The Top 10 mistakes in The Top 10 mistakes in designing Websitesdesigning Websites

So don’t do them!So don’t do them!

1. Too much text1. Too much textBoring!!!!Boring!!!!

2. Too many pictures2. Too many picturesYour front page is an introduction, Your front page is an introduction,

not a picture gallery!not a picture gallery!

3. Picture as a 3. Picture as a backgroundbackground

Websites are supposed to be Websites are supposed to be easy to read. Don’t make it hard easy to read. Don’t make it hard

for your reader!for your reader!

4. 4. NastyNasty colourcolour schemesschemesThat’s just going to scare people That’s just going to scare people

off (and it makes it hard to read as off (and it makes it hard to read as well)well)

5. Links that aren’t 5. Links that aren’t obviousobvious

Where’s my page! I want to find Where’s my page! I want to find my page!!my page!!

6. Page too BIG!6. Page too BIG!Scroll up and down? Why would I Scroll up and down? Why would I

want to do that??want to do that??

7. Nasty fonts7. Nasty fontsYUK!!YUK!!

8. 8. Text too smallText too small or too bigor too bigWhy make it difficult?Why make it difficult?

9. 9. Rubbish sound or music playingRubbish sound or music playing

You might like it, but will your You might like it, but will your readers? Especially if you can’t readers? Especially if you can’t

turn it off!turn it off!

10. 10. Lots of animationLots of animation

Use an animation if you need it, but Use an animation if you need it, but don’t overdo it!don’t overdo it!

(try pressing Shift and F5 together now)(try pressing Shift and F5 together now)