Web Design and Development
By: Praveen, Mon Dec 26th, 2005 12:17:14 PM
Web Design and Development: The Right Tools for the Right Job
As any webmaster knows, designing and developing a website can be a daunting proposition. There are millions of websites out there to compete with, and whether your site’s purpose is to promote your business, inform, or entertain; web design is an important consideration if you want traffic. It’s tough to attract visitors and even tougher to keep them on your website once they arrive.
Fortunately, there are many tools out there for webmasters to make the tasks of design and development easier. Wading through the sea of web tools can also be a time-consuming process. In designing your website, you should be aware of all the components that go into successful development and how to use them to your best advantage.
The first step, other than developing great informative content for your visitors, is
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By: Michael Colucci, Mon Dec 26th, 2005 12:17:14 PM
=================================================== Since people associate particular colors with different emotions, the colors used on your website can have a psychological effect on visitors to your site. By using specific colors geared towards the emotion you want to invoke, you can actually increase product sales.
Here are some colors along with the emotions and symbols they stimulate:
1) WHITE- purity, innocence, peace, perfection, chastity, sterility, cleanliness. In general, white creates a cool and refreshing feeling.
2) BLACK- night, space, authority, sturdiness, reliability, power, constancy, prudence, wisdom, classy, elegance, submission, mourning, demons, witches. Black is a controversial color as it can symbolize both good and evil.
3) RED- love, excitement, warmth, heat, fire, blood, passion, power, aggression, action. Use red as an attention grabber. It works better as an accent color rather than a background one.
4) PINK- romantic, affection, sensuality, tenderness, calm, soft hearted,
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