consist of a well laid out web page that makes it easy for our visitors to find what we want them to find. (ie what we are selling) Ensuring that each web page in our site looks the same is the sign of a good web page design. Before we put any web page up on the internet we need to proofread spelling, grammar, capitalization and content. Make sure none of our content is offensive, this includes our graphics as well…a poor attempt at humor can run visitors of your site in a hurry. Another trait of a good web page design is content that is well organized and designed to meet our visitors needs. When we have an important point that needs to be made we will use red text to signify that this is important.
Again there a much more in a good web page design than what I’ve listed but this article, this is just a brief summary. When you start to design your web page use a little common sense, it will go a long ways. Think about the “Big Picture”, what is it we are trying to accomplish, what is it, that our customers want and what do I need to put on the web page to bring those two goals together.
If we think about those areas when we design our web page we are certain to have good web page design.
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