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Reen.Blom · 07-20-2008, 07:47 AM

he he he

Being an art and desing freak.... I would allow myself to put in my 5cent....

I agree as for use of heavy flashy features, that can slow down the loading time and often distract or confuse the visitor, and prevent good navigation.

HOWEVER, (provided good navigation and accesebility) I believe that a site (especially a DANCERS site) must be visually appealing!

Tastefully matching colour, well prepared pictures(Photoshop can do magic :-) ), harmonius layout. After all it could be that its the 1st thing of your potential client will see. And as we know most users spend 5 seconds viewing the site, so the task of appealing design and relevant information is to keep visitor longer, to get him inerested.... and for me (again I am a design freak) poorly presented site makes me wonder why people bothered to make one at all (I am not talking of search engines here like Google, or purely informatives sites( although I do prefer long articles to have illustrations!) I am talking of the sites that say present the dancer, have photo and video gallery and contact info.)

I would think of Salome's store as an example of simple, functional yet visually appealing layout.

Thanks Dipali for starting this topic, it is lots of fun, and I am eagerly expecting the next part of it as I am sure I can learn a lot form you!!

*hug*

07-20-2008, 07:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Reen.Blom V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Between Heaven and Earth Posts: 2,262	he he he Being an art and desing freak.... I would allow myself to put in my 5cent.... I agree as for use of heavy flashy features, that can slow down the loading time and often distract or confuse the visitor, and prevent good navigation. HOWEVER, (provided good navigation and accesebility) I believe that a site (especially a DANCERS site) must be visually appealing! Tastefully matching colour, well prepared pictures(Photoshop can do magic :-) ), harmonius layout. After all it could be that its the 1st thing of your potential client will see. And as we know most users spend 5 seconds viewing the site, so the task of appealing design and relevant information is to keep visitor longer, to get him inerested.... and for me (again I am a design freak) poorly presented site makes me wonder why people bothered to make one at all (I am not talking of search engines here like Google, or purely informatives sites( although I do prefer long articles to have illustrations!) I am talking of the sites that say present the dancer, have photo and video gallery and contact info.) I would think of Salome's store as an example of simple, functional yet visually appealing layout. Thanks Dipali for starting this topic, it is lots of fun, and I am eagerly expecting the next part of it as I am sure I can learn a lot form you!! hug __________________ Join WORLD BELLY DANCE DAY! www.worldbellydanceday.com Last edited by Reen.Blom; 07-20-2008 at 07:51 AM.