13 LAYOUT SiNS!

These are not the only common design errors but they are probably the most conspicuous error in amateur work. Do these things and you pretty much advertise that you don't know what you are doing:

1. Things that Blink. Incessantly. Keep animated repetition to a minimum.

2. Warped photos. Keep photos in proportion.

3. Naked photos. Use hairline rules to border photos that have ambiguous edges.

4. Bulky Borders & Boxes. Use negative space to group or separate things. If you must use a border or box, choose an understated one.

5. Cheated margins. Be generous with margins, including inset and offset for text and picture boxes.

6. Centering everything. Avoid centered layouts.

7. 4 Corners & Clutter. Clutter: Bad. Clumping: Good.

8. Trapped Negative Space. Push extra negative space to the outside edges of your layout.

9. Busy Backgrounds. Design backgrounds as negative space. Save tiling for the bathroom.

10. Tacky Type Emphasis. Think twice about reversing, stroking, using all caps or underlining. See "I'm Comic Sans, Asshole," and Comic Sans Criminal

11. Bad Bullets. Use real bullets for lists, and use hanging indents to properly align lists.

12. Widows and orphans. Avoid inelegant breaks at the bottoms and tops of legs of type.

13. Justified Rivers. Avoid unsightly rivers of negative space flowing through legs of justified type.

HOW MANY SINS CAN YOU FIND IN THESE THREE WEBSITES?
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