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 that “content is king”. Whilst content is certainly important, sometimes “less is more” is a better idiom to keep in mind.
White space, when used effectively, can increase legibility, set the tone of your site and draw attention to the key features you want to highlight on a page. The iMac website below is a great example of that approach. White space has been used judiciously to focus attention on the product itself.
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 needs to consider how their site will be viewed on a diverse range of hardware. The Flash plugin has never been…
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 related in some way, should be grouped together on the page and separated from those things which are NOT related by…
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 needs to consider how their site will be viewed on a diverse range of hardware. The Flash plugin has never been…
