Tag: Kiss

Good Design Makes Good Sense

Posted on Jul.04, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Organized your pencils and pens lately? Sorted your clothes into a logical system in your drawers? Then you already understand the basic elements of good design: it’s practical, it’s systematic, and it makes life easier.
In the same way, marketing materials that use good design make business easier for your customers. Layout and presentation make the difference as to whether people will understand your products and services. This is why a well-designed ad outperforms one that’s thrown together using intuition alone.
Well-designed [...]


Basic Website Design Principles

Posted on Mar.19, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

One thing that sometimes escapes web designers is the need for
the end product to be focussed on the customer rather than on
what the web designer can provide.
While new whizzy things are nice they can be at best unnecessary
and at worst so distracting from the purpose of the website that
the true message never gets across.
A balance needs to be met that encourages creativity but retains
the adage that “content is king”
To achieve this balance, here are three areas that I believe are
important. [...]


IN CREATING WEB DESIGN IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER KISS: KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!

Posted on Mar.12, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Are you a web owner? Are you wondering why your site is not
doing very well in the e-community in spite of your glamorous
web designs? Arent you making any money at all? If all your
answer to these questions is YES then its high time you sit
back and examined in what aspect of your web site you have made
a mistake.
There are certain consumer facts that should be considered in
conceptualizing the designs for your web site. Take for
instance, the fact that [...]


Don’t Overdo it!

Posted on Mar.05, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Have you ever been to site with so much ad clutter that you wanted to just leave? Odds are you have, and odds are even better that you did in fact leave! Always refer back to the KISS philosphy. Keep It Simple Stupid!
1. Make sure you keep your add density down. Too many adds in comparison with your content makes a site look flimsy, and un-attractive.
2. Make sure your ads, if any (!) are as relevant as possible, without being [...]


Is Your Website a Warty Toad?

Posted on Feb.21, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Unfortunately, many business owners do not harness the full power of their website. Instead, companies allow their website to stagnate, festering in its own little virtual swamp. It sits there day after day, never changing…a poor little web-toad, never to become a prince.
To prevent your website from facing this pathetic future, take a good hard look at it. It just might be time for you to give that warty toad an extreme makeover. Redesign your website…the kiss that will make [...]