Traditional Design Traditional designs follow a strict scheme. The navigation is always on top and on the left side of the page. Traditional web pages don't have to be plain, by adding some curves to the corners, using the right colors, and utilizing flash properly, a traditional web site layout would appeal to most demographics. Informational Design The informational layout is most commonly used by government sites. With virtually hundreds of links these sites require allot of room for navigation. Using the proper methods it is still possible to achieve form and function. Visual Design This layout commonly hosts the navigation on the top as well as bottom of the page. Aimed more towards visual content, rather than text content these web sites don't really hold a specific look. Great for people who have a lot of pictures or art to show off. The web site usually becomes an art piece it's self.