a presentation that explains the most common mistakes made when designing a website

1. The Top 10 mistakes inThe Top 10 mistakes in
designing Websitesdesigning Websites
So don’t do them!So don’t do them!

2. 1. Too much text1. Too much text
Boring!!!!Boring!!!!

3. 2. Too many pictures2. Too many pictures
Your front page is an introduction,Your front page is an introduction,
not a picture gallery!not a picture gallery!

4. 3. Picture as a3. Picture as a
backgroundbackground
Websites are supposed to beWebsites are supposed to be
easy to read. Don’t make it hardeasy to read. Don’t make it hard
for your reader!for your reader!

5. 4.4. NastyNasty colourcolour schemesschemes
That’s just going to scare peopleThat’s just going to scare people
off (and it makes it hard to read asoff (and it makes it hard to read as
well)well)

6. 5. Links that aren’t5. Links that aren’t
obviousobvious
Where’s my page! I want to findWhere’s my page! I want to find
my page!!my page!!

7. 6. Page too BIG!6. Page too BIG!
Scroll up and down? Why would IScroll up and down? Why would I
want to do that??want to do that??

8. 7. Nasty7. Nasty
fontsfonts
YUK!!YUK!!

9. 8.8. Text too smallText too small or too bigor too big
Why make it difficult?Why make it difficult?

10. 9.9. Rubbish sound or music playingRubbish sound or music playing
You might like it, but will yourYou might like it, but will your
readers? Especially if you can’treaders? Especially if you can’t
turn it off!turn it off!

11. 10.10. Lots of animationLots of animation
Use an animation if you need it, butUse an animation if you need it, but
don’t overdo it!don’t overdo it!
(try pressing Shift and F5 together now)(try pressing Shift and F5 together now)