In this page I intend to explain the general underlying thinking behind the layout and content of my pages, and at the same time promote a general awareness of some of the issues. There's no point in having a page if it has nothing useful to offer.
Information comes first, flashy layout and pretty pictures second.
I like to ensure that even pages which are basically indexes have something to offer of their own to gain the readers attention. Admittedly, a page with no graphics at all inevitably looks 1994, rather than 1996, but use graphics sparingly. Owing to limited Internet bandwidth, especially on trans-Atlantic links, some users can end up waiting for hours for a small image. Remember too that many home users pay one way or another for their download time. I have used a common header graphic on all my pages, so most browsers cache the image and only have to load it the once.