{"id":989,"date":"2020-04-17T18:09:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.noahrousell.com\/?p=989"},"modified":"2020-04-17T18:09:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:09:30","slug":"how-to-improve-your-sites-design-in-2-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.noahrousell.com\/?p=989","title":{"rendered":"How To Improve Your Site&#8217;s Design in 2 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We all know that websites are hugely important in business.\u00a0 A well-designed site can be the difference between a thriving business and one just getting by.\u00a0 However, many sites, are losing business because of their design.\u00a0\u00a0And while there are so many things a business owner can do to improve their site, it&#8217;s hard to know what&#8217;s worth it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you&#8217;re in that boat, you&#8217;re in luck.\u00a0 This is a guide to the aspects of site design that pull the most weight when it comes to the quality of your site; f<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ocus on these few key areas and you&#8217;ll be able to drastically improve your site in a few hours or less.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Table of Contents<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;re going to cover:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Color Mistakes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Too Many Colors<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Clashing Colors<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Over-usage of Saturated Colors<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>How to Select Good Colors<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>White Space<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Presenting Text in a Cleaner Way<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Use Headings\/Subheadings<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Shorter Paragraphs!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Lists<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Images<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Fonts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;\">Colors<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">First up is colors!\u00a0 Colors are extremely important to modern\u00a0sites.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve all seen sites with colors so horrible we want to claw our eyes out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139149601-9b5cdcfa76043ff5\/d8756e24530ca42068963489bbbd375aeacd2822b9414eb76673fc336d498864\/15b84560-c510-42de-b4be-0f6ad61eaf2d?sharing_key=cf2dbcb11e0f89154200d37c69cebdf3\" width=\"528\" height=\"512\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">How can you make sure THAT doesn&#8217;t happen to your site?<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">First, let&#8217;s go over common mistakes people make with colors on their sites.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\">Too many Colors<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The first mistake is people use too many colors!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Normally, a primary color and an accent color alone should be enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Two colors!?\u00a0 Won&#8217;t that be bland and boring?&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You might think so, but sticking to those two colors makes your site look cleaner.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You&#8217;ll also probably have some slightly different versions of your two colors, along with\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">some grays and white.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here&#8217;s an example of a good color scheme:<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139150038-c5d1653ff9b5db90\/945da6affd948f048057f49b420962629191938a0a9c5fb33d60532fa1ad6ed5\/89182b30-a61c-4ee9-9379-44090b99d71a?sharing_key=93e6e5927d89765a766e6abb72f490e7\" width=\"492\" height=\"332\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Two main colors, a slightly different shade or two, white, and a grey.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\">Clashing Colors<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139150552-c60bb08cbc57cf48\/c1e3a23b4d5e30ab81b3b21d4d086b170e581050a1e394b6ded7c14220409b31\/c1cc2a0a-7129-4119-9462-a193bbc860b2?sharing_key=f52174b5333bff03c72ddc950403c1cd\" width=\"897\" height=\"460\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You don&#8217;t want your site to look like that!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Later, when we get to<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">picking out colors<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, I&#8217;ll show you a great tool I use to make sure the colors I use work well together.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Another easy way to fix this is to look at your colors side-by-side to see how they work together.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\">Over-usage of strong colors<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Highly saturated colors, like this red:<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139150939-b89d3e6c35422d09\/a3fe5895d99c11e987d779c352b90dab1e67cf75e2a00338403c68b96e79481b\/2ea7d629-06ad-417e-bb43-d17b11b59085?sharing_key=004ebf0efa5843b0675a15bdef9ffbc6\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, can be a bit much sometimes.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0They can still be used, but they have to be handled well: don&#8217;t use highly saturated\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">colors to cover large, unbroken portions of the site.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Look at that image above again.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Now don&#8217;t do that.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;\">How to select good colors<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Now we&#8217;re at the fun part: actually getting down to it and picking out colors to use.