Lack of Legibility

Have you ever faced difficulty in making sense of the text on a website, and scrunched your eyes in an effort to understand the content. That is a website’s legibility, which measures of how easy it is to distinguish one letter from another in a particular typeface. Unfit font family, color and small font size creates legibility problems and this is one of the mistake that simply need to be avoided. Problems such as small or even a lack of contrast between the background and text create legibility issues, which have a bearing on the overall website design and the popularity of the website.Lack of readability in website content smacks of unprofessionalism. A negative opinion of your website can lead to significant loss of face characterized by your online reputation taking a big hit. There are many factors that control a website’s readability such as typefaces, letter spacing, line-height and more. Most these are can be easily fixed by understanding how typeface works and appropriate use of them. For example : Georgia will work better with in a corporate website which create a sense of authority and Helvetica in a portfolio website that represent modernism and creativity. However, that does not mean you cannot mix and match and there is set rule for it. As a designer it is your job to decide and choose the appropriate font for the website.

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Improper use of Flash

“What! You have heard that before?” Well, you are going to hear it again and again, because many designers cannot seem to get Flash right. More than giving the web page better interactivity, certain Flash designs actually annoy website visitors. The focus is on making pages move or peppering visitors with extravagant Flash animation that has nothing but irritant value and takes the visitor’s attention away from the purpose of the website. A cardinal sin that some website designers tend to make is using flash for navigation; most visitors do not like such navigability and prefer a navigation menu that is static and very predictable. The reason many web designers try to avoid because it client deepened and not cross browser compatible such as browsers for iPhone, iPad. Now that everyone is trying to embrace HTM5 and CSS3 your best bet is stay away from flash. However, If you must use flash try to make it simple, minimal and for love of god DO NOT AUTOPLAY the music.

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Little or No Contact Information

This is a no brainier. There are some websites that have absolutely no contact information or any other company information that allows visitors to get in touch with the company. Even if there is some contact info, it is hidden in the depths of the website somewhere that a visitor has look for five minutes. This is something that should be a key element of any website and be prominently displayed on a website. Designers can very well be accused and convicted of criminal negligence if they ignore this fundamental requirement. Contact information encourages credibility. The absence of any contact information in a website arises doubt. You should have this important info in the footer section of the website or in a contact us page that is easily accessible.

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Browser Issues

This is also a mistake that keeps cropping up time and time again even though both website developers and designers are well aware of the need for cross browser compatibility. A website absolutely needs to offer the same kind of visual and functional experience across all browsers. There was a time when IE was the preferred browser, but today browsers such as Safari, Firefox, Opera and many others are making their presence felt. So the website needs to look and act the same on all browsers. By not ensuring that the design meets the accepted standards of compatibility, you are actually ignoring the needs of the website visitors who will ignore the site, if it is unable to meet their standards. While Internet Explorer does not support CSS3 properties like drop-shadow, box-shadow, rounded corner there are many  javaScripts and alternative  solutions for that. When can only hope for a day when everyone in the world will start using HTML5 and CSS3 supported browser. Since that is not going to happen any soon as a designer your are responsible for making the website look same in all the browser.

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As can be imagined, these mistakes are not something that can be ignored and if designers do, they do so at their own risk. Also, these are by no means the be all and end all of designing mistakes that website visitors absolutely loathe. There are many more, but having a look at these will help you get an idea of the direction in which the wind blows.

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Design Sensory

The folks at Design Sensory are pretty keen on the value of words. Right beside the contact form they placed a motivational paragraph so that you will know you do the right thing when contacting them. The physical address and phone number of the company is relevant for their public so you may find these details here too.

Vebbu

The placement matters as much as the contact page itself, Vebbu knows that. In fact, it’s not a separate page at all and that makes it distinct. The contact form is placed right at the bottom of the main screen, no scrolling required. A testimonial accompanies the form – subtle but efficient. The entire picture makes a very powerful statement.

