| A well-designed website is sure to make a huge | | | | it can be a refreshing design change even for loyal |
| impression for years, encouraging visitors to | | | | visitors. |
| consistently come back whenever there are updates | | | | Use Interesting Effects, Transitions and Other Scripts |
| made to the site. Loyal visitors can become | | | | If your website already has the multimedia and |
| accustomed to the design and layout of your site, but | | | | minimalistic features, you can still refresh the design by |
| most wouldn't mind if things were to remain the same. | | | | adding some interesting effects to it. These effects |
| However, this doesn't mean that you should leave the | | | | can include transitions when links are clicked on or |
| website the way it is, especially if your site is operating | | | | sliding effects when hovering the mouse over certain |
| in a particularly competitive sector. | | | | areas. This may not affect the design visually, but it |
| Web design trends can evolve over time as well and | | | | can improve the experience when people start |
| if these competing sites follow with the trends, you | | | | navigating through the pages. Try to find areas of your |
| may lose some visitors. Here are five good ideas to | | | | site where you can save space by hiding these |
| refresh your site so it continues to thrive. | | | | elements and have them come up through effects |
| Add Multimedia Elements | | | | when certain conditions are met. This requires some |
| Multimedia elements ordinarily include video content and | | | | knowledge on coding, but there are plenty of free |
| are usually added to the front page to give a better | | | | scripts available as well. |
| impression. Depending on the design, this may require | | | | Try a New Colour Scheme |
| some changes to the site layout so the video will fit. | | | | If you are very happy with your design and do not |
| This is most efficient if the video blends in with the | | | | have any professional branding or logo, you can |
| other design elements. If ever video streaming | | | | always refresh your site by changing the colour |
| consumes too much bandwidth, you can create a | | | | scheme. Experiment with different colour combinations |
| web-based slideshow instead, which makes the overall | | | | or go from white to black or vice-versa. If you really |
| design look livelier without slowing the site down. | | | | can't change the colour scheme, you can always |
| Aim for Minimalism | | | | improve it by using gradients or experimenting with |
| Older websites often make use of images, strong | | | | other shades. |
| colours, and sometimes emphasised text to keep | | | | Integrate some Widgets |
| visitors in the page. Many websites these days are | | | | There are a lot of free widgets available on the net |
| going towards the Web 2.0 trend, which revolves | | | | that focus on providing real-time information or |
| around a minimal design that focuses mainly on | | | | enhancing functionality. Many of these widgets can |
| readability. If your website is more on the content side, | | | | facelift a site if placed on the right spot. Combine these |
| try to redesign the entire layout, remove strong | | | | widgets with other design refreshes for some |
| imagery, and go for gradient graphics and textures. | | | | interesting results. It may also encourage new traffic |
| Experiment with other fonts like Tahoma or Trebuchet | | | | sources to visit your site and make it easier for your |
| MS and see if the design is easier on the eyes. Not all | | | | customers to share their experience with others. |
| types of website are best for minimalistic designs, but | | | | |