Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Web Design Principles Learning The Basics

By Sharonda Lewis

Been on the internet? How long? If you started in the early to mid 1990s, then you've see it change plenty of times. The concept of a website at first fascinated the users that it didn't really matter what it looked like. With so many websites emerging it really takes a lot to stand out from the crowd.

But hey you can! There are some basic things to consider in these modern days of the Internet. I believe its somewhere in the 90% of the people have high speed Internet which is the first thing to consider. In case you don't know, there are a lot of companies would 'optimize' any images on their sites by making them very poor quality because they would load faster. This is unnecessary with faster Internet speeds. 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.

By using images from iStockPhoto.com, Corbis.com or for FREE stock images go to my favorite, www.sxc.hu site, 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). Using free website templates could be the perfect starting point for you to make a beautiful web presence.

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) are the things that you need to consider when it comes to internet marketing. Want to get off to the right start, why not check out all our articles on web design.

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