Web Design Basics
You have a flourishing business - everything is in its place. You just miss one important piece of marketing: an Internet Presence a website. Like everything in business, getting a website needs planning. Getting an effective website needs even more planning.
Type : Design Principles
Level : Beginner
Added : Oct 28, 2004
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Your Web Site Is A Wonderland: What Picasso's Art Taught Me About Persuasive Design
Whenever singer John Mayer sings his romantic song, "Your Body is a Wonderland", I can't help but think of web sites and usability. As a usability consultant, I see the devotion to his lover, and the time he spent uncovering every detail of her being, as the way most web site designers think we a...
Type : Design Principles
Level : Experienced
Added : Oct 28, 2004
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Top 5 Tips For Choosing A Web Designer
If you're in the market for a new website, one of the first things you'll need to do is hire a web designer. As in any field, there are good web designer and bad web designers, and it's important to know how to determine which is which. Here are 5 tips to get you started:
Type : Design Principles
Level : Beginner
Added : Oct 28, 2004
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Web Design: Never Let An Ad Agency Near Your Website
The average advertising agency fundamentally doesn't get the Web. Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO Worldwide, J. Walter Thompson and Ogilvy are great advertising agencies. When it comes to managing their own websites, however, they are rank amateurs. They bring their print and TV thinking to the Web with em...
Type : Design Principles
Level : All levels
Added : Oct 28, 2004
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10 Easy Steps To A User Friendly Website
As a busy search engine optimization consultant, I don't have a lot of time to manage my website. But recently I learnt the hard way about the fickle nature of website visitors and the damage that having a user- unfriendly site can do to a business. Now I give my website usability much more priorit...
Type : Website Usability
Level : Beginner
Added : Oct 28, 2004
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2 Ways To Test How Easily Customers Navigate Throughout Your Website
For initial results, I would have to say that the ease of navigation for your visitors when they first visit your website is the most important upfront web design factor to test. Why? Because if your customers never make it beyond the first page of your site(your homepage), how will they ever get...
Type : Website Usability
Level : Beginner
Added : Oct 28, 2004
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Simplify Your Web Site For Clarity And Ease Of Use
There are plenty of web sites out there in which basic elements of design are ignored. The viewer may experience overkill and frustration, instead of gently receiving the message or information. Here are some simple ways to help clarify your web site's message for your company or organization. Use ...
Type : Website Usability
Level : Beginner
Added : Oct 28, 2004
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The Three Core Principles Of Great Web Design
The essence of a website is self-service. There are three core things that self-service needs to get right: convenience, speed, and price. Convenience means task achievement with minimum effort. Speed means that you get in and out of a website as quickly as possible. People are cheap on the Web. ...
Type : Design Principles
Level : All levels
Added : Oct 28, 2004
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What Type Of Website Design Fits Your Needs?
In the big, wide online world there are millions of websites and billions of webpages. In the increasing sprawl of this virtual jungle there must be an evolution. Some of these webpages must grow stronger and thrive whilst others will weaken and die. There are 3 types of websites in this jungle. ...
Type : Design Principles
Level : Beginner
Added : Oct 28, 2004
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Words Come Before Looks In Web Design
Advertising agencies tend to design awful websites because they are obsessed with getting attention. When people come to your website, you have already got their attention. They want to do something. They want detail. They want facts. The thing they value most is their time. So don't waste it. A...
Type : Design Principles
Level : Beginner
Added : Oct 28, 2004
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