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Casual Articles - Avoid Graphical Overload
After all the screw ups we have seen at the Federal Bureau of Investigation we know that they need some pretty good public relations right about now. It seems that during the 911 hijacking and attack we later learned that the FBI knew that international terrorists were learning how to fly airplanes but they did not want to learn how to land. Recentl
An Exception: Photo Galleries
If the purpose of your site is photo presentation, then clearly multiple images are appropriate. However, don't just stick up several large photographs -- provide thumbnails: smaller versions of each image. If interested, the visitor can click on 1 to make it larger.
This fits more pictures on each page, and avoids wasting user download time and your bandwidth.
Keep in mind that in all web design, the images are there strictly to support the content. Even when t
Picture a beautiful sunny day one weekend in late spring in Perth, Western Australia. A climbing white iceberg rose is in full bloom releasing its sweet perfume into the still air.Underneath that rose sitting on the footpath are a six-year old girl and four-year old boy, both with blonde hair, blue eyes and impeccably dressed.They have a
Why is that a bad thing? Here's why.
It Takes Too Long to Download
The first reason to cut down on graphics is that the more there are, and the larger they are, the longer it will take each of your pages to download. People are impatient when waiting for pages to download -- you only have around 5 seconds before your visitor hits the Back button.
What can you do about this? Apart from using fewer pictures, you can also make sure that you resize your images in a graphics editor. This actually makes their file sizes smaller. If you just resize images by specifying a width and height in HTML or CSS, they will still be slow to download because the full file size is being used.
You should consider turning on compression in your image editor. JPEG files can often be compressed by up to 25% before there's a noticeable difference in quality. Try different formats and compression levels to see what works.
It Gets Too Busy
If you use a site with more than 4 images on the page at once, your eyes are being pulled all over the page. They're not sure where to focus because the page simply has too much going on.
Look at the front pages of newspapers, and notice how they lead on 1 picture. Putting 2 pictures on a front page is considered to be poor: the reader doesn't know where to look.
That goes double for websites, where the viewable area is much smaller than a newspaper page. Even if you have more than 1 thing to say, it's better to 'go large' with 1 picture and then explain the other things in text, next to or below it.
It Distracts from the Content
Users visit your site to get information, not to look at your graphics. Too many graphics will distract from your content, or, worse, force readers to search for it. Any time your graphics get in the way of people readily using your site, you're suffering from graphical overload. And that is a bad thing.
What's the solution? Simply decide which of all those graphics are really necessary. Remember, don't add graphics just to look nice, each graphic must have a specific purpose.
An Exception: Photo Galleries
If the purpose of your site is photo presentation, then clearly multiple images are appropriate. However, don't just stick up several large photographs -- provide thumbnails: smaller versions of each image. If interested, the visitor can click on 1 to make it larger.
This fits more pictures on each page, and avoids wasting user download time and your bandwidth.
Keep in mind that in all web design, the images are there strictly to support the content. Even when th
1. Talk to your audience, not the screen. Trust the image behind you. Look at the laptop screen in front of you, if you have to.2. Stand centre stage and put the screen off to the side.3. Place the screen at a slight angle on the left side of the room or stage (and to your right). Adult learning research shows that people use the left-br
You should consider turning on compression in your image editor. JPEG files can often be compressed by up to 25% before there's a noticeable difference in quality. Try different formats and compression levels to see what works.
It Gets Too Busy
If you use a site with more than 4 images on the page at once, your eyes are being pulled all over the page. They're not sure where to focus because the page simply has too much going on.
Look at the front pages of newspapers, and notice how they lead on 1 picture. Putting 2 pictures on a front page is considered to be poor: the reader doesn't know where to look.
That goes double for websites, where the viewable area is much smaller than a newspaper page. Even if you have more than 1 thing to say, it's better to 'go large' with 1 picture and then explain the other things in text, next to or below it.
