Webpage Don’ts
Jennifer Johnson explains ten common errors web designers make when making a website. These ten things are something many people have experienced themselves. Johnson owns a graphic design company and her expertise advice is nothing more than noticing common errors and ways to avoid or fix those problems.
Starting with number ten are spelling errors and html errors. She explains how words that are spelled wrong on a page might diminish credibility for that person. Would you trust a site that has “cat” spelled wrong?
Number nine are sites that are designing for specific web browsers. Not everyone has the same kind of browser. One example she uses is when a picture is so big that words have to be read by scrolling across aside from the possibility of having to scroll up and down as well. Also, colors that are used to match a certain screen may not be viewed in the same way on a different screen.
Number eight is inconsistency with design layout. You start out on place on the page reading about one topic and a few clicks or scrolls away and you’re on a completely different topic.
Sound is number seven. She says that music is okay for personal sites but not professional sites.
Number six is the many-seen-before “Under Construction” logo. She says incomplete sites are okay but not sites that just have a homepage and nothing else.
Number five is sites that go on forever. Basically there is so much on the page that the scroll bar has become very little.
Four is frames. Windows inside of windows. She agrees they are easy to navigate with but complain about how some sites have small windows thus making the scroll bar small.
Number three is similar to the “Under Construction” sites. She explains how blinking can be a distraction.
Two is background and text colors. Many sites have pictures for backgrounds and it’s hard to read the text on top of it.
The number one web page horror is slow downloading times. When there are so many pictures on a site it takes forever for the site to download thus making people navigate away before the page is even on the screen.
These ten things are things that have been experienced by many other surfers including myself. I don’t agree with not having any music on professional sites. If it adds to the site, then fine. I agree with everything she says here. Most of these things are annoying when you come across them. These are like reminders of what not to do when building a website.
Jennifer Johnson explains ten common errors web designers make when making a website. These ten things are something many people have experienced themselves. Johnson owns a graphic design company and her expertise advice is nothing more than noticing common errors and ways to avoid or fix those problems.
Starting with number ten are spelling errors and html errors. She explains how words that are spelled wrong on a page might diminish credibility for that person. Would you trust a site that has “cat” spelled wrong?
Number nine are sites that are designing for specific web browsers. Not everyone has the same kind of browser. One example she uses is when a picture is so big that words have to be read by scrolling across aside from the possibility of having to scroll up and down as well. Also, colors that are used to match a certain screen may not be viewed in the same way on a different screen.
Number eight is inconsistency with design layout. You start out on place on the page reading about one topic and a few clicks or scrolls away and you’re on a completely different topic.
Sound is number seven. She says that music is okay for personal sites but not professional sites.
Number six is the many-seen-before “Under Construction” logo. She says incomplete sites are okay but not sites that just have a homepage and nothing else.
Number five is sites that go on forever. Basically there is so much on the page that the scroll bar has become very little.
Four is frames. Windows inside of windows. She agrees they are easy to navigate with but complain about how some sites have small windows thus making the scroll bar small.
Number three is similar to the “Under Construction” sites. She explains how blinking can be a distraction.
Two is background and text colors. Many sites have pictures for backgrounds and it’s hard to read the text on top of it.
The number one web page horror is slow downloading times. When there are so many pictures on a site it takes forever for the site to download thus making people navigate away before the page is even on the screen.
These ten things are things that have been experienced by many other surfers including myself. I don’t agree with not having any music on professional sites. If it adds to the site, then fine. I agree with everything she says here. Most of these things are annoying when you come across them. These are like reminders of what not to do when building a website.
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