When it comes to web development, one of the most difficult
things to do is the lay out. Designers especially the newbies go
frantic on how to go about it. It has to be attractive,
engrossing, user-friendly and functional. Thus, unraveling the
secrets will definitely bind the website.
So, what are these layout secrets?
Together let us unfold them one after another...
1. Centering it all is no good. The secret is doing the contrary
and not centering everything. The latter will just make the page
disorganized, strewn and drab. The alignment may also seem weak
and wanting.
2. The use and mastery of contrast is indispensable. Contrast is
one thing that makes the page attractive. The use and mastery of
it in color, value, size and weight will greatly affect the
site's appearance and edge. In fact a typeface may appear bigger
with the use of contrast in color. The latter can also affect
the look of organization of the page. At a glance, a page may
appear organized or the exact opposite. That is the secret of
contrast.
3. Apply deviations if necessary. Most of the designers practice
nowadays is to develop a 'uniform-pages' look. They try to use
same background colors and other peculiarities to establish
similarities to the homepage or other pages. But the fact is
that viewers can be easily bored with that scheme. Viewers
always want something new and by giving them a repetitious work,
they are pissed off and transfer to another site where they can
feast both their eyes and mind. Placing lines in between
contents also manifests division. Instead of using these lines,
use blank 'buffer zones'. This way what are created are
invisible lines to make the effect subtle.
4. Do not forget that functionality is the king of web
development. Moreover, keep the content and information full,
tight and pretty useful. Use the space, don't waste. Only leave
a small percentage for blank spaces. Use the space cleverly in
order for the website not to look crowded at the same time
loose. Multiple columns are also advisable in order to maximize
space.
These four topmost secrets in page layout are so crucial that to
break them may spell disaster or the end of your precious site.
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