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Web Design Tips For Beginners
By:Ewen D. Chia

If you are new in using web designs to create your own website, then you need to know what you should and should not do. Here are some basic tips that you can use every time you are building your own website:

• When creating a web design for a business website, make it look professional by using white or subtle borders for the background.

• Avoid using multi-colored background with text that may not be seen or read in it. If you are going to use a dark background, you must use a lighter text color or vice versa.

• Keep the same theme throughout the site by placing the logo and the navigation on each page. This is for your visitors to know that they are still in the same site.

• If your website has a lot of information to convey, do not use dark backgrounds and light font color on your web design as this may strain the eyes of your readers.

• Make sure that you are using the same font style on the entire set. You may use a different font style for the header and the main page title, but the entire body of your website should be entirely written in one font style.

• Do not animate your site too much. They may be irritating to your visitors and might cause your page to slow down.

• Make sure that your site is browser compatible. Avoid using scripts, applets and HTMLs that are only compatible with just one browser as visitors may not be able to check or visit your site if their browser is not compatible with it.

• Avoid adding too much pop ups on your pages as this may be very irritating to your readers.

• Use a web design that will suit your visitors and not just you. Bright colors may be appealing to you, but not to your target readers so you need to make sure that when a reader visits your site, they will not be upset while reading just because the colors are straining their eyes.

• Adding music to your site is a good idea, but make sure that your readers can turn it off. If you do not know how to put a midi, wav, or MP3 file into your website that can be turned off, and then do not attempt to put one at all.

• If you are designing a complex site, make sure that you have a site map for it. This is to keep your readers from getting lost in your site.

• Avoid putting large photos on your page. You may use a thumbnail instead that can be clicked to view the larger version.

• A proper navigation is essential as well and do not forget to place a “Home” button on each page.

• Obscure fonts are definitely out when creating a web design for your site. It may be too hard to read for some of your visitors, or some of them may not have the same font in their system and so they might be unable to see your contents.

• Have fun designing your website but do not over decorate it!

Ewen D. Chia

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