*Learning Log-Web Design Ideas

Swap Images
Swap images look fantastic and are also great fun to design, so try and use them if possible. Visitors find this interactive and interesting. Fireworks makes it very easy to design web sites with swap images.

Rollover Images
Rollovers are another favorite. I try to use rollovers whenever possible - they are extremely simple and add a bit of class to a web site. If you don't want to use too many images that will result in a slower load time make sure you use text rollovers.

DHTML
If you have sub menus or complex navigation systems, use DHTML. They look neat and are again very simple to use. Many sites offer free DHTML scripts for menus, navigation systems, tip boxes and more. They give you detailed instructions on how to use these scripts so it is really very easy to install. A good site is SimplyTheBest.

Flash
Though I don't recommend designing an entire site in Flash it may be a good idea to make an interesting Flash intro or insert small Flash animations in important pages of your site. Always take care to optimize your our Flash animations. Take a look at some great looking Flash intro animations.