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Top 5 Pitfalls In Website Design
Pitfall #1 – Trying to fix what ain't broke: There are some standards in website design and layout. Every designer studies them. Every designer knows them. Every designer is trained to follow them. And yet, some fail to understand that they are standards for a reason. Breaking the mold is fine, but there has to be a purpose to it, and the purpose has to be more than “I want it to be different”. People are used to a the way websites function and anything too far away from the norm is bound to irritate more than impress. Take a quick tour of some of the best-designed websites in the world, and you will notice that while they all do something remarkable in their own way, they also stick to the rulebook in other matters. Pitfall #2 – Losing sight of the objective: Sometimes a designer is so lost in the great ideas in his head that he forgets the very purpose of the website. After all, there are so many tools, scripts and other toys at his disposal, that the urge to use them becomes overwhelming. It is the designer himself who has to exert control and remember why the website is being created, and what tools would best serve that purpose. Flashing buttons and animations have their place, but only if they add to the overall experience and guide the user to where they need to go. Pitfall #3 – Giving in to clutter : This is a common problem that occurs when there is no cohesive plan when the website is being built. Like a good movie, a website also needs to be completely conceptualized before it is actually designed. Without proper planning however, the designer constantly finds himself adding another element here and another section there, resulting in a cluttered mess. If you want a well-designed, cohesive website, you need to ensure that you first create a blueprint with all the elements incorporated, and then stick to it. Pitfall #4 – Inconsistency : That explains it all really. Designing individual web pages, it is easy to forget that it is a part of a unified whole and stray too much from the overall look and feel of the rest of the website. It's not enough if a particular design element goes with the theme of the page, it has to fit the rest of the website too. Pitfall #5 – Sacrificing readability for design : Fancy fonts and poor contrast. These two factors together cause more aggravation for the average viewer than perhaps any other. It doesn't matter how good a font looks or how artistic it is, if it isn't easy to scan, your audience is probably already clicking away. You should also remember to use a font that will be properly displayed on the widest variety of browsers and operating systems. You also need to make sure the contrast between the text and the background is suitably high, because otherwise no one will be left to admire your innovative usage of color. If you are having a website designed, make sure your chosen designer avoids these pitfalls, and you will have won half the battle. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Please follow our Blog to receive more Design Tips.
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