Setting a tone/theme for your websiteIn addition to designing a home page, you are setting the tone/theme of your site with this first page. Here you are presenting what visitors can expect to see carried out on every page within the site. This is should also be true of the website navigation system you use.Using a theme for your website provides a convenient way of placing certain elements, in the same place, on each page. Navbars, headers, footers, etc. should all appear in the same place on each page for the convenience of your visitors. At a glance they can find what they are looking for, this will enhance the usability of your website.
Provide a focal point on your web pagesYou want to use contrast to guide the eye around your pages. And, to be effective, the contrast must be bold. Also, any good web page design must have a focal point. Something on the page must be the dominant eye catcher. If everything has the same level of importance, then nothing is important.Group items and information that belong together using white space so that the eye knows they are together. Also, your webpage layout should be consistent throughout the website. Each page should present the same appearance and have related elements in the same place on each page.
Alignment of your web pagesThe alignment of elements on the page - both vertically and horizontally - is also very important. Choose one alignment and stick with it. That doesn't mean you have to align everything along the same line; it means things should be aligned the same on the page. The following pages will help to explain what I mean.Using web page templatesThe perfect web page is one that blends into and compliments the overall design of your website. Each page represents a part of your total website and it should reflect the theme, navigation and focus of all the other pages. This is where a website template can make your design job a lot easier. |
