Webdesign(tutorial)
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Creating an effective website requires understanding basic design rules. You must define your goals and audience to organize content appropriately. A site map outlines the structure and flow. Key rules include making the site easy to read, navigate, find, and download with consistent layout across pages.
Webdesign(tutorial)
- 1. WEB DESIGN BASIC INTRODUCTION Creating a Web site that works starts with its design. Good design means having quality content, while allowing your visitors options and pathways to investigate what you have to offer. To succeed in creating an effective web site, you must first understand the basic rules governing Web design. WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW BEFORE WE START THE DESIGN? - What are your goals? - Know your audience - Organize the content and draw up a site map Task Conclusion Define your audience Describe your target audience Home owners in the geographic area served by All Thumbs Construction. How proficient is your target audience at using Varies from novice to expert users the Internet? What kind of computer and browser will your Varies. Viewers may use computers at home target audience use? or work to do research, so plan for a wide variety of systems. Will the audience’s age, gender, education, Homeowners are adults. Gender and income, or location affect the site design? If education have no impact on site design. The so, describe how. site is for a local company. Define Your Goals How will your audience find your site? From Internet searches and links on local cityinformation sites. What services will you offer at your site? Information Company phone number and contact names Types of services offered References Project portfolio What will make your site different from others Web site is for a specific company-All Thumbs that serve the same audience? Construction.
- 2. Example of site map: 5 Basic Rules of web page design and layout Rule 1: Rule 2: Rule 3: Rule 4: Rule 5: Your web site should be easy to read Your web site should be easy to navigate Your web site should be easy to find Your web page layout and design should be consistent throughout the site Your web site should be quick to download Web layout LAYOUT means arrangement of different objects in different media, which conveys your message easily to the viewer. Here are some basic points for designing a good layout.