Oct 13 2008
What makes good web design? Part I
Web design is an art. Great web design occurs when design and content are seamless and you don’t notice its greatness.
Vincent Flanders, Web Pages That Suck
No truer web design words have been spoken. Notice that the quote mentions both design and content. This will be important to remember as we travel down the path of discovering what truly makes good web design.
So how do you know good web design versus bad web design? How do you create “seamless” design versus clunky design? How do you make your visitors notice your site but “not notice the greatness”? The answers to these questions are not as obvious as you would think. 
The differences between good and bad web design are often times very subtle.
Good web design does not mean any of the following:
- attractive
- pretty
- fun
- simple
- clean
- flashy
- web 2.0
- grungy
- cool
- trendy
To further illustrate this point, let’s take a look at KC The Catalog.
