8 tips for effective web design

1. Web Design
Tips
8 Tips for Effective
Web Design

2. Select and stick to a color
scheme
 Ifyour club, organization, or class has a
logo or preferred colors, that’s a good
start
 Or choose two or three complementary
colors
 Don’t change colors on every page

3. Most Common Color Schemes
- Red, yellow and white
- Blue and white
- Red, grey and white
- Blue, orange and white
- Yellow, grey and white
 If you’re not sure, surf the internet and find
a website that you like

4. Use templates
 Templates are part of your web design
software
 They make web design easy and fun!

5. Make Navigation Easy
 One of the most important issues
 Ensure your visitors can find what they are
looking for easily
 Display navigation bar on the left or at the
top

6. Don’t go overboard on special
effects
 OK to have one or two special effects
 Too many can distract your visitor from the
content
 May take too long to download

7. Backgrounds
 Ensure
your visitors can read the text on
the background
 No black writing on dark blue background
 No yellow on white
 Becareful links are visible before and after
being visited

8. External Links
 Open links to other websites in a new
window
 Visitors can easily return to your site

9. Content is King
 It’s
important your website looks clean
and professional
 BUT useful and unique content is far more
important