Web Design

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Web design is the process of creating a set of web pages (a web site) based mainly on HTML, CSS, XHTML. Sites can be made more dynamic and interactive by using client-side technologies such as Javascript and Flash, and/or server-side languages such as PHP, ASP, JSP, ColdFusion and Perl.

Most web sites are created on a local computer with an HTML editor, and then (using FTP) uploaded to a hosting server which is permanently connected to the internet. This allows people to view the site with a web browser from anywhere in the world, and time of the day or night.

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Before you start

Before starting to design your web site, you should consider such things as:

  • Purpose - what will the web site accomplish? What will your visitors get from it?
  • Audience - who do expect will be visiting your site? What will they want to get from the site? What is their level of web experience? Are they likely to have a fast, up to date computer, or an old clunker? What about their internet connection speed?
  • Content - decide what content you want, gather the content (all at once, or expand the site over time?), organise the content logically

Keep in mind

Other thing to keep in mind:

  • Keep a consistent style throughout the site
  • Make sure that information is easy to find on the site
  • How it works is often more important than how it looks
  • Fixed vs Liquid layout
  • CSS vs HTML tables

See also

External links

Colour

Fonts

Character reference

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