Usable Friendly Web Sites
Creating your website is only the beginning.
Getting people to come visit is the next step.
Once they're at the site it's most important that they :
Think about your favorite sites, and the ones you've left in disgust. Is there a pattern? Can you identify the things that appeal to you, and those that turn you away?
Making images fast is at least as important as making them well. Here's why.
Few people want to stare at a blank screen for a long time. Think about how long you are willing to wait to see a page on a site fill in.
Now look at a site done by Face 2 Interface that primarily presents images:
We make every effort to get pages on the sites we build to load quickly, and use high quality web graphics software including Adobe Photoshop and Ignite for our graphics work.
Being clear in your presentation of content will help make your visitor's experience on your site an enjoyable one.
Ease of use sums up the difference between a visitor friendly, usable web site and one that fights visitors.
Sophisticated presentation techniques including beautiful graphics and the use of products like Flash can do much to enhance the appearance and enjoyment experienced by your visitors.
The bottom though is that your website is intended to serve a function for visitors, whether that is to offer products or a service, or to display your writing or artwork.
SIMPL is our website information manager product which takes many of the technicalities out of web design and production.
SIMPL was used to produce New Diets and may serve as an illustration of the appeal of a very simplistic yet highly usable website design.
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