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| Our web design philosophy: |
| The technology that drives the Internet is continually evolving. Flash movies, streaming media, broadband connections, mobile internet, PDA's and more, in fact the list goes on and on and on.
The problem is that these developments are not compatible with how the vast majority of people use the web. People want information and they want it fast. |
Thankfully the days when all web sites were dotted with an array of flashing animated images have disappeared. Instead the new technologies are producing lots of very pretty sites that large numbers of people, including your supporters or customers, simply ignore.
So far none of the new technologies are anything like universal enough to convince us that sites can be safely written in them as a matter of course. Many of them are very useful in controlled settings or for the delivery of specific pieces of content but not for general use.
People still hate that '.......loading' message, they don't all have broadband connections and they often aren't prepared to download another plug-in for their browser.
At sitewriters.co.uk our philosophy on web design therefore remains that usability is the key: make it look good, keep it simple, quick to download, easy to navigate and above all remember that content is what people come to your site for.
The web remains what it has always been - information and images held together by hyperlinks. Users are trying to find that information quickly. If they cannot do that on your site they will simply move to another site where they can. |
| Designers call them "rich media enhancements."
Broadband users call them "cool and cutting edge."
Internet users with dial-up connections have a different description: "maddeningly slow."
Larisa Thomason,
Senior Web Analyst,
NetMechanic, Inc.
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