If you go to a party and you find someone wearing a suit like the one you are wearing, for sure you will be upset. We all want to look original and have our own personality.
Same applies for your web site. Always try to use original graphics in your web site. This will make you unique and original, and should reflect your personality.
It is important to limit yourself with graphical effects, scrolling text, mouse trails, flashing text, Flash Animations etc…
Your site must have a neat design, which is not too crowded with special effects. Use Animated Gifs or Flash Animations when and where
appropriate.
Always give credit to other people's work! There are a lot of designers out there that create graphics, animated gifs, backgrounds, ClipArt's etc… with the only satisfaction to see them used on someone else's web site, moreover for free. So by giving them credit, you will be rewarding them in exchange of their hard work.
You must always web optimise your web graphics for better performance. Also keep in mind the size of the graphics, as large files will take longer to load.
It is good practice to use Alt Tags for your graphics. Remember to include the height, width and tag for all your graphics!
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Use of Graphics
