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| Aug 12, 2008 5:36 pm |
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Web Site Issue: Two - Three or Four Columns? |
Eileen Brown
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Howdy Lambswool Loungers.
I have often seen web sites, especially news sites that
have four columns of information across. While some
newspapers have multiple columns (more than 4) it is
confusing on a web page. It just seems like TOO MUCH. Go
to Computerworld and see what I mean. OH, you'll have to
skip the AD and when you get to the home page, you'll have
to scroll down to see the four columns. Don't get me
wrong, I am not trying to insult Computerworld. I really
like their publication. :D
• BUT number one: Four columns is very confusing.
• BUT number two: If you were looking for one piece of info,
you'd be hard pressed to find it in that confusion.
• BUT number three: It hurts my eyes and assaults my mind.
• BUT number four: I hated the AD before the home page came up!
But number four doesn't really count but I hate that! Don't you???
When building a new web site it is left to the developer to
decide how many columns are necessary for any given
client. Why is that? I guess we know what you need more
than you do? Naawww - you DO know what you need and YOU
know what you like.
From the client perspective - be sure to let your developer
know your preferences - surely you have SOME?
It depends on the information you need to impart but no
more than three columns should be a rule of thumb and for
most web sites - two columns are quite adequate in many
cases too.
What's your preference?
As a developer OR a client?
Eileen :D
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