Elements of Graphic Design for Your WebsiteWritten by Kelly Paal
We’ve all seen them. Poorly designed web sites that make you cringe as soon as they load. But how do you keep your website from becoming, well, ugh. You could hire a professional web designer, and that’s expensive, or maybe you already hired a professional, or someone who claims to be professional, and you don’t like what they’re doing with your site. It all comes down to K.I.S.S. principle; keep it simple stupid. And you’re probably asking well what does this really mean for web design. Here are some basic graphic design/web design principles that you can use on your site:1. Background, be careful what color you use for background of your site. Yes I know that you’re trying to get noticed, but really they’ve already decided to look at your page so why does it have to be orange? Seriously though, consider how long you want people to be on your site, half an hour, one hour, more? Whatever time chose your background color and then sit in front of your computer and stare at it, for awhile. Is color easy to look at? Difficult? Does it make your eyes water? Does it make you calm? If you can look at color for about fifteen minutes without a problem you’re okay.
| | Why Stock Photography is a Great Resource for Web BusinessWritten by Kelly Paal
A picture is worth a thousand words.And it still is today. With media changing everyday photography has changed along with it and as a result is still a valuable resource for web business. 1. Photos enhance look of a website. 2. Communicate so much more than words, they communicate emotions. 3. Photos can be customized for borders and backgrounds. 4. Photos have more impact than clip art. (They tend to give a more professional look.) 5. Stock photography is a big business and affordable stock is out there. As a web business you’re most likely a small business and have a limited budget and that’s where stock photography can be great resource for you. You can spend as little as $10.00 or as much as $200.00 plus on one image. (Consider that if you hired a professional commercial photographer to shoot a few rolls of film to your specifications it would cost you thousands and thousands of dollars.) Things to remember when shopping for stock photography: 1. Know what you want, start with a generic idea and get specific as you shop (Remember you probably will not find exact image that you have in your head, be open to good photos that you find along way.)
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