This time it's about the old theme: on the one hand, a site modern, clean and especially seem clear, 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.
Klein is very large
A similar approach has small elements on mouseover or click to enlarge. This is especially useful for maps to be placed even on the home screen. A small card is placed on the website. This small map you can see where you are already grossly befindet.So especially in tourist areas is something very popular. Finally, even the guests, tourist area do not know know exactly where is 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. to 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 multiple 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 a possible alternative to the direct call of a teaser. Nothing is more annoying than when you want to watch a teaser but must wait up to 5 different "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 option 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 conceal something. However, it should be noted that this may confuse the user as well. It can happen quite 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 was getting at ... if operating with random representations should also provide a link or a list of all possible surfaces, so that the recovery is somewhat easier.
Show content only when needed
Often it is not at all necessary to view 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 is something Speaks Against a nice elegant way to save space. However, inexperienced users are quite overwhelmed by such proprietary uses. Are therefore not necessarily put suitable for all audiences and that a somewhat larger effort in usability tests.
Sun benefit GMX for example, those opportunities to even more content on the home page to accommodate. On the home is to "tabbed boxes" worked on the offered index tabs can be quickly switched to the desired topic. In addition, in the box "Focus", the news only on mouseover in a larger size shown.
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 choice but to bring a lot of information in a small space needs, it makes sense to help with one of the concepts presented.
