I recently launched a redesign for a web site called “The Stink-Bug”. The page tells a very interesting story. To read the story please visit the web site www.thestinkbug.com.
“A more descriptive title tag (optimized keyword) and URL naming structure can help the search engine understand the content of the page better. It is suggested to use a maximum of 60 characters on title tags as an opportunity to tell both users and search engines what the focus of the page is. There’s no need to go past this many characters, as most search engines will display ellipses ( … ) after this limit. Also, search engines may give less weight to words after a certain point.”
For more information about this topic please visit Best SEO Tips by Google.
1.Usability – Is your web site viewable at a smart phone and/or a tablet? Flash only pages will suffer, because they cannot be viewed on several smart phones and/or on tablets. Considering that more and more people will use their smart phones to access the internet, you may need to redesign your web site.
2. Thumbnail Design – Visitors are used to thumbnail browsing. Thumbnails give you a preview of what to expect. Other programs like Google, Facebook and Flickr were implementing thumbnail browsing. More people will navigate pages using thumbnails and icons.
3. Power of Simplicity – Simpler color schemes and “magazine” layout will be the trend in 2011. The influence of users viewing a web site on a smart phone is dominant. Simpler layouts and simpler color schemes make it easy to browse through a web site and quickly find what you are looking for.
4. Large Photographic Backgrounds – This will be the new way to grab the attention of your audience. It needs to be in harmony with the content of your page and don’t overpower your content. Often these backgrounds will be used in a lower transparency, so that copy still can be read easily.
Design for Touch screens – Not only mobile phones uses touch screens anymore. Drop down menus and other “hovering” effects are not accessible from a touch screen. Liquid layouts, which will adjust to a users screen resolution size and horizontal or vertical viewing, become more and more important. Your design must be flexible to keep up with the requirements in 2011.
Holiday Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year to all our customers and
friends.
Google Analytics
Have you ever thought about using Google Analytics to view your web site traffic?
It’s easy and it’s free!
With a little bit of setup, you get a tremendous amount of information about who is visiting your site, what they are looking for, and how they are getting there.
Ask your web designer to set up Google Analytics for you, and read the “Beginner’s Guide to Google Analytics” to get started!
Does your web site consider the basic design principles?
Emphasis – Contrast – Balance – Alignment – Repetition – Flow?
Going back to your design and looking at these principles often helps to discover, why some designs work and others don’t.
http://webdesign.about.com/od/webdesignbasics/a/aa053007.htm
Happy Halloween to everybody. Halloween is the most creative event, not only for graphic designer. I always enjoy this special time of the year, the pumpkin carving, costumes parties, spooky stories and much more.
Halloween is also a reminder of the upcoming holiday season. Are you ready for the holidays? Let us help you with a custom designed greeting card or a holiday design for your web site. Just contact us for a FREE QUOTE.
