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There are so many websites on the Internet, but only a good handful have a truly artistic layout. Some people have trouble finding inspiration in order to create that perfect layout. You may be a great web designer, but without inspiration, you really don’t have much to go on. This article will discuss some great ways to find ideas that can make your layouts more visually appealing and pleasing to a wide audience.

The Internet offers a wide variety of sources for you to use as inspiration. Check out some of your favorite websites! Sometimes, seeing some of your favorite websites from a professional standpoint can be inspiring. Look at different website owners from your particular niche. Scoping out the competition offers a lot of new ideas that you can refresh. Read the rest of this entry »

Web design can be done really well or really, really poorly. There is no in between, unfortunately. Fortunately, good web design is not only easy to do, but it is actually easier to do than poor web design.

The first and most important thing to keep in mind when designing a web site is to keep it simple. This is especially important now with mobile web browsers on tablets and smartphones, but it has always been crucial. Avoid superfluous links or bunching things too closely together.

Second, keep your page sizes as low as possible, and don’t start loading things like videos or high resolution images unless the user requests it. Read the rest of this entry »