Unraveling Page Layout Secrets
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Maricon Williams July 31, 2006
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In web design, the hardest thing to execute a good lay out. Amateur web designers go frantic on how to go about it.
A good web design attracts, informs, entertains and captures search
engines. But how do you make this happen? There are several secrets in
web design and we have to unfold them one by one to reveal a delectable
website.
1. Never center everything. The secret is doing to create a distinct
perspective but not centering everything. To do the contrary will just
make the page disorganized, strewn and drab. The alignment may also
appear weak and defective.
2. Master contrast. Contrast is the difference in visual properties
that emphasizes an object. It makes the object distinguishable from the
background as well as other objects. The use and mastery of it in
value, color, size and weight will greatly affect the site’s appearance
and edge. In fact, a typeface may appear bigger with the use of
contrast in color. Contrast can also affect organization of the page.
At a glance, a page may appear organized or the exact opposite. That is
the secret of contrast.
3. Apply deviations if necessary. The blatant practice these days is
to develop a ‘uniform-pages’ impression. Designers try to use same
background colors and other peculiarities to establish similarities to
the homepage or other pages. But the fact is that viewers can be easily
bored with that system. Viewers always want something fresh and by
giving them a repetitious work, they can be bored with your website and
transfer to another where they can feast both their eyes and mind.
Using lines in between contents connotes division. Instead of using
these lines, use blank ‘buffer zones’. This way what are created are
invisible lines to make the effect subtle.
4. Functionality is the topmost priority. Moreover, keep the content
and information full, tight and pretty useful. Use the space, don’t
waste it. Nonetheless, use white space to give the eyes the opportunity
to rest in between reading. Use the space expertly in order for the
website not to look crowded at the same time loose. Multiple columns
are also advisable in order to maximize space.
Now that the secrets are already unraveled, you can now sit and enjoy doing layout to your heart’s content.
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