design

The design of a website can make or break it regardless of the actual content and that is why people need to be educated on what makes a website reek of good or bad design. I think that people try to make their site appealing to the eye and in the process they overdo it and it makes it worse. Just like most of the other things people do they need to use the adage Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS). Throwing too many things onto a webpage, while they may be cool looking by themselves, can make the site look jumbled. Keep the webpage simple colors and don't cover it with huge text or too many pictures. Make sure the font stays consistent throughout the page unless you are trying to emphasize something. And one thing that really bothers me is the inconsistency of a website's resolution resulting in sometimes making the person on the website have to scroll sideways which is a huge nuisance.