Web Design Tips

The project is going to do layout design. I started looking for some web design skills. And very lucky, I have found a website that contains what I need. Its Web site designed to share the web design experiences from a experienced web designer. I t gives the suggestion for other web designers.

Website design tips: http://websitehelpers.com/design/

This web site has mentioned 9 tips for web design, with some examples.

Here some highlights, after I read it.

1. Provide compelling content / something of value
Don’t just focus on design, content is what the visitors need.
Suggest Advertising ratio: 75% editorial to 25% advertising.

2. Avoid Sleazy Elements
Don’t distracting the visitors. No blinking, No scrolling, No pop-up, etc.

3. Make it Easy to Find Stuff
Minimize clicking. It make a visitor find the information more efficient.
Minimize screenfuls.
Menu on every page

4. Don't bog your website down
Compress the image. Don’t use too much flashy multimedia.

5. Website Readability
Make your text easy to read.
Page not too wide.
Text not too large and not too small.

6. The right and wrong way to use links
Use the link in right way.

7. Be Accessible
Don't waste your readers' time by making them hunt around your site!!

8. Make sure it works, and that it keeps working
Keep testing and modifying.

9. Other webmaster tips
Just some avoid for web masters.