It is always a good idea to consider the actual point in using graphics in our website designs. Why am I using this graphic? What purpose does this graphic serve? How does this graphic serve the visitor? Where is an appropriate place for this or that graphic? Those are some questions we really need to be asking ourselves when we design our website.

Cool colors and flashy graphics can be, well, cool, but if they are not serving the purpose or idea of your site then they should not be used. A computer mouse these days generally has a browser back button on it. Have you ever visited a website that does not engage you and you quickly press the back button? It’s easy to do. I do it all the time. Create a site that engages your visitors. If the flashy graphics do not engage your visitors, then do not use them. It’s easy to smack a bunch of graphics in a page, but why are you using the graphic? What purpose does it serve? Does the graphic even serve the visitor? Sometimes less is more. As the upcoming designer, you’ll have to decide though.