Web Media Alliance

Keep it short and simple, this is the principle of the Contact Us page here. However, notice the right side of the screen, with plenty of contact options for you, so the company makes sure it doesn’t lose a customer. The feeling is that they basically have everything included. Need an attorney? Got it too!

Dumbwaiter Design

No waiter has worked on this page for sure, but a professional designer at Dumbwaiter. As you land on the Contact Us section at the bottom of the screen, you have a tiny lightbox announcing you can view a case study, if you are still not convinced they are the best choice. The vintage looking form is another very aesthetic element.

Clay Ant Creative

The guys at Clay Ant are minimalistic, that you can say when seeing their contact tab. Delicate colors, no clutter and the wise allusion “Use the form if you’d like”, all put together make a relaxed atmosphere that’s just irresistible.

Ryan Scherf

To reach the contact form on Ryan’s page you first have to scroll down a gallery with his works, so that you are well informed and quite impressed when you reach the bottom. You surely have your message in mind already.

Mitch Designs

The map on Mitch Designs’ Contact Us page is very innovative. Its benefits are obvious: the visitors won’t get lost, it spares time in doing searches and speaks about how thoughtful the company is. Good kick-off!

Plaveb

Now here is an effective contact form. Not only it requests contact data from the potential customer, but it also asks for budget estimates and project description, so that the company can figure which are the basis for the gig. It spares time in further inquiries and filters vague entries. By the time the visitor has finished filling in the form, he is already half a customer.

Esparkinfo

This company has made wise use of all the space on the Contact Us page. You have their contact form, email address and social media ids, so that you can choose the most convenient way to get in touch with them. Notice the powerful slogans and the call to action button Request a Quote.

LeXolutionIt

The Contact Us page of LeXolutionIt is state of the art in lead generation. This company is very much aware that this page sits at the very bottom of the conversion funnel. You have not one but three call to action buttons, the follow-up perspective is already present in the title of the form (“Request Callback”) and the contact details are noticeable from the first glimpse. Not to mention the bright colors you cannot pass by.

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Epipheo Studios

Epipheo Studios have a truly inspired “About Us” page that is not afraid to show off their quirky & weird personality.

Cultured Code

Cultured Code, famous for their task management app “Things”, has always been a company with a very professional image and meticulous design, but with small hand-drawn elements to their site. The About Us page is very much in keeping with this, with caricatures of each team member helping to show off the team’s personalities while still remaining professional.

Airbnb

Airbnb, this website that allows you to rent out your house easily, uses big & bold imagery to show you who the founders are.

GiftRocket

GiftRocket’s website has clearly been very thoughtfully designed and has a very clear visual style – and this is also reflected in the “About Us” page. The page reveals a bit more information on the founders and the business, while looking great and fitting in with the site theme perfectly.

Kyan

Kyan is a web design agency with a reasonably large team , but they have taken the time to provide a bit of information on everyone along with a carousel of the team to help prevent the agency from coming across as just a faceless business.

6Wunderkinder

6Wunderkinder, makers of task management app Wunderlist, have always put a great care and attention into the design of their site & apps, and this is clearly true of the “About Us” page too. High quality imagery and insights into the team help to make them seem more friendly and approachable.

Bread & Pepper

Bread & Pepper is a software company that clearly has a sense of humor. It is shown by the images of their team all obscured by their MacBook Pro’s. A little bit of creativity & humor is a great way of showing off the team’s quirky side, without necessarily being unprofessional.

Lateral

Lateral have decided to inject some creativity into their “About Us” page by having the snapshots of the team follow the mouse cursor around the screen. Try pressing the arrow keys to make the team look in the that direction.

Bump

The guys at Bump have decided to make their About Us page a little bit more interesting by including a big photo of them doing what they do best – using their phones (and presumably using the Bump app) – instead of facing the camera.

Fixel

Creative design agency Fixel use big, bold imagery to show off their team – and also include sliders so that you can mix & match the faces. It’s a fun and interesting display that shows that they are not afraid to be a little bit different.

Are there any About Us pages that you think deserve a mention? Let us know in the comments.

