Web banner design genius is what allows marketers to take an unspectacular, cheap form of advertising and turn it into a profit churning golden goose. Web banners are by their very nature minimalistic, as a result there are fewer elements in a web banner that can be said to done well or badly. However surfing the web today it is clear that some designers still haven’t quite gotten to grips with the basic steps that make web banners profitable; let’s review them now. (more…)
Web banner design giants know exactly what it is that makes a good web banner tick. Web banners aren’t the most sophisticated form of advertising, they’re small, cheap and users often pay little attention to them. However they are extremely effective in many other ways, for one thing web banners are interactive in ways that other forms of advertising aren’t. (more…)
Web banner design is a subtle art in many ways. For this reason some of the nuances that make a design really successful go over other designers’ heads. The result is that some web banner design out there is lacking key elements that bring in healthy sales and improve brand awareness. It doesn’t cost designers anything to understand these elements and incorporate them, so let’s go over them now for the sake education. (more…)
Web banner design should always make a positive statement about you company. Many marketers make the mistake of thinking that the only goal of a web banner is to generate a high click-through-ratio to a landing page. This is not true; the real aim of a web banner is 1. Generate sales, subscriptions or whatever it is that your landing page is supposed to do, and 2. Raise awareness of and create a positive impression of a business or organization. The difference is that clicks alone might not be beneficial; they are a means to an end. Let’s consider how a successful web banner design follows these guidelines. (more…)
Web banner design is often a hit and miss affair. Some designs are effective and generate a high level of sales for an online business; some on the other hand fizzle out without much in the way of results. Bad web banner design is a waste of money and can cause damage to a company’s image that can be hard to repair. Let’s reconsider what makes banner design archetypes so profoundly effective in the first place. (more…)