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7 Rules of Usability
How to make your site user friendly
The key of making your pages visitor friendly is usability. The rules of usability are important for every kind of sites: blogs, online shops, portfolio sites etc. Create your pages with the rules of usability and your readers will come back to your site or blog.
1. Put labels above the field
The ideal position of labels is above fields. When user forms fields he goes from top to bottom. If labels are above fields visitor can put in information without changing the path of his eyes. It is easier for him.
2. Faces attract attention
Users subconsciously notice people and look at their eyes. It works in real. It works on web pages. Our attention is attracted by face. We look at face of person on the page.
But if person on page looks at something we will follow his or her look.
Put in this places header and text.
3. Design should be of high quality
Visitor judges website looking at his design. Design for user is an indicator of credibility. If you can’t create a good design where layout, typography, color and style are in harmony, let professional designer do this work.
4. All important information should be on the first screen (fold)
Most visitors do not scroll. Most is 75% users. Fold must contain title of site, main proposition (benefits for the visitor) and site navigation.
5. Respect expectations of your visitors
Design of your site can be unique and extraordinary. It depends on you. But people have habits. They expect to see common things at the same places (logo, headers etc). In any cases your site should be understandable. Use common patterns when you create your page. For example: the best color for link is blue.
6. Do not be afraid of white space
Empty space improves comprehension. White space between paragraphs, buttons, fields, pictures and other elements of your page makes easier grouping of elements, let them “breathe”. With a lot of empty space is easy to show hierarchy of elements on the page.
White space plays important role in nesting of text. It becomes more readable.
7. Users have immunity to advertising
If something looks like ad visitor won’t notice it. Be careful with your design. If it would look like ad user will miss it.