the top 10 features of a website
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VISION & PURPOSEA GREAT WEBSITE IS A CAREFUL BALANCE OF QUALITY CONTENT, A FUNCTIONAL, OPTIMIZED BACKEND, AND AN ATTRACTIVE DESIGN.
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It’s best to keep elements on your website consistent from page to page
Your website needs to have a good flow from page to page
Colors should primarily stay the same as well as fonts and layout structure
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RESPONSIVE DESIGNRESIZING & SHIFTING ELEMENTS AROUND AUTOMATICALLY TO ACCOMODATE DIFFERENT SCREEN SIZES.
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„The layout should scale across devices and look equally amazing on computers, tablets, or
smartphone screens.“
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IMAGESDO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE WEB’S VISUAL COMPONENT.
MAKE USE OF GOOD QUALITY STOCK MATERIALS.
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Even though I wouldn’t generalize that images are as important as written content - sometimes they are
However, it is important that you use good quality stock materials. No pixelated images or graphics that take hours to load
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TYPOGRAPHYIS THE DESIGN AND USE OF TYPEFACES AS A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.
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It is the practical and artistic arrangement of type and printing with type
Plays an important role in setting the tone, theme and message for a website
Learn about the elements that make up typefaces and do some tests which work well for your project
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COLORSCOLORS ARE PSYCHOLOGY. FIND THE COLOR PALETTE THAT REFLECTS YOUR WEBSITE’S MESSAGE BEST.
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Many designers start on a project’s color palette by modeling
One of the harder things about colors is picking colors that feel right together
Use some of the color palette sites to get inspirations
Learn about color harmony
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WHITE SPACEPLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN USABILITY.
BE GENEROUS WITH IT.
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„By adding more whitespace between lines of text, content becomes easier to scan and digest.“
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NAVIGATIONMENUS SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSING OR COMPLICATED.
AVOID TOO MANY SUB-MENUS WITH MULTIPLE LEVELS.
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Keep the main navigation visible & easily accessible
When you start creating your content, think about how you want to categorize and tag it
Make it easy for visitors to find what they are looking for by including a search field in a prominent part of the website
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„Don't require visitors to have to think about where they need to go and how to get there. Make
it easy for them.“
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„Don’t just display your email address on the site. otherwise you will be spammed forever.“
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ABOUT PAGEPROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COMPANY AND YOURSELF IS HELPFUL TO ESTABLISH YOUR BRAND.
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Who are you?
Where are you based?
Which products and services do you offer, and under what conditions?
How can people contact you?
Do you have social media networks you are active on?
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Backups: Prevent loosing data by doing regular backups of your website
Security: Get familiar with some simple steps to prevent your website hacked and data stolen
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