| It is very important when you are designing a | | | | journey easier, then they will be more inclined to |
| website that you reign in your own creative impulses | | | | return to your site again and again. Good web design |
| and work from the point of view of what the | | | | should also be very professional looking. A nice color |
| person looking at the site needs, rather than what | | | | scheme, simple layout, and readable text is the very |
| you think looks good and attractive. A simple starting | | | | minimum that is required to make your website as |
| point is to ask yourself if the average person would | | | | accessible as it can be to the general public. |
| have any problems in their navigation through the | | | | You should also pay attention to site construction |
| site. | | | | when designing a website. That means that all links |
| A common complaint in web usability is the difficulty | | | | work, that all images upload, and that the time it |
| in navigating from page to page. This is where good | | | | takes for a page to present itself on the reader's |
| web design comes into play. The most common | | | | web browser is kept to a minimum. Nobody wants to |
| position for navigation links on most websites is | | | | wait two minutes to read a page. |
| either at the left hand side, at the top, or at the | | | | On top of that, when the page does load, the layout |
| bottom. | | | | has to also be visually appealing and simple, as |
| There is no reason to have links dotted all over the | | | | opposed to flashy and artistic. When most people |
| place, out of sight, and indistinguishable from the rest | | | | visit a website, they usually know what they want to |
| of the site. This is to ensure that the site rates highly | | | | look for, and don't appreciate barriers being put in |
| for usability in the public's eye. If you can make their | | | | place for them to get to the information they need. |