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It has nothing to do with magic

Those who are pessimistic believe that they can reach the desired level, meaning being the best designer in their town. The optimistic web designers believe that tomorrow they will become the best designer in Universe, maybe divinity will help them but it is not enough. The best approach is to be confident and at the same time to work constantly. There is no magic, it is just about how dedicated you are to your work. To become an expert web designer passion is required, or else this dream has a very small chance of turning into reality. People can be born musician, soccer player  but nobody is born as a web designer. Most web designers acquire their skills by learning and practicing. Therefore, the first rule to create amazing designs is to learn everything you can. The more you know the better you will get.

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Images are your main tool

It is widely accepted that an image speaks better than 100 words hence a web designer that wants to stay apart must find the proper images. An image has a very powerful visual aspect. A websites with text only can be boring and conventional. Consider any newspaper websites, most of their online article consists at least one image. This allows the reader to visualize a mental image about their content. This rule applies for any kind of website.

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The typography

Choosing the right font, aligning the paragraphs in a smart manner is a very crucial typographical element in any kind of design . Some web designers have the tendency to add many fonts or very particulars ones which are not the perfect solution. Indeed, to stay apart is mandatory but the quality of the layout should never be neglected, that is primordial. It is recommended to use (there is no rule, it depends on each project) no more than two fonts, one for the headlines and one for the written content, which should be readable. Using too many different font families create a chaos in your design and distracts the audience.

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Usability should be your strong point

Usually, many web designers and developers forgets about the small details that create an accessible and usable website. Here are some examples of usability: back to top link, creating an useful footer linking you logo, adding correct titles on the pages and so on. A lot UX specialists bangs their head to create websites that can be easily used by humans! A visitor should not spend two minutes looking for you search box.

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Test before launching

This is cannot be stretched enough. A good web designers carefully test their websites in the different platform and browsers. What may work your computer might not work on the clients. An unique design is different from the mental prototype of the user and any modification might put him in trouble . As a consequence, the testing is mandatory and is vital to detect everything wrong before launching. Without testing any project is an incomplete project.

In conclusion, creating a brilliant web layout is a challenging task but with many sleepless nights and talent, anyone may succeed, it is only a matter of inner force!

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Everyone’s opinion is incomparable more important than nothing

Judging yourself correctly is impossible or very difficult but asking for the opinion of specialists in your field is the best way to find out if a succession of works is created on a positive trend or not. The big problem is how to contact those unknown specialists ready to waste their time for you? Definitely, it’s hard but a wise brain can find solutions (unfortunately solutions can be found if you look hard enough).
A decent solution is to ask for the opinion of ordinary Internet users, nobody should neglect them, in fact all the websites are created for them and not for designers. I am an active promoter of feedback from normal people, their opinion is very important and the eye of a designer sees different from a common user.
Briefly, do not be shy to ask the point of view from folks you know, you will be amazed by how different interpretations can have a single element from a layout. The judgments from various people can help someone visualize about what direction he/she takes.

Compare and contrast

As I said, judging yourself correctly is difficult but still this effort is recommended. By analyzing the projects from the past (by the way, you should keep them) and comparing them with the latest created is not rocket science to make some conclusions. In my moments of total lack of inspiration and motivation to work I check previous works and analyze them with the actual acknowledgement; usually that make me happy and more motivated because, undoubtedly a positive evolution is made. Also, by comparing your previous work it will allow you to improve your skills and insights.

Acquire professional feedback and suggestions

There are  lots of websites where anyone can upload their work and users may express their points of view. Other entrepreneurs created galleries/showcase sites where user could be uploaded design creations and obviously, these may be ratted, commented etc. The use of galleries and feedback websites is highly recommended, usually there is required a high standard, therefore being here is equivalent of being part of the “crème de la crème” of design.
Personal opinion: when I started to consider myself logo designer I quickly elaborated few logos and called them “portfolio”; the next step was to put them online and one of these sources was Logopond, where I asked for feedback. Initially I was very confident in my potential but the reactions and the comments were totally brutish, many days I was traumatized. My advice: ignore about rude comments but consider the existence as a negative vote; simply you are not well prepared to make a team with the best in the branch. In the best case, when are positive or positive and negative reactions go ahead!

