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It is interesting that everyone in the beggining starts with sites that have many images, not matching each other, but the idea of having images keeps you going on, putting more and more. Ok, I started the same way, I'm not a good designer, but I think I have the eye for it to say which is good and which is bad. For me the design doesn't lean on images, like I said in some other topic the composition of colors and fonts makes the design. In another topic too, I saw a discussion about the simplicity of a site ...hmm my opinion is that the simple it is, the better is the design. What are site for? About giving information to people. So we've got to work for the ease of the user that is reading/surfing our site. Yes, sometimes a more professional design is used, but that is just for comercial use. Bussines site's got to make impression, becouse they sell a product, that is why I think that only those sites that are for products got to have more interactive design and those which are for distributing information, got to be as simple as they can be... What do you think about it?

p.s. Dont think I'm some kind of a good designer, this is just my opinion. I just try to get the right composition.

im not sure what the point of this post is. But I think you have it backwards. Sites that contain information should be interactive, while sites that sell a product should be simple. Come to think of it, they both should be interactive, and simple. You don't want to search hours for the item you want, and you also want the information you need hard to find.

Like a book relies on simple clear instructions for effectiveness, a website relies on a simple clear design for its effectivness.

i am not a good designer and i think i'll never be one. anyways, i would just wanna share my opinion about some designs. i think that companies that advertise their products should have websites that have all those graphics, flash animations, and flying menus inorder to impress customers. And those sites that are created to give information to people should be, uhmmmm, or have a neat looking interface with features that can make people look for info a lot easier and faster.

But for me, the simplier, the better.

arn0ld wrote:i think that companies that advertise their products should have websites that have all those graphics, flash animations, and flying menus inorder to impress customers.

I highly disagree. Newegg is the most successful online computer parts retailer (at least in the US) and relies on very simple scripted interfaces, not OMG FLASHZORS! or MAAN THAT PIX ROOLS!

My personal reaction when I go to an online retailer and my cable modem is actually taking some time to load the page, is to close that tab and go back to froogle to find a different store.

if you're trying to attact people that are concerned with the way things look (like a clothes retailer, car retailer, or a game wesite) then it's worth making a stylish website. But if it's a product that does not rely on style, then the quality of the information, the quality of the product and the simplicity of the website is all that matters.

That said, all websites should be simple. Style comes secondary.

cool looking
not having a bunch of menus and stuff
simple and fast to go to a page
and thats about it

I really believe that good design is minimalist. Nice clean lines, colors that complement each other and don't hurt the readers eyes. No use of Flash or Java unless an application requires it.

The CSS Zen Garden shows some examples of what I consider good design. I like this: http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/1 ... css&page=0

If I could read the text it might be alright..

darthmandeep wrote:The CSS Zen Garden shows some examples of what I consider good design. I like this: http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/1 ... css&page=0

Now that's what I call a simple, clean, and nice design.. Can't believe that CSS can do this.. Anyways, thanks for the link..

was that the sun i was staring at? i'm sorry man, but that's not what i call easy on the eyes...

the design is nice, but the colors... oww...

I think the one thing that we all forget when looking at a website is that we all have different settings for our monitors so we all view a website differently. For example, the Zen Garden site: it's neat, beautiful, clean and simple although the color of the font is just a tad too bright (still readable though).

Either way-- I enjoy a nice, clean and simple design. It doesn't have to be flashy or highly-graphical.

Well, I dont have much experience with web design because I like more programming but I like the clear dark sites, or sky blue (maybe because they are my favourite colours).Sites with a lot of images make your connection slower and they annoy your eyes.

I think a good design would be easy to read, easy to use, and easy to navigate. Some sites have too much junk in it which takes away these simple concepts.

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http://jpd.justaperfectday.com/
http://www.vwfeatures.com/gti.html
http://www.neue-digitale.de/projects/y-3_ss2006/
http://yugop.com/
http://www.maquett.com/

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