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Web
Site Design —
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The goal of any web site is to promote a company's business objectives. Every element within a web site must be consistent
with the larger marketing message a company desires to communicate to its clientele. Properly done, a web site can be an
effective communications tool for any business.
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Design
Objectives
Web site designs should be distinctive and unique; still, certain design objectives must be met if a web site is to be effective:
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Internal Consistency
Consistency helps visitors focus on the message rather than the medium. Web pages with inconsistently
applied colors, fonts, and formatting are a distraction from the focused marketing message that should be the
essence of any web site.
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Be Visually Compelling
The Web is a visual experience; a web site must effectively use graphics and color to
capture a visitor's interest and attention, and guide that attention towards site's broader message.
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Ease of Use
The immediate objective of any web site is to retain the visitor's interest; only by retaining the visitor's interest can a
site hope to get its message across. This cannot be accomplished without
a navigation structure that is intuitive and easy to comprehend.
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Rapid display
People do not like to wait; this is especially true when viewing web pages. Web pages with
excessive or poorly constructed graphics can take an inordinate amount of time to fully display within the
visitor's web browser. Even in the modern, high-bandwidth world of broadband Internet connections, the effective
website minimizes graphics sizes and content complexity to ensure a rapid rendering of content.
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Tell a story, and tell it well.
The Internet is a communications tool above all else. A web site must strive to communicate with its
visitors. Web content must present information about a company's products and services in a way that is
stimulating and interesting. Visual arrangement is one aspect of this, but clear and concise text is equally
important. Good grammar, good spelling, and good writing style are essential for getting the message across.
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At
TEKMedia
Communications, our web designs are firmly rooted on these basic concepts. We focus on creating
web content that is consistent with the rest of your marketing efforts, striving always to present
on the Web the image you desire for your company. Our singular focus is to tell your company's story the
best way possible.
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