Hewlett Packard

Rascal Flatts

State Farm

• Know your audience.
• Understand your purpose.
• Start with a simple plan - don't try to do too much too soon.
• Create a sharp navigational structure.
• Create a sharp interface design - one that is appealing and appropriate for your audience.
• Minimize scrolling, especially for the first page (homepage).
• Make sure people know immediately what your site is and isn't.
• Make an effort to keep your site fresh - stagnant websites will become obsolete.
• When you use graphics make sure they are of high quality but reasonable file size.  Also, avoid using clipart unless completely necessary.
• Make sure your information is accurate.
• Strive to make your site uncluttered - a site that is too busy will turn people off.
• Be consistent in your navigation scheme, colors, fonts, sizes, pictures, etc, etc.
• Follow the design principles of Contrast, Alignment, Proximity, and Repetition.
• Avoid blinking text, animated gifs, counters, and other elements that may seem cool but are actually annoying.
• Resist using annoying backgrounds with pictures or textures unless they are very subtle.

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