STANDARD CONTENT
One of the most common things clients first tell me
is "I want something simple..". There's a lot to be said for
simple text and graphics based web sites and now that something called
CSS styles is becoming widespread a text/graphic web site can be just
as visually pleasing as a site created with Flash. Keeping it simple can
help to maintain fast loading times and using common methods of navigation
and information presentation reduces the time a new visitor to your site
has to spend working out how to get around. |
| A note on usability |
| In the context of
web sites, usability basically refers to the ease with which visitors
are able to use and understand your web site. Usability is a hot
topic on the web - On one hand some people believe web sites should
be purely practical, allowing users (their word, not mine!) to access
the information they came for as quickly as possible, often at the
expense of individuality, innovation and emotion. Then there are
others (like me) who feel that web site visitors are not actually
'users' but people with feelings and emotions and there is a lot
more to it than practicality. Find out more about this in the 'Background'
section. |
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