Sunday, July 29, 2007

Role of web Graphic in Web Design

Web graphics are as important as the content of your website. Good graphics can give your visitors/customers a creative idea of what they are looking at. You can add colors, visual appeal, to magnify a professional feel. Web sites that are not filled with interesting graphics will not be viewed by many visitors. Designing graphics is not only important, but their position in the website mostly decides the success or failure of your business.
Photoshop, Flash and Dream weaver and fireworks are really great tools; you can use to create unique professional graphics. Graphic should be used when you want to explain which is not possible to explain in the words. If your objective is to sell product then you just show your product through product pictures. It’s good to place web graphics in context with the information being presented. If you have product descriptions on your web site, then you should have the related graphic depiction next to them. It’s better to use logos, cartoons, graphs and charts where they make a reasonable sense.

Graphic design basics Tips

· Clarity in web page: In a clear web the things should be placed and depicted according to their importance related things must look relevant and related with the content.

· Imagery: Always try the level best to use an appropriate image for best impact on the visitors.

· Color: Without color a page has no glitter, with a balanced color scheme a page appears more decent and living, Of course too much color create confusion in the minds of visitors Color should be used in a balanced way.

· Color Contrast: It's very important to have sufficient contrast between text and its background. So color contrast must have to be good and also relevant according to the nature of the site and graphics.

· Readability: Make sure not to change font sizes as they are a great differentiators, they depicts something important or a new section. Try to use sans-serif face for all body copy. Try to create emphasis through using underlines, bold and italics, but use them in sparing fashion.

· Effective text: Must use HTML text more often and properly as it is more effective then the other graphic word. In the web environment, text has enormous strengths. In many situations, using text delivers far better results than graphics.

· Page Layout: The way elements are arranged on screen carries lots of meaning that we interpret when decoding web pages. The relative position implies relationships on lots of different levels. The key is to make sure you represent the correct relations.

· Alignment: Alignment should have to directly visible on web pages. It looks clear and easily visible. Left-aligned text is easier to read than right-aligned text.

3D Effect on the graphic design: 3D creates a sense of space between different text and elements. 3-D illusion effects are powerful mode that can achieve great results. They can also be add to overall page file size.

Logo Design: Logos are important in marketing because using your logo in the ad and in site helps visitors/potential customers to recognize your product and in understanding what the ad is all about, which helps in building trust ship and subsequent increase in sales.

Navigation Buttons: They are used to help the visitors navigate your web site. Your navigation should be placed on the top of the page under your logo, or down the left side. If you make visitors hunt for it, they'll bail and you'll lose out on that sale/client.

You must take care regarding which graphic you like to show on the top of the screen as mostly visitors ignore it and take it only as an advertisement.

Avoid using graphic that has no any relation with your text. Overusing graphics will only make the site look amateur. Make sure if you use web graphics as links that they work at all times. There is nothing worse than clicking on a graphic that does not work.

All these tips are important and they must have to be keep in mind during graphic design. All graphic images on your web site should match in color, typeface, and special effects.

You can use graphics in many of the ways on your web site. You can use them as markers, as links, as a branding mode and also as headings. This all gonna make marketing the site an easier thing. Therefore using graphic designs in site will enhance your visitors/customer’s satisfaction w.r.t. your presentation.

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