It's much easier for me to formulate my website ideas around what I like and dislike rather than just imagining what I want it to look like. I now know a lot about what I don't like.
Things I like: organization, organization, and organization. Open space, so it doesn't feel cluttered. Black print on white background.
Things I dislike: blinky lights; animation; splash pages; image maps; blinky animated splash pages that lead to image maps. Sea green backgrounds. Also, I am not fond of taglines for authors, but I understand why some people have them.
What about you? What do you absolutely detest on author websites?
I hate any kind of animation or sound. Just give it to me simple, people.
ReplyDeleteHmm...I have a blue-green background and a tagline. You hate my site, right? ;-)
Never fear, I'm getting my site revamped in January. And I'm with you. Thank goodness she had a questionnaire. Even then, I'm like "I want it to FEEL like this," because I'm sucktastic at visuals.
Blue-green is nice. There's a particular shade of pale aqua that just...no.
ReplyDelete"Feel." Yeah!