1. Don’t forget that websites are for their visitors
2. Don’t design only to please your client
3. Don’t create your HTML sites using Flash
4. Don’t code in tables
5. Don’t design in mm/inches
6. Don’t break web conventions
7. Don’t consider your design as a most important element of the site
8. Don’t think that websites do not grow
9. Don’t use IE6 as an excuse
10. Don’t think that website is just a collection of pages
11. Don’t think users will browse the site just as you envisaged it
12. Don’t use scripts off the web that you don’t understand
13. Don’t forget that there are disabled internet users out there as well
14. Don’t use PDF’s as pages on the website
15. Don’t think that a website does not mean a hell lot to it’s owner
Great post, all excellent points.
I would perhaps add,
Don’t ignore the content, that’s what people come to the site for (mostly)
Don’t forget to validate your (x)html and css or have a damn good reason not to
Don’t forget to test your site before delivery to the client
Thanks
Ha,
brilliant ones.
Thanks Ruben.
It is advisable to maintain your graphic sizes diminutive. When the pixel size of your graphics is too immense, your page loads slowly. Your readers might not wait that long.
I love the tip 9:
“Don’t use IE6 as an excuse”