Articles tagged “Design Strategies”

Web Design

The Internet is all but a necessity for most people. It's almost as popular as the television; every household has one — or, in this case, has a connection. From social networking to...

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Article ID: 515 | Published On: Feb 23, 2005 | 375,718 views | Rated 5 stars by 3,274 people

Get rid of your tables, and use Style Sheet Maker for positioning

HTML Tables are a great tool for positioning text and images on your Webpage. Don't you just love trying to keep track of all those tags? Things get even worse when you start putting tables within...

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Article ID: 60 | Published On: Dec 31, 1996 | 4,326 views | Rated 4 stars by 5 people

Don’t use under construction pages

Don’t use under construction pages. Simply put, if your page isn’t ready yet, don’t put it up! There is nothing more useless to your users than clicking on a link to find that the page is...

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Article ID: 484 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 2,943 views | Rated 3 stars by 327 people

Don’t over use color in your Website

Don’t overuse color in your Website. Colors used in a Website are also used for branding. By branding your site, you are giving your users a way to easily identify you. Take for example Pepsi;...

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Article ID: 490 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 3,019 views | Rated 3 stars by 255 people

Flash™ Content

Flash™ movies are a popular way to make Websites more compelling. Unfortunately, if you use Flash™ movies, or if you design your entire Website using Flash™ technology, your odds of...

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Article ID: 326 | Published On: Jan 11, 2005 | 2,471 views | Rated 3 stars by 175 people

Don’t embed background music on your page

Don’t embed background music on your page. Putting background music on your page can make your page load a lot more slowly, because music files are usually fairly large files. And let’s face...

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Article ID: 485 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,947 views | Rated 3 stars by 111 people

Don't use forms excessively

Forms are a good item to use on your site. However, you should try to keep them short and ask only relevant information. Users are faced with forms constantly, and filling out these long forms can...

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Article ID: 499 | Published On: Dec 15, 2006 | 1,242 views | Rated 3 stars by 93 people

Validating CSS

Validating your CSS is very similar to validating your HTML code. You must check your CSS to ensure that it is code properly in order for it to be validated. Validating your code simply means that...

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Article ID: 393 | Published On: Nov 22, 2006 | 1,250 views | Rated 3 stars by 90 people

What is HTML?

HTML is Hypertext Markup Language used to code your webpage. The web browser interprets this code and displays it on the page according to how it is coded for the user to view it how you intended.

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Article ID: 406 | Published On: Nov 22, 2006 | 1,220 views | Rated 3 stars by 88 people

Using Scripts on your Site

Scripts are a series of text commands written in a particular programming code that can be interpreted by a script processor. Scripts allow dynamic interaction with HTML pages to enhance user...

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Article ID: 407 | Published On: Nov 22, 2006 | 1,076 views | Rated 3 stars by 88 people

Website Accessibility

Accessibility is an important factor to search engines and your users. Generally, search engines will give your site credit for being accessible and compliant with standards for users with...

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Article ID: 415 | Published On: Nov 27, 2006 | 1,255 views | Rated 3 stars by 87 people

Don’t use all CAPS

Don’t use all CAPS. This can also be very difficult to read and is generally regarded that you are yelling at your visitor.

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Article ID: 489 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,392 views | Rated 3 stars by 85 people

Don’t use blinking images or flashing text

Don’t use blinking images or flashing text. Blinking images and text are very distracting and this can do nothing more for your Website than annoy your users.

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Article ID: 483 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,959 views | Rated 3 stars by 82 people

Don’t use automated pop up windows

Don’t use automated pop-up windows. Pop-up windows are probably one of the most annoying things ever created. Why do you think these software companies have created software to block them?...

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Article ID: 486 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,351 views | Rated 3 stars by 78 people

Do use graphics with meaning

Do use graphics with meaning on your site instead of stock art images that are irrelevant. People can connect with images, and they are a very useful communication tool. Try to show images of real...

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Article ID: 498 | Published On: Dec 15, 2006 | 1,422 views | Rated 3 stars by 73 people

Using Flash

In this area, we analyze your webpage to see if you are using flash elements. Search engines cannot read flash objects on your page. So if you are using flash it is important that you also add some...

