| In this article I will go over a few | | | | are gentle and soothing to the visitor. 3. |
| observances that may be helpful to churches | | | | Non-conventional shapes. Rounded corners, |
| in creating their church website. We will not | | | | patterns, layers, make most church websites |
| touch on the functional aspect, so much as | | | | escape a concrete type look. The use of |
| the aspect of design characteristics. This | | | | rounded corners in CSS design, and |
| article is a response from a blog I read, | | | | non-traditional shapes made most church |
| (forgive me I forget the link). In this blog, | | | | websites eye-catching 4. Good looking |
| the writer brought up the idea that church | | | | people... I'm such a proponent of using |
| websites are some of the most unique designs | | | | professional photos on sites. Photos can make |
| on the web. At first glance, I thought, | | | | or break a site. It seems like most church |
| "church website designs", best on the web? | | | | websites get the edge by having nice smiling |
| I've been used to seeing most church websites | | | | families, kids, teens, and general emotion |
| very tacky and at best embarassing to the | | | | being showed through nice photos. 5. Clean |
| church. After reading the article, it did | | | | contact forms. I love nice clean contact |
| open my eyes a bit more to some of the | | | | forms. Since contact forms are the primary |
| artistic trends in church website design. | | | | vehicle of churches to gain visitors through |
| These are some ideas I've picked up from that | | | | their website, nice contact forms goes a long |
| particular blog and a few others. 1. Use | | | | way. Again, rounded corners, styled CSS gives |
| textual elements. The characteristics of good | | | | a great effect. So in summary, there is a |
| church websites used text font, size, style, | | | | change in church website design that is |
| and line spacing well. This made the sites | | | | paying special attention to artistic style |
| look professional, and the reader wanted to | | | | and beauty. Hooray! For more information and |
| continue looking at the text. 2. Colors that | | | | samples of good church websites, visit our |
| convey emotion. One major characteristic is a | | | | homepage below. |
| good use of colors. Mostly warm colors that | | | | |