Friday, August 1, 2014

website header

What is a website header?

The header is the top rectangular shaped area that runs across the top of the web page on your screen.

The primary purpose of your header is to promote your company’s brand and make it instantly recognizable to your audience. Your audience should instantly know they have arrived at the correct place, even if they are not already familiar with your company.

For some companies where the brand is less important you should try to convey what the website is about and what the website does by using the header. This can be done with the use of short text or a relevant graphic, which conveys the general concept of your site/product – for example, a company that manufactures bicycle clothing might use an image of a cyclist in action.

This header is the most valuable space on the screen. Or, in designer’s terms – it is the most expensive piece of screen real estate. The header should always be used wisely, keeping in mind the goals and vision of your web site design.

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