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Ten Web Design Commandments

Posted in Blog, June 1, 2006 | 4 comments
 
During a particularly geeky conversation recently, the topic got around to Web Design Commandments. If I were to come up with them, they might be a little something like this. I'm sure not everyone will agree with these though, so please feel free to add to the list!
  1. Thou Shalt Be Damn Careful If Thou Must Use Embedded Audio Or Video.
  2. Thow Shalt ensure Designers, Developers And Marketers Work With, Not Against, Each Other.
  3. Thou Shalt Not Covet <blink>, <marquee>, JavaScript Slide-Ins, Images Following The Mouse Around Or Other Foul Tags and Effects.
  4. Thou Shalt Not Waste The Users' Time Demanding Unnecessary Information.
  5. Thou Shalt Not Use Flash For Everything.
  6. Thou Shalt Code Using Specifications And Standards.
  7. Thou Shalt Structure Thy Site In A Meaningful Way.
  8. Thou Shalt Not Confuse The User With Unclear Navigation.
  9. Thou Shalt Test Thy Site Extensively.
  10. Thou Shalt Give The User What The User Wants.

 

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Matt
United Kingdom #1: June 1, 2006
I think those are excent commandments and they should be followed to.
Madasha
Bulgaria #2: June 7, 2006
These are great! I would like to some extra ones from myself, if I may:

11. Thou Shalt Care About Your Visitors' Bandwidth Restrictions and Nerves, and Try Not to Use Overly Heavy Flash Files.

12. Thou Shalt Avoid Mixing <table>s and <div>s Whenever Possible.

13. Thou Shalt Try Not To Mix Classes With ID Specifications and HTML Tag Specifications in CSS.
Zafar
Canada #3: October 16, 2006
Thou Shalt be commended for posting these Ten Web Design Commandments
Steve M.
Unknown #4: September 18, 2007
Wow
Very informative,I love your blog by the way, I am gonna have to add you to my list of watched blogs.
 

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