There is a school of thought that would argue that a visitor to a website makes lasting impressions of their visit in a just a few seconds.
With this in mind it is important that when designing a website that the website is designed to be visually appealing without compromising on the overall user experience.
Patrick Lynch has written an interesting post on the ‘A list Apart’ blog which goes into this in more detail. http://www.alistapart.com/articles/visual-decision-making/
The web is more than just a space for information – in any project there is always an opprtunity to create meaningful graphic expression without compromising on usability.
