In this article I will go over a few observances that may be helpful to churches in creating their church website. We will not touch on the functional aspect, so much as the aspect of design characteristics. This article is a response from a blog I read, (forgive me I forget the link). In this blog, the writer brought up the idea that church websites are some of the most unique designs on the web. At first glance, I thought, "church website designs", best on the web? I've been used to seeing most church websites very tacky and at best embarassing to the church. After reading the article, it did open my eyes a bit more to some of the artistic trends in church website design. These are some ideas I've picked up from that particular blog and a few others. 1. Use textual elements. The characteristics of good church websites used text font, size, style, and line spacing well. This made the sites look professional, and the reader wanted to continue looking at the text.
2. Colors that convey emotion. One major characteristic is a good use of colors. Mostly warm colors that are gentle and soothing to the visitor.
3. Non-conventional shapes. Rounded corners, patterns, layers, make most church websites escape a concrete type look. The use of rounded corners in CSS design, and non-traditional shapes made most church websites eye-catching
4. Good looking people... I'm such a proponent of using professional photos on sites. Photos can make or break a site. It seems like most church websites get the edge by having nice smiling families, kids, teens, and general emotion being showed through nice photos.
5. Clean contact forms. I love nice clean contact forms. Since contact forms are the primary vehicle of churches to gain visitors through their website, nice contact forms goes a long way. Again, rounded corners, styled CSS gives a great effect.
So in summary, there is a change in church website design that is paying special attention to artistic style and beauty. Hooray! For more information and samples of good church websites, visit our homepage below.
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