30 Tips to Effective Web Design

[Geoserv]

HTML Editors
Try to refrain from using HTML editors and using notepad. HTML Editors are less customizable than doing it yourself.

No Flash
Flash animations are nice, but make it difficult for people who don't have flash support and is harder for SE Spiders to crawl your site.

Framed Websites
Frames on websites are not a good idea as they are becoming outdated and are considered unprofessional.

Website Colors
Dark colors are generally a bad idea to use on a website as they appear gloomy. Try using light colors with a few strong colors to support it.

Music
Music on a page is generally a bad idea unless you have a specific reason for it - IE. your website is music related. Add features to allow people to turn it off/on/pause if you do.

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[Nigel Lew]

Yep, that's pretty much it in a nutshell. Great post! It's a good baseline for folks to work with.

N.

[Geoserv]

Thanks Nigel. I thought it was well written when I cam across it.

Geoserv.

[rayver]

Originally Posted by Geoserv

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Geoserv.

Nice post..

[aira]

Great web designing tips for those who are starting up a site.. it's important to know simple details that would make a site successful.

[Keiran]

Originally Posted by aira

Great web designing tips for those who are starting up a site.. it's important to know simple details that would make a site successful.

Nice post! Thanks.

[aimhigh]

very informative tips.

[Luke]

Nice thread Geoserv. We should post your articles on the new 2.0 interface