Today's Websites: Clean, Clear, Simple

Today's websites are a clear indication of what one should expect to see as the web progresses. Most modern websites have a clean, simple layout. They are almost elegant. Careful contrasts, crisp colors, and content-concentric -- these new, shiny breed of websites are catching the eyes of their visitors. A fine example is the SEOmoz.org website. Personally, I love the color palette, the layout, the styling -- it's flawless.

Below is a list of features or layout and styling guidelines one should strive to follow in order to achieve Website Feng Shui.

• Nice color scheme
• Clean, scalable (and centered) layout
• Prominent, intuitive navigation
• Large, easy-to-read text
• Good HTML structure
  (and semantically-correct markup)
• Content served using text, not images
• NO IMAGEMAPS
• Use of alt and title attributes
• No reliance on flash or javascript to display
  important aspects such as content, navigation,
  or internal/external links.
• Cross-browser compatibility
• Touch of creativity

I could certainly go on for days, but I think these are the main objectives to consider.