you can't miss

The blog I'm following didn't have anything new this week so I decided to go out and find other exciting things to write about. Since I've been thinking a lot about website design this week, I've been looking at other websites' designs and have found websites advising people on mistakes to avoid. Jacob Nielsen's "Top ten mistakes in web design" was interesting and helpful. Not all the points applied to designers but here's a summary of the few that I think actually do.

1) Don't use PDF files on your website. Convert your clips into web-friendly files.
2) Make sure visited link colors change so people know where they've been.

In my search, I also found websites for art directors. Nothing like being inspired by a great site. My opening page is something that I worry about because I know it's the most important page of my website. If it's cluttered and hard to navigate, no one will come back to it. I found opening pages by a few art directors to inspire me. The websites are clean and easy to navigate.