Learning The Basics Of Web Design and Its Principles
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How long have you been on the Internet? If you started in the early to mid 1990s, then you’ve see it change many times. At first, users were so fascinated by the concept of a ‘website’ it didn’t really matter what it looked like. Now there are so many websites it really takes a lot to stand out from the crowd.
But you can. There are some basic things to think about in these modern days of the Internet. First, most everyone (I believe its somewhere in the 90%) has high speed Internet. Dial-up is a thing of the past, so do not try to optimize images for your website. In case you don’t know, companies would ‘optimize’ any images on their sites by making them very poor quality because they would load faster. With faster Internet speeds, this is unnecessary. Just don’t use big file types if you can keep from it.
This is important! People’s computer screens are getting much bigger. And almost all computers see resolutions of 1024-768, and 1280-1024 is getting more well-known. The point here is, the standard size for websites used to be 800 or 780 pixels wide. You have a captive audience that came to YOUR website. You need to try a clean look; this is NOT to say you need to add more content to the bigger area. . By putting the same amount of buttons, words and images in the bigger website size, you’re bound to have a clean and uncluttered website look.
You can get a really professional look and feel to your website (if you’re on a budget and can’t afford a web designer) by using images from iStockPhoto.com, Corbis.com or for FREE stock images go to my favorite, www.sxc.hu site. For you to make a beautiful web presence using free website templates could be the perfect starting point.
When it comes to internet marketing there are many things to consider such as such as your market, your product or service, how you want to advertise for it, and the main purpose of the website (an opt-in or sale). To get off to the right start check out all our articles on web design.
Sharonda Lewis, Freelance Writer. We are committed to providing free helpful information about dynamic internet marketing and web design. To know more about internet marketing and web design visit http://www.activeproxy.org/website-design-principles-learning-the-basics-of-web-design/
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