Website and Graphic Design
Website and Graphic Design
This article was first published on July 13, 1998.
As you may know already there are many elements to building a Web site. There are obvious elements, such as; content, graphics and presentation. Of course there are the less obvious and often ignored elements, for example; content, download times, software and hardware limitations, navigation and structure.
You may think that I have made a mistake by putting "content" in both the obvious and less obvious examples. Content, the information and text being published, is the most important element of a site's creation. Content is obvious as because it is the reason a person will visit and keep visiting a Web site, it ought be the reason a Web site exists. However, content seems to be less obvious to some people as their Web sites have nothing to offer.
The first step to developing a Web site is to define its purpose write down the reason(s) why you want to produce a Web site. It may sound obvious but you need a reason to construct a Web site don't you.
After establishing the purpose of your Web site the next three steps to developing your Web site should be planning, then planning and, just for good measure, more planning. Designing for the World Wide Web is a lot easier if you have an idea of what you want to achieve and this is made even easier if it is planned carefully. To aid you with the planning stages here is a list of considerations;
July 29, 2010
