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Tag: design principles

Use a Favicon

What’s a favicon and why should you use one? A favicon is that little icon in the left of your browser tab. When you bookmark a site, this icon...

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7 May, 2014, Written by 0 comment

Social Media Icons

If you aren’t taking advantage of the social media universe to promote your site, you are missing a big opportunity to connect with your target audience. Furthermore, most search...

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9 April, 2014, Written by 0 comment

Trash the Flash

Using Adobe Flash on your website, particularly for any “mission critical” content is very problematic. We are living in the era of the mobile web so every website owner...

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10 March, 2014, Written by 0 comment

White Space

One of the most common mistakes with web designs is the inclination to fill every available space on the page. Perhaps this stems from a misunderstanding of the adage...

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13 February, 2014, Written by 0 comment

Check Your Spelling and Grammar

It doesn’t matter how much time you spend slaving over Photoshop gradients or pouring over cutting edge JavaScript functions. If your website is riddled with spelling and grammatical errors,...

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8 January, 2014, Written by 0 comment

Clear Navigation

Imagine driving around a city with no place name markers or clear visual clues how to get from A to B. How would that experience feel? A good website...

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7 December, 2013, Written by 0 comment

Proximity

The fourth fundamental principle of design is Proximity (which completes the rather unfair acronym of C-R-A-P, well know to designers everywhere). In short, it means that things which are...

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13 September, 2013, Written by 0 comment

Alignment

Alignment plays an important role in taking your site designs from amateur to professional level.  When your content is arranged in well defined columns it significantly increases usability and...

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29 August, 2013, Written by 0 comment

Repetition

Repetition of design creates a sense of familiarity for the end user or viewer. It gives the person a feeling of control over the design itself by allowing them...

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21 August, 2013, Written by 0 comment

Contrast

Good contrast can make sites appear crisp and organized, whereas poor contrast blends the content into mush. Contrasting elements allow for the user to figure out which page areas...

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7 August, 2013, Written by 0 comment