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">First, it&#8217;s useful to understand the personality you&#8217;re going for.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Lighter colors tend to broadcast energy and freshness, while darker blues, for instance, tend to be more corporate, stable, and serious.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139151200-16fc796bcbefbede\/b4017a07d897b85ec453c3d98549e49dd25cc82f2695391f59fcd10a813217d5\/06db2f27-d774-4311-a7a8-51bb93f8cff2?sharing_key=5023afa240bc74b497e300e8c73f5f90\" width=\"466\" height=\"267\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Once you&#8217;ve figured out the general range you&#8217;re looking in, there&#8217;s a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/colorhunt.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">useful site<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I use all the time to start finding nice colors.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139151518-4b40967f3ed68d32\/15ac302dbe14cd2bee8e4a2d7db4137cb1cebde96dedfeee7181787df99523de\/189e9db7-5e78-4834-b5a5-64fee2b76f85?sharing_key=37c088cf17486ce5c6f872be3e82f523\" width=\"650\" height=\"377\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colorhunt.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorhunt<\/a> is a public repository of color palettes. You can search for a specific color, like &#8220;red,&#8221; or browse from popular palettes in the drop down menu.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139151982-cdb4745911f3a20a\/be7219beeec2b7f34cbbee64fd7678cfd34599a66036617c7db73bfe7d755621\/a2df733a-5379-4814-bf3a-de6f8c166782?sharing_key=f323a41ea88957d27e05c855ca9718f4\" width=\"1409\" height=\"739\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Look through the site until you find a color you&#8217;d like to use as your main color.\u00a0 The palettes tend to contain colors that work well together, so you&#8217;ll also have potential accent colors there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">Other useful tools:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/paletton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Paletton<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Put in your base color, press &#8220;add complimentary,&#8221; and it&#8217;ll generate a nice-looking accent color for you<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It also provides subtly different shades\/hues of both your primary and accent colors<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Hover over a color for its hex code<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A simple color picker<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Google &#8220;color picker&#8221; and you&#8217;ll find a simple visual tool that lets you pick colors<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Also very useful to make slightly<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">different<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0shades<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/eye-dropper\/hmdcmlfkchdmnmnmheododdhjedfccka?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Eye dropper chrome extension<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This extension lets you grab colors from any site and gives you their hex and rgb values<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">White Space<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Now we&#8217;re on to white space!\u00a0 White space, or negative space, is the space where you don&#8217;t have content.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139152420-97856a5e015bbd73\/aa4a16e1b91f64fdae0ed141ba75c11f956da7b4a5ce1c1c207544c392bc948a\/e2605231-b32b-4afb-9c16-cdc442065442?sharing_key=6a83d2a9db572c2af9a78face8d4526f\" width=\"620\" height=\"337\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It turns out that what&#8217;s not on your site is just as important as what is there.\u00a0 Correct white space makes everything cleaner.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are a few rules of thumb to follow for correct white space:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Have a lot<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Most people don&#8217;t use enough white space, so err on the side of too much.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Use white space on the edges of the page &#8211; have a middle column of content<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A place where white space can really give your site a boost is on the edges of your pages.\u00a0 It&#8217;s generally a good idea to have your content mainly be in a central column on your page.\u00a0 It&#8217;s easier to consume and makes everything less confusing and chaotic for the user.\u00a0 A great example of this is T<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\">arget&#8217;s site<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.\u00a0 See how their main content fits into a neat little column that leaves plenty of white space at the edges.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Keep white space around content even<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Uneven white space around content looks misaligned and ill-designed.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s what I mean:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139153072-eb9bd89d62a78db2\/8cab233d61361bcb8f5641e5dcee8db5e849fd43a42c0c1e498606829f6d00cc\/69f18ab7-79ff-48c7-acff-903d5b0e42cf?sharing_key=8f2063b84739fb2c42fd2b214d52b74c\" width=\"884\" height=\"349\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Make your text easier to read<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Often I see sites where there are huge blocks of itty-bitty text. This is a no-no!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When was the last time you read a textbook and enjoyed it?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Probably never, right? And yet, that&#8217;s how many people design the text on their site.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Make things easy for the user; don&#8217;t make them read a textbook.