Centred text is hard to read. I think many website developers centre text because it makes it easier for the website to work on different devices. When you increase or reduce the size of the screen, centred text stays roughly in the same place, in the middle. The page looks tidy, but if your words […]
Category Archives: Web design
With all the fuss surrounding Facebook and the security of our data, it’s worth looking at a small part of the story – the contact form. Why is it there ? Many websites have contact forms just because they can, or rather because the person who made the site wants to show what he or […]
Where do you place your logo? The latest news from web gurus Nielsen Norman Group is that users are far more likely to remember logos in the traditional top-left position on a web page than on the right. NNg researchers tested hotel websites to see if the placement of the logo made a difference to […]
In my campaign against websites that force you to do things you don’t want to do (see “Don’t make me …”), I’ve found yet more evidence that compulsion is counter-productive. The most obvious thing these websites force you to do is to set up an account, whether you are a long-standing customer or just want […]
Does your website have a large photo or gallery of pictures that moves across the screen every three or four seconds? If your site was made in WordPress, the chances are that you have what WP calls a featured content slider. And you may love your slider, but the evidence suggests that your users don’t. […]
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