Long gone are the days when it took a user two hours to find the necessary information on a website. Today, a user-friendly website interface is one of the basic points in the development of a project.
A website interface is its appearance: the top banner, navigation, headings and sub-headings, page layout, banners and other visual components. The task of a good developer is to arrange all these items so that a visitor should have no problem using the website. Today we shall give you 5 basic tips without plunging into the depths of matter.
1. Simple and Obvious
It is this point that you should always keep in mind, if you really want to make a convenient website interface. Remember that a user has to do a minimum of actions to achieve the desired objectives. Try not to make long, tree-like menu. Brevity is the sister of talent, this principle is perfectly applicable to our present subject. Do not forget this point when you work on the content of your articles, since a good content provides maximum information with a minimum of text.
2. Stick To Familiar Layout
НNo one would have wanted to look for the menu in the footer (the bottom block) and see the main content in the header (such things happen). Make the layout you would enjoy yourself. You can once again see popular resources, such as apple.com or vk.com, where everything is done for the people.
3. Group Things
It is very useful to collect all of the future website content and put it into logical groups. It will be easy for users to navigate because one can easily find the necessary information using logic.
4. Follow Your Specified Style
Information is perceived much easier, if your website has a common font style, color, etc. For example, if you specify a particular font and its size for the title or subtitle on one page, use it on all the pages. The same holds true for colours, stick to the specified palette on all the pages of the website.
5. Follow Trends Carefully
The world goes round, and there are always new ideas and solutions in the field of the user interface. Do not blindly adopt all the latest fashion trends, if some elements are perceived not as easily as expected.
For example, some web studios are trying to use the following trends:
We appreciate the expertise of these web studios, yet recommended to refrain from copying such trends;)
Convenient website interface is the world we are going to describe in detail in our future articles, and now subscribe to the blog updates because there are so many interesting things in store for you!