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Learn from the experts

Well know designers are always very busy with their work. Most of them are maintaining blogs and social networks profile which makes it easy to follow their work.  Look through their portfolio, daily updates about design and anything they post. It will allow you get a better idea about real working experience, designer-client relationship and expand your knowledge on your field. If you have any question send them and email or ask questions on Twitter. As long as you are polite and ask for short opinions about your item they will get back to you. However, if they do not reply do not discouraged because some designers are so busy with their works even though they maintain blogs or social media sites they barely get time to respond.

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Read, Practice and Prosper

There is always some new information popping up about web/graphic design and web development. It is really important to keep yourself acknowledged with this information. This information will help you when you are working as designer. As you learn more be sure to practice and apply these knew information for example CSS3 and HTML5 properties. The more you practice the better you will get. An useful to trick to learn new a javascript snippets or HTML5 properties is to follow web tutorials and create your own.

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Custom Horizontal Stripe Design

Let’s look at a simple way to create a completely custom stripe design. One caveat: you need to know the height of your design since this repeating stripe design will only work for fixed heights. This should not be a problem no matter what the height, whether it’s 5px or 5000px. You will still be able to create a small file that will repeat.

Step 1 – Set up your canvas

I like to start with twice the size that I will need. So if you are working with a navigation bar that has a height of 100px, then start with a canvas that is 200x200px.

Step 2 – Set up your grid

Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Guides, Grid & Slices…

Set up your grid to be at twice the dimensions you need with 4 subdivisions:

Step 3 – Set your boundaries

Hit CTRL/CMD+’ or go to View -> Show -> Grid to display the grid on your square canvas.

Step 4 – Start the stripe

Just to be over-the-top, I will design a stripe with four colors. Using the Rectangle Tool, draw a rectangle in the far left quarter and repeat for each quarter:

Step 5 – Add embellishments

Of course, you can add as much or as little at this point, but to demonstrate how much you can do, I added a drop shadow to each layer:

Step 6 – Organize your layers

I had to re-organize may layers to make the drop shadows work.

Step 7 – Merge Layers

Select all the layers, Right-click in the Layers panel and select Merge Layers

Step 8 – Downsize

With your layer selected, grab the Move Tool. While holding the Shift key, shrink the layer down to the bottom quarter of the canvas.

Step 9 – Select the Layer

Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool, select a section of the layer. It’s not as important to get the height right as it is to make sure you get the width perfect. Using the Snap to Grid feature helps.

Step 10 – Define Brush

Go to Edit -> Define Brush and give it a name of your choice

Step 11 – Fill layer with Pattern

Now, create a new layer, go to Edit -> Fill and select your pattern you just created.

Step 12 – Create the Angle

Go to Filter -> Distort -> Shear to create the desired angle.

Step 13 – Crop it!

With your grid in view, grab the Crop Tool and crop it at the top 1/4. Hit enter when ready.

Now you can add the little extras like the glossy overlays to give it that polish. To test the design, do the following:

• Save the image in a new folder on your desktop – call it”bg.jpg” for now.
• In the same folder, create a new text file and call it”test.html”
• Open the test.html in Notepad or other simple text editor and paste the following code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"/>
<title> Test Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div style="height:100px; width:100%;
    background-image:url('bg.jpg'); background-repeat:repeat-x"></div>
</body>
</html>

• Save the file
• Open it in your favorite browser.
• Change the code above to suit your needs like div height and image name.

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Intuitive Interface

Adobe Muse’s design allows the user to create all the basic elements of a website within moments. You can organize the page layout of your website from the Site Map page, which allows you to make basic changes for your sites overall flow. You can also design “master pages” that can serve as the template for other pages in the site. Master pages make it easier for a designer to create a page without altering the original appearance.

