4 Simple Web Design Rules

Your Web Site Should Be Easy To Read Choose your text and background colors very

carefully Don't use backgrounds that obscure your text

or use colors that are hard to read Dark-colored text on a light-colored

background is easier to read

Your Web Site Should Be Easy to Navigate All of your hyperlinks should be clear to your

visitors Link colors in your text should be familiar to your

visitor Blue = Unvisited Purple = Visited

Your visitors should be able to find what they are looking for in your site within three clicks

Your Web Page Layout and Design Should be

Consistent All graphic images and elements, typefaces,

headings, and footers should remain consistent throughout your web site. CSS

Link-colors, typefaces and background colors, should remain the same throughout your site. DWT

Your Web Site Should be Quick to Download

Studies have indicated that visitors will quickly lose interest in your web site if the majority of a page does not download within 15 seconds

Lots of large graphics, animations, flash movies, etc can really slow down a website.

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Good Examples Have: Are clean cut Have personality Stand out Are extremely effective Are well thought out and usable

Good Examples http://thefuturebuzz.com/2008/07/30/25-

examples-of-clean-effective-and-beautiful-web-design/

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