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Has it ever happened to you that you have come across any interesting corporate videos that has immediately clicked and you were drawn into gaining more information about the company? Well, if you are looking to indulge into your own corporate video production, be rest assured that you will need professional help in this respect. One of the best video production houses in the UK is Seal Films. You can check out the complete range of products and services being offered by the company at their official site-www.sealfilms.co.uk. From post production video analysis to creating a video from the scratch- Seal films is the one stop shop for all your video-related needs.

The internet has allowed many companies to get creative with their websites. Blog posts, banners, and creative and moving imagery has enabled many companies to create cool and exciting sites developing their brand and company profile.

However these flashy and exciting websites can be totally abused making a website look like a company is trying too hard.

Many flash designs both amateur and professional have a tendency to create designs that detract from the website’s message. Flash can be a nightmare to upload, impossible to view through a mobile phone and SEO incompatible.

Now to give you a prime example of what it is all about, we have found some of top flash websites you need to avoid.

Evangel Cathedral http://www.evangelcathedral.net/welcome.htm

Possibly one of the worst Flash-based websites ever designed. Visit the website and be greeted by overpowering and startling background voices and music that is really irritating after two seconds.

There is so much scrolling going on you doesn’t know where to start or where you have already been. The only bonus is that there is an unnoticeable button to switch the sound off at the bottom of the page.

Cherokee Rose Border Collies http://www.americanbeautybordercollies.com/index.html
Have you ever seen those e cards that contain cheesy music and are really irritating but you have to sit there and pretend to enjoy it as the person who sent it to you is next to you.

Well that is exactly what happens when you visit this site and there is no way of turning it off. The homepage just scrolls on and on with endless flash animation and advertisements.

MONO Crafts http://yugop.com/ver2/

The website begins okay but unfortunately like so many Flash designs you have to click to enter the site. The entrance page is intriguing and simple; however once inside the scrolling menu becomes confusing since moving the mouse causes the menu to enlarge or shrink, scroll to the left or the right.

VF Designer http://br.geocities.com/vfdesigner/

This website is atrocious and makes you feel ill the second you arrive at it. And what is worse, you have to click a flashing button to get to the real homepage that is rather dull and lifeless.

Mia

Navigating through this website is completely impossible with all the horribly flashing and collage design.
Each one of the collage designs is apparently a page which we advise you not to look at as it is just as bad as the homepage.

Creating the right image to potential customers and clients is very important and using a corporate logo design company to create the right image is very important.

A business logo design company that is highly skilled in creating a professional brand image is Moo Creations.
The team are dedicated individuals who are able to create a brand logo and imagery for you to use on your website, stationary, brochures etc.

For more information visit www.moocreations.co.uk

Top Ten Mistakes In Web Design

Bad Search

Search engines are continually adapting to handle typos, plurals, hyphens and other variants of the query terms to make searching easier for Internet users.

Search engines tend to prioritise results purely on the basis of how many query terms they contain rather than on the documents importance.

If you have a search section on your website, make sure that it is simple and links back to all of your web pages that include the relevant keywords a person types. People don’t want reams of information when searching for a document so make sure you keep it to the point and they are more likely to visit your site again.

PDF Files for Online Reading

Users hate PDF Files- FACT. This is because it breaks their flow when searching on the web. Simple tasks like printing or saving documents before they can read is a pain as some standard browsers don’t support the files sending the visitor elsewhere.

If they do open them layouts are often optimised for a sheet of paper which rarely matches the size of the user’s browser window. Bye Bye smooth searching, hello tiny fonts and magnifying glasses.

PDF’s are best left for distributing manuals and other big documents for printing purposes.

Not changing the colour of visited links

Helping a visitor locate their journey on a website will encourage them to stay on longer. Knowing your past and present locations on a web page makes it easier to decide where to go next and links are a key factor in this navigation process.

It is important to let users know which pages they have visited and the best way to do this is by changing the colour of visited links. That way they will not keep visiting the same pages over and over again, know which pages they found useful and visit pages they haven’t already seen.

Non-scannable text

A wall of text is a killer for an interactive experience. Boring, intimidating and an eye sore to any visitor.

Make sure that when you are writing the content for your website that you write for online and not for print. Draw users in with:

• sub headings
• bulleted lists
• highlighted keywords
• concise paragraphs
• simple writing style

Fixed Font Size

CSS style sheets unfortunately give websites the power to disable a Web browser’s ‘change font size’ button and specify a fixed font size. 95 per cent of the time the fixed size is tiny, reducing readability significantly for most people over the age of 40.

If possible let the user resize the text. And try to keep the font consistent throughout the web pages.

Page titles with low search engine visibility

Search is the most important way users discover websites. The page title is the main tool to attract new visitors from search listings and to help existing users to locate the specific pages that they need.

Search engines typically show the first 66 characters or so of the HTML title tag so keep it clear and concise.

Anything that looks like an advertisement

Selective attention is very powerful and web users have learned to stop paying attention to any ads that get in their way of their search engine mission.

Users are also clocking on to legitimate design elements that look like prevalent forms of advertising.

Avoid any designs that look like advertisements such as banners, animation avoidance and pop-up purges.

Violating design conventions

Consistency is the most powerful method when it comes to corporate web design. If the website looks similar on every page and users won’t have to worry about what will happen when they click on a page then you are on your way to a good site.

If the customers’ expectations prove right then they will feel more in control of the system and the more they will come back to the site.

Opening new browser windows

Opening up a new browser windows is like a soap detergent sales person starting their sale by pouring food and drink all down your top. Don’t pollute my screen with anymore windows please.

Taking over a person’s screen just really annoys them as opening a new window disables the back button which is the general way people return to previous sites.

Users don’t often know that a new window has opened and become confused by a greyed out back button.

A link should be simple and replace the current page with new content. People hate unwarranted popup windows.

Not answering users’ questions

Users are highly goal-driven on the Web. They visit sites because there is something they want to accomplish so the ultimate failure is not providing the information users are looking for.

If you haven’t provided all the information it is more than likely you will lose a sale. Don’t use bland slogans and boring sales talk, make it interesting yet informative, else it may as well not be there.

The worst example is not listing the prices of products and services.

For more information about website design we recommend that you try out Sizzle Media a web design Manchester based company that know how it all works when it comes to creating and developing a website.

No job is too big or small and the team are on hand to take your call today on 0808 14 333 00

While some video feeds can be found by visiting the site that hosts them, many more are easier found by visiting a directory of podcast videos. These podcast video directories maintain listings of podcasts that have been submitted to them. They may sort the list according to region, category, and popularity, helping visitors find exactly the type of feed they are looking for. Tech video podcasts can be found, with regular episodes about technology news. Some video feeds are experimental podcasts, created by designers interested in showcasing their work and trying out new forms of
editing and storytelling. There are some feeds that recreate talk and comedy shows, with interviews every episode.

A directory of podcast videos can help anyone find new and interesting podcasts to subscribe to, and it can also help podcasters advertise their feeds. Rather than relying on word of mouth advertising and people stumbling onto the feed, a directory makes it easier for listeners to find the feed. Directories play the role that early search engines did, maintaining a list of a relatively small group of net addresses that otherwise would not be found.

After looking through a directory of podcast videos and finding a feed that is appealing, it can be subscribed to by using a podcast client. A podcast client is a computer program that checks the RSS file that stores the information about the feed and downloads the video files that the video podcast links to. The file can then be watched by the user on their computer whenever and as many times as they wish.