Some of the most common mistakescommitted by web designers are using graphics or Flash for text. Oneharmful effect of using graphics or Flash for text is that it increasesthe size of the page. In addition, it is not search engine friendly andoftentimes graphics came out poor in quality or jaggy. And above allmistakes in graphics or Flash for text are not that easy to correct.
Anothermost commonly committed web designing mistake is creating text thatdoesn't stand out against the background. The problem with this kind ofdesign is that it hurts the eyes. Likewise, it is a bad design idea tohave alternate color in the links.
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Web designers are also fondof using small text most especially on sites with Flash. These kinds ofsites are usually shunned by older people since the texts on thesesites are hard to read. Another designing mistake is the inclusion oftoo much material on one page. With too much content all grabbing theattention of the visitor will somehow destruct the visitor away fromhis very purpose in visiting your site in the first place. Rememberthat people have the tendency to get confused and if that happens yourweb visitors are likely to leave. A web site with so many unrelatedmaterial means that the web site was not properly organized and wouldexude an image of poor planning on your part. This kind of web siteusually ends up having poor navigation.
Web designersoftentimes are so engrossed in their desire to show off their creativeprowess that they sometimes forget that web sites are suppose to lookwhat they are suppose to be promoting. Most of the sites committingsuch mistakes are medical web sites wherein the doctors are shownwearing tuxedo than their normal doctor uniform. These usually areoverlooked by some web visitors thinking that the site is probably oneof those sites that promotes dating. That's because pictures on websites are used to represent the concept of the web site. And if yourweb visitors reject you site because of the pictures it contains thenthe very purpose of the web site is defeated.
Most webdesigners just can't get their hands off Flash. Flash is a designingsoftware that is commonly misused and abused. Have you ever encountereda web site that makes use of a Flash intro that you have to wait twentyseconds or more since there are no skip intro button? Irritating isn'tit. The reason why there are no skip button is because a skip buttonwould imply that the content on the page is worthless and therefore notworth your time.