As I was reading the articles some things stuck out in my mind. I never thought of nature having the perfect blend of colors but it is true. If you need color inspiration just spend some time out in nature and there you go a perfect color scheme. I often find web pages that are distracting, I think it is due to their color scheme. As a designer it is difficult to curb your creativity but you must! Colors that are not contrasting enough or are very close to one another are not easy to read or can be distracting. When I design I try to remember that a large number of men are red green color blind and the use of green and red is hard for them to contrast.
Some import features of all website are a consistent layout and theme. These are important so the user can predict how your site is going to work and not confuse them. I don’t like using sites I get lost in because of the inconsistent use of design or style. I get bored, frustrated and annoyed. So why would I want to continue to use the site. This is why it is really important to design with all of your pages in mind, so it will work no matter what you are going to put on any given page.
