Effective web design is the result of diverse
elements. All aspects of page presentation must work together to showcase your
site's content in its very best light.
AUDIENCE TARGETING
A critical element in effectively presenting ideas and content is planning
your site with your targeted audience in mind. Who will be viewing the site?
What will those people find useful and interesting? Whatever the purpose of
your site, that purpose should be recognized from the moment the page begins to
appear, creating the intended mood.
DOWNLOAD SPEED
Your pages should appear quickly. While new surfers might be impressed with
snazzy graphics, experienced netizens are more likely to bookmark and revisit
or recommend a site which is content rich and lets them locate the information
they are seeking efficiently
STYLE
Does download speed mean that web sites must be dull and boring? No way.
Simplicity can have a tremendous degree of style. Your personal touch and the
care you exercise in choosing graphics, colors, and layout, in writing text, in
providing navigation aids are the elements which will bring your web site to
life.