Hello there,
I will be curious about individuals different techniques whenever they go about designing an internet page. What are various steps that you would take when coming up with a site on the topic of mocking up the page and prototyping.
As an example would you
Find the colour scheme, then decide just what colours are for that header, footer, subject matter, navigation etc…
Would you mock up a web site in Photoshop before then slice it ” up ” for HTML In case so is there a best way to style a page with Photoshop
jwalker…
Not to ever ignore this post, but this topic is discussed several
instances…. maybe you can search with this forum to locate them. I think
you will find many different approaches. For me, it is really seeing the logo design first.
That offers me color ideas as well as the " feel" for that site, whether the idea be
conventional, informal, whimsical, pleased or sad…
For me all this begins with knowing what sort of content I’m gonna be displaying. Many’s any time I’ve had to redesign a website because I didn’t design throughout the content.
Logo and content material are both nutrients to design all-around.
Along with those, I also take into consideration what the client should say. As most designers know, about 90% of times, a client doesn’t really know what they want.
You possibly can leave a conference and still not need anything, but when they feel you require their " insight or direction" and incorporate that in the site……. they feel more of the sense of ownership (that it was before their vision and design) this was brought to life.
Then you have available Eddys and Msleims good examples. Look at this content and logo (if there is one) and then use the ideas the purchaser gave you…….. you’ll have a great internet site.
Concerning and still complete design in Illustrator. I like the item, I’m comfortable about it. Then I place it into CSS and bring it in order to life.
You take this ideas above and also use your skills therefore you can always make a good vision as well as design.
It is after you stop listening and the use of what YOU believe looks good that you will start to meet up with the pitfalls in which some " designers" enter into. Use your eyes whilst your ears and you can and will always think of fresh new models.
Nevertheless, hey…….. that is just my opinion!
Best of luck……
I take a look at what other people did. If i am creating a site for any clothing company i will spend several hours looking at just what the rivals have done and take positives and negatives on the site.
I can then sketch out a couple of layouts and enjoy around with exactly where content and direction-finding will go. Next time i am happy that has a layout i can make a color internet page. Which is in essence my design within the screen but in its easiest forum with prevents of color rather than graphics.
If things tend to be still looking beneficial i start inserting logo’s, making graphics navigation etc and i merely go from now there.
I always hear what my clients say or accomplish. There is a great deal of information you get coming from a client, you just ought to be willing to wide open your ears along with eyes. While talking having ta prospect WHEN I throw out a handful of ideas and view how they react to them. After which usually, I go property, take out my notes, open Illustrator or perhaps Photoshop and simply just start playing around with ideas and see exactly where it leads.
From time to time I sketch elements out, but that’s rare; I just kind of see what I’d like to see in my head and I just work with it.
In terms of color goes: I will figure out what type of mood the web site, brochure, or whatever is supposed have understanding that helps to narrow down the colour palette for myself.
You have to decide what you look for the site intended for. If it is perfect for showing off your web designing skills, by all signifies spend time in designing.
If you will be designing for a client, get this content first.
I usually start out by picking Two or tree colors that MY SPOUSE AND I call my concept colors. All additional colors used inside website would be variation of them theme colors.
Nevertheless, before I find that point, I usually guarantee that my script is working and all the functions and website layout are actually ironed out.
MY PARTNER AND I usually begin bones first, if you’ll be able to pardon my period. I code anything first (using Notepad; -) ) and create the bare-bones " shell" which would make up a part of my site. Then I look at Photoshop and start out doodling, creating a logo first and testing around with graphics and colors until eventually I get what We’d ideally like my how does someone be, in the image form. And then I translate which to code by way of putting rulers and " cutting" out segments with the images (like reproducing backgrounds, header photographs, logos, etc) after which you can saving them individually, and then making use of CSS apply those images to the appropriate area.
It’s a sad thing as a perfectionist in the online world, because then you’re sure not to ever suceed at whatever you need to do. (me).
Goodness me well. I like everyone else’s methods. Planetgman has almost all of my points protected already, so this can be redundant. *sigh*
Generally when createing a site i jot affordable the layout in writing. Then useing photograph shop or ms paint i draft teh design quickly to see it in whole colour the system i use depends on the website a more professionall web site generally has brighter colours using the occasionall background exemption.