Tasks like uploading images are also streamlined with Adobe Muse. If there is a large picture you want to import to a page, Muse will automatically load it to the designated area in a format optimized for the available space. If you want to insert a large an image (or a block of text) into your layout, Muse will change the margins of your site to accommodate the change in space.

You will find that Adobe Muse works well with other Adobe programs. You can seamlessly copy/paste/edit images from Photoshop to Muse. You can utilize images or layouts previously designed on InDesign or Illustrator and integrate them into your website as easily as if you were working with prints.

Add Fine Detail

Muse also allows you to fine-tune your website with distinguishing details. For instance, you can embed coding from other services into your website so users can view complex media without leaving the page. Youtube videos, Google Maps directions, and Flickr photos are just some of the types of media that can be anchored into the body of your website. You can also use “Compositional Widgets” to add nuance to a page’s display. With these compositional widgets you can set up certain areas of a page to display extra content when any user places a cursor over it. Muse’s widgets allow for endless modification; among them you will find widgets for customizing your fonts and for creating slideshows.

SEO-Friendly Coding

Muse also streamlines the coding of your website to feature keywords for search engine optimization.  This will be a big selling point if you are designing a website for a client keen on maintain a high Google search ranking. You will have to comb through code, changing keywords in order to optimize a website’s searchability. Adobe Muse’s site also explains how the user can set Meta Data tags to create keywords that capture the theme of your content with the most accuracy.

Design Community’s Response to Adobe Muse

While Adobe Muse seems like an easy solution for creating websites, designer and developers believes Muse lobbies that learning code is not necessary. There is a lot of factors that go behind creating a website such as color scheme, web standards , browser compatibility. A good web designer knows  these process takes time, discussion and research. Muse gives control over these factors to non-coders which can necessarily be a bad thing. In our opinion, the hardcore web designers who obsesses over clean coding and building compatible website will reject Muse and a print who want a quick portfolio website without spending money will embrace it.

Like with any program in beta testing, Adobe Muse has room for improvement. And while designing with Adobe Muse does not offer the endless variability of designing in tandem with a programmer, it has enough versatility to satisfy the designer who needs to produce a website that is edgy and professional in a short period of time. It can certainly work as a substitute for a programmer services in a pinch. But as a free (for now) Adobe application, Muse is a hard deal for designers to pass up. Go ahead try Adobe Muse and let us know what you think of it.

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Include Relative and Latest Content

While it is great that you want to be able to demonstrate that you are a well rounded designer and a jack-of-all trades, you need to focus on showcasing your pieces that are actually appropriate for the job you are applying. For example, employers do not want to see how well you can create posters or album covers if you are applying for a newspaper design job. Instead, it is best that you have separate portfolios for each of your specialties, or at the very least divide your portfolio into sections. That way, employers can only focus on pieces that interest them—and since they will be shuffling through your portfolio quickly, make sure the most relevant pieces are located towards the front. It is equally important that you make sure your portfolio is up-to-date. Naturally as a designer you will improve over time and with experience, thus a project you completed during your freshmen year may not be as spectacular as one you finished your final year in college. Continue to take out subpar material and replace it with newer, fresher material regularly.

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Get Creative with it

You want to be a graphic designer. This means that everything you touch, including your portfolio cover and resume, needs to ooze your creative artistic side. That is not to say that you have to get all crazy with embellishments and make it look like a high school project or scrapbook (nor do you want the cover to overshadow your actual content), but you can find different ways to keep it professional and still incorporate your personality. You can add details like your favorite color scheme, different style element such as grunge, sketchy and illustration and cartoons to your portfolio. For a better idea of what we are talking about, click here. The site shows some great examples of creative portfolio covers from graphic designers in Europe.

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Do Not Submit Discs or Flash Drives

If you mostly work with digital images, it may seem wrong for you NOT to bring in a disc or flash drive with your portfolio during the time of your interview. But truth be told, it takes too much effort for a potential employer to load a CD in the disc drive or a flash card in a USB port. Not to mention some employers refrain from doing so because they fear that they may contract viruses on their computer. Instead, you should send a link to your digital portfolio when submitting your original resume and cover letter. Do note that the work that is featured on the link should be entirely different from the work that is in your hard-copy portfolio. Your digital portfolio should tease the employer and leave him or her wanting to see more—that way, he or she will be tempted to call you in for an interview.

