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No matter what purpose your website serves, the homepage of your website is the first thing that visitors get to see when embark upon your website. So to hold the visitors’ interest and encourage them to navigate through various pages on your website, the homepage of your website must be built meticulously. A non-intriguing or a non-appealing homepage might repel the visitors and make them leave your website from there.

Here are 6 best homepage designs and why we like them!

1) ART & CODE

dhd 3 WEBSITE URL
http://www.artandcode.eu/

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Art & Code offers graphic design, web development and SEO services. They manage printing processes and give you consultations on various services. Also, they make multimedia presentations and 3d models.

WHY WE LOVED IT…?

‘SIMPLICITY IS BEAUTIFUL’. The use of bold icons well placed gives the homepage an immaculate look. No unnecessary clutter along with ease of browsing gives the visitor a feel good factor.

2) SAGMEISTER & WALSH

dhd 2 WEBSITE URL
http://www.sagmeisterwalsh.com/

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Sagmeister & Walsh is an NYC based design firm that creates identities, commercials, websites, apps, films, books and objects for clients, audiences and ourselves.

WHY WE LIKE IT?

Their homepage offers a very unique design. The way the tabs are placed on the floor as mats add on to the 3D effect. Its distinctiveness and ease of use make it the top among the best homepage designs.

3) LOUIS VUITTON

dhd 7lv WEBSITE URL
http://www.louisvuitton.com

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Louis Vuitton Malletier commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton or LV is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. It is one of the world’s leading international fashion houses; it sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website. For six consecutive years (2006–2012) Louis Vuitton has been named the world’s most valuable luxury brand.

WHY WE LIKE IT?

The very first look at the homepage depicts fashion. The way the banner pops up and asks you for your location (country) looks very clean and gives a notion that the fashion products are customized according to the location.

4) JAQUET DROZ

dhd 6jaquet WEBSITE URL
http://www.jaquet-droz.com/

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Jaquet Droz is a Swiss watch company that makes watches handcrafted to perfection and their unique design is quite appealing.

WHY WE LIKE IT?

Their homepage depicts what they do. You do not have to read anything on their website to learn more. The moment you look at the page, the beautiful image of a watch and a pic depicting that their watches are handcrafted to perfection. The clean and superior design is quite alluring!

5) TV SAFETY

dhd 4tv WEBSITE URL
http://www.tvsafety.org/

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

TV Saftery is a website that promotes solutions available to protect your family and your TV. It also includes facts and figures to support that TV safety is essential.

WHY WE LIKE IT?

When you visit this website, you know the message they want to spread out to the people, i.e., please follow the safety rules while watching TV. The homepage is neatly done with well-placed tabs and infographics.

6) APPLE

dhd 5apple WEBSITE URL
http://www.apple.com/in/

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Need I tell more…?

WHY WE LIKE IT?

Their homepage offers a very crisp and clean look. The upper portion of the homepage is dedicated to latest updates about their products and the tabs below are a good place which offers ease of navigation. Amazing high-resolution images of their products promote a very feel good factor and their website can be attributed as one of the reasons for their whooping sales!


KEEP THESE IN MIND WHILE DESIGNING YOUR HOMEPAGE

I know building the perfect homepage is not an easy task and that there are so many factors that have to be taken care of while doing so such as

i. Good logo and slogan to establish brand identity
ii. First impression is the last impression
iii. Visual and verbal clues reveal the core content of the website and encourage deeper browsing.
iv. Clear navigation is really very crucial.
v. A place for site-wide search is a must
vi. Fresh content attracts return visitors.
vii. Visitors are looking for information and good, informative content provide them value.
viii. Multiple entry points make users to access the site’s content in different ways apart from the navigation.

So these were something that you need to pay attention to while designing the homepage of your website. Let’s go ahead and see come of the best homepage designs of all time; see what is it in particular that they have been doing to make their homepage so effective.

So, we have seen some of the most productive and celebrated homepage designs of all time and have learnt a few lessons from them that we can apply while designing or modifying our home pages. These were just a few; there are a number of homepages in the web world that are quite exemplary when it comes to results that they give. Do let us know in comments if you find some.

DSIM Team
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