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March 29, 2010
Don’t Hinder Your Site With Unneeded Media
By John Vinson
If you’re an artist by trade, or are hyping an upcoming movie or video game, then you can ignore this article. It’s not for you, because large media files for you are needed to succeed at design. However, most designers simply overuse media files when creating a website. Many times this leads to loss of visitors, or hinders usability for users.

There are all kinds of wonderful multimedia options out there, which can add stylish options to your site. Flash, javascript, animated GIFs, are just a few examples of media which can be used to create some wonderful components for a website. The key is knowing how to use bits of multimedia in moderation, and utilizing some tricks to keep your site from being bogged down with load times.Continue Reading
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