It Distracts from the Content
Users visit your site to get information, not to look at your graphics. Too many graphics will distract from your content, or, worse, force readers to search for it. Any time your graphics get in the way of people readily using your site, you're suffering from graphical overload. And that is a bad thing.
What's the solution? Simply decide which of all those graphics are really necessary. Remember, don't add graphics just to look nice, each graphic must have a specific purpose.
An Exception: Photo Galleries
If the purpose of your site is photo presentation, then clearly multiple images are appropriate. However, don't just stick up several large photographs -- provide thumbnails: smaller versions of each image. If interested, the visitor can click on 1 to make it larger.
This fits more pictures on each page, and avoids wasting user download time and your bandwidth.
Keep in mind that in all web design, the images are there strictly to support the content. Even when t
I have dealt with many companies, read many books, and looked at images. Many times there are spelling or grammatical errors. I realize that it is very difficult to catch every error and my materials are no exception. No matter how many times you pass the words by a team, something will always be overlooked. If you take time to look at your materials
If you use a site with more than 4 images on the page at once, your eyes are being pulled all over the page. They're not sure where to focus because the page simply has too much going on.
Look at the front pages of newspapers, and notice how they lead on 1 picture. Putting 2 pictures on a front page is considered to be poor: the reader doesn't know where to look.
That goes double for websites, where the viewable area is much smaller than a newspaper page. Even if you have more than 1 thing to say, it's better to 'go large' with 1 picture and then explain the other things in text, next to or below it.
It Distracts from the Content
Users visit your site to get information, not to look at your graphics. Too many graphics will distract from your content, or, worse, force readers to search for it. Any time your graphics get in the way of people readily using your site, you're suffering from graphical overload. And that is a bad thing.
What's the solution? Simply decide which of all those graphics are really necessary. Remember, don't add graphics just to look nice, each graphic must have a specific purpose.
An Exception: Photo Galleries
If the purpose of your site is photo presentation, then clearly multiple images are appropriate. However, don't just stick up several large photographs -- provide thumbnails: smaller versions of each image. If interested, the visitor can click on 1 to make it larger.
This fits more pictures on each page, and avoids wasting user download time and your bandwidth.
Keep in mind that in all web design, the images are there strictly to support the content. Even when t
It's fairly easy to optimize your webpages when you create them. That would certainly increase your chances for better search engine placement.I came across three typical webpage optimization mistakes in a recent research. The pages did not perform as well as intended. These mistakes could be repaired within minutes.I've listed them
It Distracts from the Content
Users visit your site to get information, not to look at your graphics. Too many graphics will distract from your content, or, worse, force readers to search for it. Any time your graphics get in the way of people readily using your site, you're suffering from graphical overload. And that is a bad thing.
What's the solution? Simply decide which of all those graphics are really necessary. Remember, don't add graphics just to look nice, each graphic must have a specific purpose.
An Exception: Photo Galleries
If the purpose of your site is photo presentation, then clearly multiple images are appropriate. However, don't just stick up several large photographs -- provide thumbnails: smaller versions of each image. If interested, the visitor can click on 1 to make it larger.
This fits more pictures on each page, and avoids wasting user download time and your bandwidth.
Keep in mind that in all web design, the images are there strictly to support the content. Even when t
Online advertising is exploding. By 2007, online advertising spending is expected to reach over 20 billion. With such growth, a multitude of opportunities have opened up for the online marketer. Unfortunately, not all of these are worth your time or your investment. That's why I would like to show you some of the untapped advertising hot spots that ar
An Exception: Photo Galleries
If the purpose of your site is photo presentation, then clearly multiple images are appropriate. However, don't just stick up several large photographs -- provide thumbnails: smaller versions of each image. If interested, the visitor can click on 1 to make it larger.
This fits more pictures on each page, and avoids wasting user download time and your bandwidth.
Keep in mind that in all web design, the images are there strictly to support the content. Even when the content is graphical.
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