Users appreciate quality and credibility. If they see high-quality content, they are usually willing to tolerate advertisements and a poor design. This is why websites with mediocre designs but high quality content gain a lot of traffic over the years. Content is more important than the design that supports it.
Users don’t read; they scan. [...]
Categories: User Happiness
Tagged: design
Thou shalt not abuse Flash.
Thou shalt not hide content.
Thou shalt not clutter.
Thou shalt not overuse glassy reflections.
Thou shalt not name your Web 2.0 company with an unnecessary
surplus or dearth of vowels.
Thou shalt worship at the altar of typography.
Thou shalt create immersive experiences.
Thou shalt be social.
Thou shalt embrace proven technologies.
Thou shalt make content king.
via BusinessWeek
Categories: User Happiness
Tagged: design
All newspapers, magazines, and catalogs work the same way – you start at the front cover and keep turning the pages. That is not the case with websites.
When visitors arrive at a new website, they pause, look around, and figure out how to proceed. There are a lot of question marks in their head and [...]
Categories: User Happiness
Tagged: design
Here are 10 guidelines for building the credibility of a web site based on research in Stanford University:
Make it easy to verify the accuracy of the information on your site.
Show that there’s a real organization behind your site.
Highlight the expertise in your organization and in the content and services you provide.
Show that honest and trustworthy [...]
Categories: User Happiness
Tagged: design