Do Not Use “Fillers”

Lastly, like most areas in your life, your portfolio should be about quality, not quantity. Do not add additional pages to your portfolio just to make it look meatier—employers will easily be able to tell that you are trying to make it appear that you have more experience under your belt than you do. Only submit your best work. There is no exaggeration implied when it is said that one mediocre piece can jeopardize your chances of getting hired. If you are having a difficult time determining which of your pieces are the absolute “best” and should be included or omitted, do n0t be afraid to get a second or even third opinion—ask fellow design students and professors for their opinions.

These are minor yet essential tips for creating a graphic design portfolio. Many designers develop their own method and style as they get experienced over the years. If you have any other suggestions please share it with us.

Further Readings

• 7 Tips For Creating a Print-Based Design Portfolio
• The Innovative One Page Resume & Portfolio
• Building a Great Web Design Portfolio – 10 Best Tips & 40 Examples
  

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It is  Open Source 

One perk of using an open source system is that you do not have to pay any money for it.  Whereas some closed source systems will sap you for cash, there are bigger advantages to using open source software like PHP.  Since the code is so accessible, the language is constantly evolving as people develop new utilities and post them in online forums.  This way developers do not have to figure everything out for themselves, but can share ideas with each another.

Ease of Use

Some things may be difficult to figure out; thankfully PHP is not one of those things.  The coding language is simple which means that it is easy to learn even without prior programming knowledge.  This not only empowers newer users, but also lets new scripts get off the production line faster.  Complex applications are much easier to develop with this language, especially when compared to older scripting languages.

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Dynamic Web Pages

Despite its simplicity, PHP is a robust coding platform.  Facebook.com is coded using PHP and programmatically transformed onto a C++ platform.  There is posting, photo browsing, a search bar, liking and commenting options, etc.   Each of these functions could be served by PHP, but gains a technical advantage due to its compatibility with C++.  PHP has been described by users to be a dynamic and the scripting language is often chosen for its flexibility.

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Greater Interactivity

These days, webmasters are hiring developers to make their websites more interactive.  The intent has evolved beyond simple, brochure style websites.  In general, people respond more positively to an experience if they feel as though they are a part of it.  Static content, like plain writing or images, makes the user feel as though they are on the outside looking in.  Interactivity and movement on a web page helps to draw them in.  PHP has a spectacular server side scripting ability which means that while the files are in use, they can still perform specific actions based on input.  An user could input the listed price of his home and find out how much mortgage would be, or “like” a song that is playing and recommended it to others. With PHP server side scripting is easier, which makes the websites more interactive.

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Efficiency

Downtime is one of the worst thing a website can experience.  As a result, developers will stress test their sites, and be mindful of what loads their creations can handle.  PHP can handle heavy traffic websites on a daily basis during peak hours, which makes it an ideal candidate as a scripting language.  One script can drive 60 pages of content which makes it among the most efficient, and a developer favorite.

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Flexibility

The strongest feature that PHP offers is most likely its compatibility with most operating systems and environments.  Using PHP a developer can create applications from any computer that will run on any computer.  For instance, they can develop a program on Mac and transfer it to a linux server.  PHP is also compatible with web languages like XML and HTML which makes its code easily transferable to other projects.  Due to PHP’s flexibility it is possible to create animations, movies, graphics, and pictures and spread them over the web.

Going back to the question, why is PHP so heavily used by today’s developers?  Mainly because it has advantages as an open source system, it has a good number of options, and it’s easy to use.  Being an open source system, PHP is free to use and lets developers share their ideas.  Meanwhile, it can serve a variety of different purposes which give developers options when working on a project.  Finally it is compatible with many operating systems and environment which makes the language more flexible.  All in all, a high-quality easy to use language is difficult to turn down.

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