Church Website Design - Beauty and Art
by
Vincent W
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 embarrassing
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.
Church Website Design
About the Author
This author is lead developer of http://www.PowerfulChurchWebsites.com Church Website Design
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