Graphics

• If you are using large graphics use a thumbnail image of the picture.   This will allow your page to download more quickly.  Not everyone has high-speed internet.
• Use the same graphics as often as possible. An image that is used repetitively, only had to be downloaded once. Using a large number of different images will slow the download time of your webpage. Visitors may decide not to visit your webpage if it takes a long time to download.
   

Add background color or a background image.
 

Vary your font color.

• Light backgrounds should have dark text and dark backgrounds should have light text. Be sure that your text is readable if you are using a background color or image. Be careful when choosing your colors. Not all computers see the same color hues.
   

Use various font sizes. 

• It is a good idea to use different font sizes, bold, and italics when composing your page.  It makes it easier for your visitors to read or scan your page.  It is not a good idea to use many different fonts on a page.  See Web Font Basics for more insight on fonts.
   

Give credit to where you got your graphics.

• Be sure to read the terms  given when using an image from someone else's website. You may be asked to provide a link back to the website where you got the graphic.  Some websites will offer a small graphic that they ask you to place on your site.  Some require nothing at all.  You can place the credits at the bottom of the page or create a page for credits.