When I started brainstorming about web graphic ideas, the list of topics became pretty big, okay really big. So with that in mind this article deals with creating an interesting background for your web page using graphics with few colors. And it will be the first in a series that will hopefully make your web production time a little easier. 2.Using a background image that's not faded out, making it impossible to see the text through the image. Using a graphic that is just too big.
Web surfers have a shorter attention span than channel surfers.
The less time it takes to download your page the better. But enough of the negative, let's get to some of the things that have worked well for me in the past and can work for you in the future. When trying to enhance the visual colour scheme of things, create or choose an image that will surround your page with colour. An example of an effective background graphic I created for my Fraternity site can be seen here . For this page I was able to make a graphic that filled a 1028 x 728 screen and bring it down to 13k.