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Website Design Philosophy |
| Think for a moment about the websites you visit the most on the internet. Chances are you return to sites that contain a great deal of information or at least, are updated frequently with new information. |
| No matter how much fun multimedia content and flash animation can be, they have a tendency to become annoying and counter-productive when they are part of a website's front end. |
| There are two different types of websites. |
| Some business, organizations, and individuals need a website to introduce someone to who or what they are. A business with no interest in internet commerce needs simply a page that gives basic information on what they offer, how they can be reached, and why a potential customer should choose them. They simply want anyone who is searching for their services on the internet to be able to find them in the real world. There is no real reason to visit the site more than once. |
| Sites that keep people coming back have at least one reason for repeated visits. Usually they either have a great deal of content, or the content they provide is frequently updated, or both. |
| Graphic design and special effects are most important for a first visit. Navigational design and clarity of purpose are always important. Content production and update are perhaps most important and usually most labor-intensive. |
| Beyond all the bells and whistles, typically, good websites have good text. |