Web Design - Tips For Success by jason ciment

Have you seen the hoards of websites that attempt to be like a television network? With over-the-top graphics and awesome sounds on the web page it is somewhat detrimental to these networks in that no one is actually watching television.

For those with high speed internet connections, this really works. Most of the people who look at websites can only see a site on a screen that is 15 to 19 inches wide, and can only see 216 colors. 28.8 is the usual speed that a page can load. If you are a web design professional, you should keep a design checklist that will list all of the elements of successful websites. These elements include visual appeal, content, speed, layout, readability, and ease of navigation.

When you web design certain things should be followed. Always make sure you are on a 28.8 connection type in the URL for your web page, hit enter, and hold your breath. If you required gasping for air before the page was fully down loaded you really need to cut down on the size of the page. When you web design, the web page should be no larger then 50K. If possible try to shoot for less than 30K. It is seen that the number one visited web site home page is fewer than 21k.

During web design, it's important to keep all of your graphic images as small as possible. Make sure they are smaller then 4k, though having images up to 6k is ok too. Be sure to keep in mind the number of colors used when designing web site graphics too. There are 216 colors available on the color pallet. Be sure to always use solid colors when designing your images.

You should use more design and less graphic for a web page to be successful. It should download quickly and at the same time look good. Use color schemes instead of designing graphics and taking pictures and turning them into jpg so that we page look good. To make boarders use cell colors. Use some negative space on your website. Some times what is not there is just as important as what is there.

Web site design can make or break your website. Users want certain things. If the design of you site can meet or exceed those needs, users will come back again and again. Perhaps they are interested in the visual aspects. Other might be focusing of the information offered only. Knowing your audience means your design will be better tailored for them. Trying to make your site meet the needs of every person surfing the net will only result in a page that is slow and takes a long time to download since it will contain many needless components.

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When you are undertaking web design, you should follow certain conventions. Professional internet designers always have a design checklist of elements that make up those in the category of good websites.