More than a Pretty Face

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Your website must be feature rich and functional, but to maximize the impact on your site visitors it must be visibly appealing. MTS follows best practices of site architecture and stays abreast of the latest trends in website design and development.

Some of the best practices which we follow include:

Page Layout

Appealing to target audience
Consistent site header/logo, navigation area
Good use of basic design principles such as repetition, contrast, proximity, and alignment
Balance of text/graphics/white space on page
Repetitive information (header/logo and navigation) takes up no more than 25 to 30% of the top portion of the browser window
Home page has compelling, interesting information above the fold (before scrolling down) at a screen resolution of 1024/768

Color and graphics

Use of different colors in page backgrounds/text is limited to a maximum of three or four
Color is used consistently and has good contrast with associated text
Use of color and graphics enhances rather than distracts from the site
Graphics are optimized and do not significantly slow download
Image tags use the alt attribute to configure alternate text to display if the browser does not support images
Animated images do not distract from the site and either do not repeat or only repeat a few times

Content Presentation

Common fonts supported by most browsers
Font sizes and colors are consistent
Information is easy to find with minimal clicks
Content is up to date, free of typographical or grammatical errors
Content provides links to other useful sites and avoids the use of "Click here" when writing text for hyperlinks
Hyperlinks use a consistent set of colors to indicate hover/selected status

Navigation

Main navigation links are clearly and consistently labeled
Navigation is easy to use for target audience
Navigation aids such as site map or breadcrumbs are used
If user navigates away from main page, there is always a clear return route or method

Accessibility/Functionality

Site displays properly on popular browsers including
- Internet Explorer (7+)
- Firefox
- Safari
- Chrome
Configuration for mobile platforms is offered if requested