One of the biggest mistakes novice web designers make when designing a new website is often the basics. They tends to go though getting the difficult aspects of web design done but usually fall flat on their face when their design is analysed for the basics web design which even a novice should know.
A case in point is the forum called Rock Forums, though as a forum the design is more complex because the design was integrated into vBulletin software, the script that powers the website, however it fails one of the most basic rules of web design which is to test the final design in all major browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Apple Safari).
Using Internet Explorer to browse The Rock Forum was fine but a visit to the site with Firefox see most of the important elements of the site including the logo fall flat on their faces. A reference guide novice web design should bear in mind when designing a website includes:
* Navigation
* Use of hyperlinks (general internal link structure).
* Important contents displayed prominently.
* Forms and contact pages.
* Speed of website
* Optimise graphics to improved SEO ranking, navigation for visually impaired and look and fell.
* Search capabilities
* Basic design concepts
* Site consistencies
* Standardisation and accessibility
* Compatibility with popular browsers.
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