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Website Layout Principles
Many website designers do not
understand the importance of website design principles and elements.
If you have been through educational training for website design you
will know the importance of common design principles and elements,
but most of us who create websites do not. You will be much better
off if you do understand the importance of these things for your
website design.
Keeping Your Website Balanced -
You can maintain the balance in your website by using colors that
complement each other, such as a dark color for only a few things
and a much lighter or even white color for the most of your website
design. This keeps the balance in your website and makes it easier
on your visitor's eyes. Having a website that just looks good is not
good enough. You must also be constantly thinking about your
visitors as you design your website, and maintaining a balance of
colors in your website can make your visitors happier and want to
stay a while.
Creating an Prominent Part -
If you want to make your visitors see one thing on your website
before anything else, you will need to make it stands out from the
rest of the design. You can use a variety of methods to create a
focal point for visitors, such as using a different color, making it
smaller or larger than other parts of your design, and even creating
a specific shape for what you want to stand out.
The Lines in Your Website -
There are always lines in websites. Some lines are horizontal (which
make the visitor feel calm), some are horizontal (which are more
active, and others are diagonal (which are very active). The lines
in your website can have a direct effect on your visitors. If you
want to create a business website, use horizontal lines. If you are
creating a website that is specifically made for kids, you can use
the very active lines that make it fun for kids.
Website Color -
This is something that is very important for website designs.
Different colors can make people feel a variety of feelings, and
some can even bring strain to the visitors' eyes making it hard to
look at the website, let alone read anything on it. Colors can
either complement each other or clash with each other. Most websites
have two to three different colors in the theme of their website. If
the colors clash, it will not look so good. You should use the least
amount of different colors on your website as you can. Too many
different colors will look horrible and even confuse a visitor. You
should start with black and white (white for the background and
black for any text) and add in a light color if you want to.
Website Space -
You can create a variety of illusions with what you do with the
space on your web pages. A lot of the time good website design is
all about knowing what to put where.
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