What Is Quality Web Design? by Billy Horner

Designing a quality website can be difficult. A quality web design needs to be both user-friendly and impressive to the visitors. When designing a website there are several things you need to take into account, this includes text, navigation, links, and graphics which will be displayed on the pages.

A very important part when designing a site is the text on the website, it must neither be too big or too small. When the text is to big people will have to scroll down to read it. If the text is too small, people with poor eyesight will not be able to read it. The text on the website should have a size of at least 10 - 12 points. The information presented on the website must be in the right hierarchy. The text is one of the most important elements in a quality web design. There are several things you should consider when using text in the web design this includes font choices, font size, spacing, line length, color and paragraphing. Every type of font will impart a different message on the web design. Some fonts have modern look while others have retro look. You must make sure that the font is compatible with the design of the website. Many people like to justify the paragraph to create spaces in between the words. The best paragraphing format is to align it on the left depending on the design.

The elements should be aligned correctly. If you want to create a visual balance you can use the grid based design. Sophisticated web design such as news templates are developed from grid based design. Every single element on the site should be consistent. Some of the site elements that must show consistency in design include font choices, heading size, spacing, and more. The design of the site should be kept simple and professional. To make a consistent design, you must have a good CSS style sheet.

The site should have a sitemap if it has lots of pages. The navigation should have short names so that the visitors know which destination page it points to. You can create a special link color so that it matches with the design of the page. If you include picture on the webpage, be sure to save it in a small size. If the image size is too big it will take a long time to load. This will delay the loading time for other content on the webpage as well. The image format should be jpeg, gif, or PNG. Bitmap format is usually several times larger than these image formats and not recommended to use.

The website should be designed in such a way that the visitors' eyes are guided to view the most important elements in the right steps. For example, you may want the visitor to see the logo first and then turn towards the text in the main body. The position of an element can influence the order which the visitors view it. If you want to make an element stands out, you can use contrast color or a bigger size. You can also use design elements such as large arrow to point towards the element. There should be sufficient amount of line spacing between the text. If there is too little space between the text, it will be difficult for the visitor to read. You can use the line-height selector to control the line spacing in the paragraph. You can assign padding in between the elements and the text. The text should not be too near to other elements on the website such as graphics and borders. The navigation should be easy to find. Most people will look towards the left for the navigation bar.


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