So...what makes a good web design?

The internet has become an integral need for our society today. Not many of us go one day without logging on the web. With billions of websites avaliable for an audience, how a website is designed to attract and maintain its viewers becomes extremely important. In this simple video above, the author points out 3 simple but important tips for good web design:

Keep the colours simple but catching

What it means is keep the background clean and simple. This keeps the viewer from being distracted from the main content. Light grey for a background is a good choice, bright red is not.

Define objects with solid and bold borders

Bold the menu bars and make it stand out so the viewers know exactly where they are at. Keep the content parallel or horizontal to one another.

Keep the layout the same throughout

Everything should be themed to make your design coherent between pages and on the same page.

References:
Brainchildcompany, 2011, What Makes a Successful Website? [online video], avaliable at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhv4ofpNF7g&feature=related, accessed 12 Feb 2011