Recently Steve Dembo (from Teach42) Twittered:
It’s amazing just how much better you feel about a website once the graphic design gets put in.
I can’t agree more. While good content is what keeps your users coming back for more, usability and design are responsible for holding their attention during their first visit.
A site’s color scheme is key to its look and feel. Here is a site that shows how you can get inspiration from nature.
There are also several online color scheme tools (like this one) that can help you start designing your next site.
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That’s a fantastic site!
Now if only I had the time to apply that to my own site. So much easier at work when I have graphic designers to call upon 🙂