This time it's about the old theme: on the one hand, a site modern, simple and above all seem clear, but the other hand, must be placed directly on the homepage of the most diverse reasons, plenty of content. Below I am going a few ways to save space, clear and understandable to transport relatively large number of contents.
Is quite small large
A similar approach has small elements on mouseover or click to enlarge. This is especially useful when maps had to be placed on the home screen. A small card is placed on the website. On this small map you can see where you are already grossly befindet.So something is very popular especially in tourist areas. Finally, even the guests, tourist area do not know exactly what's the appropriate place. Once you move your mouse over the map, the map is enlarged and displayed on the content of the website. Now it is possible to show more details and Quick guide to attractions, live cams, etc. offer.
Very nice having the Tourism Organisation of Montenegro solved:
Montenegro: geographical navigation
Slideshows and Teaser
Slideshows and rotating teaser images have been used very often. Especially in online shops is this kind of product or campaign presentation particularly popular. Jump bythe animated images of the surface can be utilized several times and transported in accordance with more information. It should be noted, however, that it does not exaggerate with the animation and the user is also an alternative way to directly call a teaser. Nothing is more annoying than when you want to watch a teaser but must wait up to five other "gone through" are.
Example:
LA Daily News
Graphically, we can not solve sure nice, but how we are here very much.
LA Daily News Teaser
Random effect
Another possibility is always present an element at random from a pool of several. This can be a product from an online store, a part of the spa hotel or a simple banner ads. This possibility has the positive effect that the user has the feeling that something is happening on the site and thus a rather sparse data maintenance can not cover anything. However, it should be noted that this can confuse the user as well. So it can happen entirely possible that a user discovers a beautiful product at an online shop and in the evening will examine the product of this with his family again and order. Only stupid if this product was displayed at random and the user will no longer be found on the familiar position for him. So you see what I'm getting at ... if you work with random representations should also provide a link or a listing of all possible surfaces, so that the recovery is somewhat easier.
Show content only when needed
Often it is not at all necessary to display content immediately. Using Javascript / Ajax, there are now many ways to have very good data reload or display them when needed. Though it was acquired by learning user behavior contradicts something that's a pretty elegant way to save space. However, inexperienced users are quite overwhelmed by such proprietary uses. Therefore not necessarily be plugged suitable for all audiences and that a somewhat larger effort in usability tests.
Sun benefits GMX for example, those opportunities to even more content on the home page to accommodate. On the home is with "Tabbed Boxes" worked on the offered index tabs can be quickly switched to the desired topic. In addition, when the box "Focus" the news only on mouseover in a larger version displayed.
Save space in Gmx.de
Conclusion:
Overloaded sites are neither aesthetically nor can they be operating very well, because users are often overwhelmed by the flood of information. However, if you have no other choice and put a lot of information in a small space needs, it makes sense to help with one of the concepts presented.
