Designs for the Web should promote the company, its products and services. My sample pages show several ways to present text and images in a pleasing manner and allow the viewer complete control over the presentation.
A basic site will cost about $500.00. The basic site has an opening page with your name, logo, and navigation links, which are seen at a glance, without extra mouse work.
Several content pages, including text, product photos, company information, and contact information are part of the basic package. More pages, database information, shopping cart setup available at reasonable per hour rates.
My idea of a Web site is a place to get information quickly, without annoying distractions or goofy navigation. Movement, sound, and other attractions make viewers passive. The content should meet the needs of the viewer and the design should not be noticed. Movement on a Web page will slow down reading time and response time. So unless the movement promotes understanding and viewer action it should be eschewed.
Many photographers and artists have opted for automated presentations of their work. Poorly designed presentations take too long to fade the main image into view, while others take a small image and bounce it couple of times before it settles. Annoying. My preference is for a presentation of small images that trigger the immediate presentation of the large version. An example: Robert Graves Photo. This site needs no special downloads to view and the images appear at the viewer's choice.
Design should not call more attention to itself than the Web page content that it shows to the world. Keep it clean and simple when possible.
Terms and Conditions will explain what will be needed to get started.
How to make your Web site a target for searches.
Sound can be added to play music or whatever you have in mind.
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