To design or not to design?

GOOD DESIGN NEEDS TO BE USABLE AND VISUALLY PLEASING!

1. When navigating a good design, the user should be led around the screen by the designer.

 

https://www.gov.uk/

 

http://www.usa.gov/

 

http://australia.gov.au/

 
2. You should direct the user’s eyes through a sequence of steps, ( not simply landing on a section and that is it.)

 

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• Position — Where something is on a page clearly influences in what order the user sees it.

• Color — Using bold and subtle colors is a simple way to tell your user where to look. 

 

http://cap.ucla.edu/

• Contrast — Being different makes things stand out, while being the same makes them secondary. 

• Size — Big takes precedence over little (unless everything is big, in which case little might stand out thanks to Contrast)

 

http://www.cssdesignawards.com/

• Design Elements — if there is a gigantic arrow pointing at something, guess where the user will look?

 

http://bestawards.co.nz/

 

http://culturehackday.org.uk/

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