Elementary Principles of Web Design that Works

Posted by dwspriya on May 28th, 2011

There are various considerations that should be given heed in designing a website that works but the principle design concerns usually revolve around the user. Setting up a site usually is governed by the purpose of the site as well as the resources available for the whole project and it is the responsibility of the user to make sure that the site is operational.

Usability is one of the major concerns when designing a web site. Since the visitor to site usually decides the parameters of the visit then the site should be easily accessed ad respond to the user’s requests which in this case are clicks. Making sure that the site does work is one of the factors that are considered when designing a site, the implementation of several functionalities and features might be a hindrance to the operation of a site and thus extreme design measures should be taken. Different website structures might have different features and before launching the site, the features should be ensured that they are working or the user does not like features that do not work.

The development of sites should be aware of the thoughts and behaviors of the users. This will help in the design of the sites.  Knowing the data to put into a site and where to put it is mostly controlled by the ability of the designer to learn the trends of the users of the site. In most designs the considerations when it comes to users include quality and credibility of provided information and also control. Habits of the users on using web sites that are worth taking note of include. Users scan through information as opposed to reading, intuition plays a major role in decision making, the decisions made by the user are not optimal and that the users are quite impatient and require instant satisfaction.

Communicating effectively in the site is also another part of design that should be considered while putting up any site. It is necessary to organize, economize and communicate data on the site trying to keep everything simple in the design. 

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