By Jinky C. Mesias

There are lots of designers who think they know everything there is to know when it comes to web site designing. However, it seems that they still lack in understanding some of the basic concepts that goes with web design. Just take for example the purpose of text in the whole designing process.

Some of the most common mistakes committed by web designers are using graphics or Flash for text. One harmful effect of using graphics or Flash for text is that it increases the size of the page. In addition, it is not search engine friendly and oftentimes graphics came out poor in quality or jaggy. And above all mistakes in graphics or Flash for text are not that easy to correct.

Another most commonly committed web designing mistake is creating text that doesn't stand out against the background. The problem with this kind of design is that it hurts the eyes. Likewise, it is a bad design idea to have alternate color in the links.

Web designers are also fond of using small text most especially on sites with Flash. These kinds of sites are usually shunned by older people since the texts on these sites are hard to read. Another designing mistake is the inclusion of too much material on one page. With too much content all grabbing the attention of the visitor will somehow destruct the visitor away from his very purpose in visiting your site in the first place. Remember that people have the tendency to get confused and if that happens your web visitors are likely to leave. A web site with so many unrelated material means that the web site was not properly organized and would exude an image of poor planning on your part. This kind of web site usually ends up having poor navigation.

Web designers oftentimes are so engrossed in their desire to show off their creative prowess that they sometimes forget that web sites are suppose to look what they are suppose to be promoting. Most of the sites committing such mistakes are medical web sites wherein the doctors are shown wearing tuxedo than their normal doctor uniform. These usually are overlooked by some web visitors thinking that the site is probably one of those sites that promotes dating. That's because pictures on web sites are used to represent the concept of the web site. And if your web visitors reject you site because of the pictures it contains then the very purpose of the web site is defeated.

Most web designers just can't get their hands off Flash. Flash is a designing software that is commonly misused and abused. Have you ever encountered a web site that makes use of a Flash intro that you have to wait twenty seconds or more since there are no skip intro button? Irritating isn't it. The reason why there are no skip button is because a skip button would imply that the content on the page is worthless and therefore not worth your time.

Jinky C. Mesias is a lover of simple things and of nature. She spends most of her time reading and writing poetry.

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