Avoid Design Cliches

September 07, 2010 Evan Derr

Avoiding these web design cliches will make your site look much more professional

There are many design "techniques" that have developed over the years. Some of these have far outlived their existance. Try to avoid using these design cliches unless you absolutely have no other option. These will simply make your site look less appealing and less professional.

  • Hit Counters
  • Animated Gif's
  • Under Construction Men
  • Scrolling Text
  • Comic Sans or other less than desirable text
  • Clip Art
  • Page Fading
  • Paragraph upon paragraph of text