We could launch into an in depth discussion about target markets, user testing and interactive features, but, at the heart of good design is design itself. The web presents a series of challenges one does not encounter with print design. W3C web standards, cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility, font restrictions etc. Good design on the web relies on both pleasing graphical layout and the layout's ability to render correctly online. Many designers turn to Flash, whose stand alone browser allows everything to render the same cross-browser, cross-platform. However, unless the Flash programmer has implemented an indexing system that allows search engines to categorize the site, Flash sites are essentially useless in terms of online marketing.
I have pulled together a selection of thirty-three sites to browse for design ideas. They each pull in interesting textures, graphical elements or color choices without sacrificing W3C compliant web standards. There is a certain beauty in that, don't you agree?
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