{"id":510,"date":"2022-04-01T21:23:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T21:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/?p=510"},"modified":"2022-03-24T02:03:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T02:03:05","slug":"web-design-tips-every-beginner-needs-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/web-design-tips-every-beginner-needs-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Design Tips Every Beginner Needs to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-511\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-design-tips.jpg\" alt=\"web design tips\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-design-tips.jpg 1200w, 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class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 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href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/web-design-tips-every-beginner-needs-to-know\/#Be_Careful_with_those_Images_and_Videos\" >Be Careful with those Images and Videos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/web-design-tips-every-beginner-needs-to-know\/#Avoid_Too_Many_Font_Styles\" >Avoid Too Many Font Styles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/web-design-tips-every-beginner-needs-to-know\/#Keep_Your_Navigation_Simple\" >Keep Your Navigation Simple<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/web-design-tips-every-beginner-needs-to-know\/#Avoid_Flash_Intros_and_Pop_Ups_on_Your_Site\" >Avoid Flash Intros and Pop Ups on Your Site<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips_for_New_Web_Designers\"><\/span>Tips for New Web Designer&#8217;s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are just getting started with web design, there are a few things you need to know before creating and publishing your site. I have been a web designer for years now and over the years I have learned a few things or so about what you should avoid and what you should do when designing a website. <strong>In this article, I would like to give you a few tips for beginners who are just starting out with web design.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Careful_with_the_Background_and_Font_Colors\"><\/span>Be Careful with the Background and Font Colors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For starters and one of the most important tips is to be careful with the background and font colors of your website. The reason being, if you use a bright background with a light font, you are asking to lose visitors. Using this type of background and font will only cause people to have a headache. So, try going with a darker background and a lighter font. It is a lot easier on the eyes. <strong>If you still want to use a lighter background for sometimes, it looks more professional to most people, then make use of a darker font.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Careful_with_those_Images_and_Videos\"><\/span>Be Careful with those Images and Videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You should be careful when using images and videos on your website. <strong>Too many images or videos will slow the loading of your site down<\/strong>, and you surely don\u2019t want people to have to wait for your site to load. Don\u2019t go overboard with large images. Scale them down some to help with the loading of the page if you are using more than three images.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoid_Too_Many_Font_Styles\"><\/span>Avoid Too Many Font Styles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you are designing your website, try to avoid using too many font styles. <strong>A good rule of thumb is to use three or fewer font styles<\/strong> throughout your entire site. Using more than three will give your site an amateur look.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keep_Your_Navigation_Simple\"><\/span>Keep Your Navigation Simple<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you build your menu on your site, keep it simple. <strong>The last thing people want is an unfriendly website.<\/strong> If they can\u2019t quickly figure out how to navigate your site, they will only close it. So, keep in mind that when people visit your site, they may not be experienced web surfers. Maintain the navigation simple and easy to use.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoid_Flash_Intros_and_Pop_Ups_on_Your_Site\"><\/span>Avoid Flash Intros and Pop Ups on Your Site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last but not least, avoid using flash intros and pop-ups on your site. These two things are <strong>very annoying and will drive people away from your site<\/strong>. A flash intro is cool, but a lot of people don\u2019t like to wait, and some devices won\u2019t even play flash. The pop-ups are just plain annoying for anyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips for New Web Designer&#8217;s If you are just getting started with web design, there are a few things you need to know before creating and publishing your site. 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