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The Foundation of Website Design
Written by: Sandra BekhorArticle Overview: The Webby Awards have identified 6 fundamentals to great website design. The list is instructional in terms of judging the effectiveness of your existing website or initiating your plan for a new website.
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The Foundation of Website Design
#1 - Content: Great website content is designed to be compelling and meaningful for the appropriate target audience.
#2 - Structure and Navigation: The key to designing good website structure and navigation is to consider accessibility. Website visitors should be able to find what they are looking for, easily and quickly, without getting disoriented along the way.
#3 - Visual Design: The role of visual design is to support the overall marketing message of the website. As per the role of content, visual design should be compelling and meaningful for the appropriate target audience.
#4 – Functionality: A functional website provides visitors with the information that they came looking for, while restricting the visibility of the technology that made it possible.
#5 – Interactivity: An interactive website invites visitors to transcend the role of spectator and become an involved participant.
#6 - Overall Experience: A great website offers an experience that visitors will want to return to.
Article Tags: accessibility, functional website, interactive website, interactivity, marketing, participant, spectator, target audience, visibility, website content, website structure
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About the Author: Sandra Bekhor RSS for Sandra's articles - Visit Sandra's website Sandra Bekhor is President of Bekhor Management, a Toronto-based consulting firm that provides marketing and strategic planning services to professional practices and small to mid-sized businesses. A senior marketing professional since 1992, Sandra has guided leading Canadian-based businesses to a new level in the global marketplace with business planning, strategic marketing and the enhancement of organizational structure and process. Sandra speaks, teaches and writes for various Canadian professional associations on strategic planning, business planning, marketing, brand management and public relations. Sandra Bekhor received a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiology from McGill University and a second Bachelor of Science in Architecture from McGill University. Click here to visit Sandra's website Winning in the Recession 10 Essentials for Professional Practices 10 Common Business Planning Errors Unharnessing Creativity in Business The Foundation of Website Design |
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