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here are a few simple ways to be<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">easier to read\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">than a college textbook:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Break it up with headings + subheadings<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Use headings and subheadings to break up your content.\u00a0 Headings let<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">viewers\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">quickly skim over your text and skip to the section<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">they care about.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Headings give people the gist of your content, and then your paragraphs can provide more depth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;\">Use Shorter Paragraphs<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What&#8217;s the average size paragraph I&#8217;ve been using?\u00a0 Not very long, right?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Shorter paragraphs simply make content easier to read.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Lists<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Say you have a bunch of information you&#8217;re trying to convey.\u00a0 How would you go about doing that in a neat and easy way?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Use a list!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Lists let you convey your information in a clear and easy-to-read fashion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In summary, to avoid having your site read like a textbook:\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Break up your text with headings\/subheadings<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Make your paragraphs shorter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Use lists (Like this one!)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Images<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Images can be fantastic at making your site captivating.\u00a0 Here&#8217;re a few tenets to follow to use images well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\">Use Good Quality Images<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This should go without saying, but make sure the images you use on your site are sharp and good-quality.\u00a0 Grainy, dark, or pixelated images will make your site seem<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">unprofessional<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0and<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">sub-par<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\">Don&#8217;t Use Generic Stock Images<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Using generic images will make your site, well, generic. Either spend a bit more time looking for a more unique stock image, or take a picture yourself!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\">Images\/Colors<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sometimes, the colors in an image can clash with the colors you use on your site. If that happens, it&#8217;s probably a good idea to crop and edit the image. 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Similar to colors or text, keeping the font simple makes your site look clean, and by extension, well-designed.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Just two or three fonts should be plenty for your site, with one font for headings and another for bodies of text.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Use font pairs that go well together.\u00a0 A good site for this is <a href=\"https:\/\/fontpair.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">fontpair.co.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here are a few nice font pairs that I&#8217;ve used before:<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139153587-570e78147476e0da\/7cd5af39d2926840ca01dcb1abef65cc0c22cf050a4e4987c41b66239304c3d6\/572fcbb9-35aa-4c11-b355-8ba70ba69293?sharing_key=f20212cccd9bdf37cb4d52ea2ad97507\" width=\"322\" height=\"686\" \/>\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/locker.ifttt.com\/v2\/22011334\/1587139153828-a6cdd8ce10b1e3e1\/8f31b8a394668625718b5b74035d85595f09b7d40e88b5c15af91ff5dcc218b7\/1642d9ab-103b-4367-8930-1ae20b1bcc90?sharing_key=79e6e3cc1cb642dd6b461886511ca49b\" width=\"239\" height=\"682\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When it comes to fonts, pick a nice pair that&#8217;s easy to read and looks good, then be done with it.\u00a0 Fonts can be pretty easy if you stick to these rules.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don&#8217;t despair if your site isn&#8217;t up to snuff.\u00a0 Take a few hours to apply the tips in this article, and you&#8217;ll see your site dramatically improve.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you have any questions, feel free to<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:noah@rousell.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">email me<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0and I&#8217;ll help you out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: start;\"><a href=\"mailto:noah@rousell.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal;\">Drop me a line<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0and we can talk about me implementing these tips and beyond for your site.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-989\" data-postid=\"989\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-989 themify_builder\">\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that websites are hugely important in business.\u00a0 A well-designed site can be the difference between a thriving business and one just getting by.\u00a0 However, many sites, are losing business because of their design.\u00a0\u00a0And while there are so many things a business owner can do to improve their site, it&#8217;s hard to know [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[6,5,4],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How To Improve Your Site&#039;s Design in 2 Hours<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Is your site&#039;s design a bit crappy? 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