sticking to a common theme

there's nothing like Christmas in July

Have you ever visited a friend’s house and admired their living room with modern furniture; leather sofa, glass table, cosy fireplace, and feature wall. Suddenly you notice the HUGE Jon Bon Jovi poster hung in the corner with torn edges curling up, the Christmas tree next to the lamp even though its the middle of summer, and the life-size cardboard cut-out of David Beckham leaning against the television. All of a sudden this beautiful, modern room has turned rather tacky.

Think of your website as a living room, its important to stick to a common theme in the design. The use of a modern fonts, crisp colours, and subtle drop shadows can all go to waste if you’re faced with a huge header image not using a similar theme. If you cannot produce well taken photography it might be worth looking into stock photographs for better images that are more suited to the overall design and theme of your website while portraying your business in the right light.

And nobody wants to see a Christmas tree in summer (unless you’re in Australia of course).

Photos courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons license from users We Are CS