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Article ID: 440 | Published On: Nov 27, 2006 | 1,210 views | Rated 3 stars by 56 people

It Takes a Long Time to View My Webpages on the Internet

Try to cut down on the number of large images or objects on your pages. For more information about large objects in Visual Site Designer, read this article .

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Article ID: 144 | Published On: Dec 31, 1996 | 3,230 views | Rated 2 stars by 400 people

When I view my Homepage on other PCs the fonts & layout are different.

If you use very exotic fonts on your homepage, there is the possibility that these fonts are not installed on other computers. If this happens, the browser on the users computer will use the...

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Article ID: 146 | Published On: Dec 31, 1996 | 4,329 views | Rated 2 stars by 396 people

Absolute vs. Relative Paths/Links

One of the most common things newcomers to HTML get confused about is linking to other pages and sites, especially when absolute and relative paths come into play. But worry not! Creating links...

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Article ID: 237 | Published On: Dec 31, 1996 | 13,325 views | Rated 2 stars by 393 people

Website Design & Layout

Designing a website for search engines is similar to designing a website for regular visitors, although there are some important points to keep in mind during the design stage of your ...

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Article ID: 303 | Published On: Dec 30, 2004 | 1,962 views | Rated 2 stars by 292 people

Site Themes

Site Themes Much like how books have specific topics, websites are sometimes classified as having specific themes. For example, www.coffeecup.com has the theme of Website Design Software. ...

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Article ID: 386 | Published On: Sep 7, 2006 | 1,473 views | Rated 2 stars by 223 people

What are Frames?

Frames are used by many webmasters for navigation and layout to make the site easier for users. Frames will typically keep the top portion of the page stationary and when the user clicks on a link...

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Article ID: 400 | Published On: Nov 22, 2006 | 1,358 views | Rated 2 stars by 131 people

Do use a search box

If you have a large Website, you should always include a search box for your users. Searching larger sites without a site search box can be a chore for some users, as it forces them to click...

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Article ID: 497 | Published On: Dec 15, 2006 | 1,300 views | Rated 2 stars by 123 people

Don' use framesets

Let's face it, framesets are so 1990's. Back in the day when HTML was still under development and had limitations in layout and design, it made sense to use frames. Now that HTML has developed...

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Article ID: 482 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,420 views | Rated 2 stars by 121 people

Using Sound on Your Webpage

Sound can be used in different ways on a Webpage. The most popular is embedding it into your Webpage so that every time a user loads your page, they will hear constant background music. This...

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Article ID: 402 | Published On: Nov 22, 2006 | 1,460 views | Rated 2 stars by 119 people

Do make your site readable

Font usage is one of the most common problems encountered by users when visiting Websites. Either the font is too small, or you can't see the font because of the background color, and the contrast...

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Article ID: 500 | Published On: Dec 15, 2006 | 1,248 views | Rated 2 stars by 118 people

Do Design for Screen Resolution

It used to be that designing for 256 colors and 640x480 resolution was sufficient. Although some users on older computers still use this resolution, its range of use is declining. It's better...

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Article ID: 493 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,555 views | Rated 2 stars by 111 people

Don’t put a counter on your page

Don’t put a counter on your page so that it is visible to your users. This can make your page look unprofessional. Take a look at some of the sites that you have recently visited, how many of...

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Article ID: 481 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,274 views | Rated 2 stars by 107 people

Keep your media size at a minimum

The size of your media objects can slow down the load time of your pages, it is best that you try and limit the size and/or excessive use of media objects. This is the total size of all your media...

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Article ID: 408 | Published On: Nov 27, 2006 | 918 views | Rated 2 stars by 103 people

Don’t use all bold text in your content

Don’t use all bold text in your content. Having all the text on your page bolded just makes it difficult to read. If you are trying to put emphasis on a particular area, only bold a few of the...

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Article ID: 488 | Published On: Dec 14, 2006 | 1,217 views | Rated 2 stars by 103 people

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