Planning for the perfect site

If you are - a web designer, you will very easily get confused. Design process can affect a variety of choices and styles. Graphic artists and specialists in digital animation - this is only part of those involved in the creation of Web applications.

While you can just plunge boldly into Adobe Photoshop and immediately take up the design, there are many opportunities to be taken into account that the site turned out better. The planning process is not too long, but it is one of the most important aspects of the creative process. I will offer some ideas that can be applied to the original design of web interfaces.

At the beginning of the project

Perhaps this time will be the most anxious and responsible. Your tablet has no developments, and thoughts and ideas emerge faster than you have time for them to grasp. Now it is important to stop and try to imagine how the project should look like ideally. You may have to go back and work on the project split into several simpler aspects.

What do you and your client want from the finished work? Are there any specific things that you would like to bring to work, did you set any specific goals? It could be a screensaver, different navigation menus, special colors, or even a simple logo. Try to prepare some sketches of the design before you begin the process of digitization.

For those of us who have the artistic talent, even a crude sketch will give enough inspiration. A sketch shows not only the direction of work, but also sets a framework on which later will be based pages. This frame can vary depending on the style of page formatting (such as home, about, blog posts), but will still be traced a certain pattern.

Read carefully through the gallery of web design

I often come across designers who felt that the proposals of web design galleries are simply useless. This is - a cheap way to borrow and spoil other people's ideas. And while I respect this point of view, I can not agree with it. I hold a completely opposite view. If the designer decided to put their work here, then he should be flattered that others are inspired by his work.

In general, there is nothing wrong with that, to borrow the idea! In the mixing and combination of different styles there are unexpected and original creations - and therein lies the beauty of creation. These web designers are able to master this skill and create your own interfaces using only memory and inspiration !

CSS-galleries and presentations online, perfectly suited novice designers. When you get to work those areas of the brain responsible for creativity, you will go for that comfort zone that you set for your creativity. This is one of the most difficult moments in the career of a web designer, but it is necessary for the creative process. But, like much else in our lives, this is one skill that develops with continued use.

Test your interface

Before you encode your sketch or do a layout, take a moment to imagine the process of viewing. Try (this time you also learn how) to present themselves on the site of the user who is logged on your web site. Imagine where it will click, and that he seems most interesting.

When you do, you'll see what changes occur in your worldview. This method will help you look at your work, not only from the perspective of the "designer", but a broader review of the prospects. I often advise you to do this before you encode. In the end, it will save you time.

I'll tell you from personal experience that I often had to redo the page area, and change color. If there is enough time, you can imagine how the user to cope with your menu pages and links. It would be difficult to do if the last three hours have you been doing just this design. Relax, mash, walk - even 15 minutes of rest will help to improve perceptions.

Create multiple configurations for comparison

It may take much longer, but I strongly recommend to do this if you have the chance. If you have got some great sketches, think about how to make several different designs and choose the best. This can be easily done in Photoshop, if you do not have the gift of working with pencil and paper, or you just familiar and easier to work with the program.

Some of it is annoying. They believe that it slows down the creative process. But if you often doubt the results of their work, this method will save you a lot of time at the end of the process. I came to the conclusion that a comparison of 4.2 good pieces can help to resolve doubts and push you to choose the final version.

Do not break the space!

White space is of great importance for any design. It comes as a given and there is the obvious explanation. When the page elements are arranged as necessary, the design will be observed a certain symmetry. If the page is taken into account when coding structure, clear to visitors, these pages are more concise and focused on users.

If you follow this rule, the empty space provides an opportunity to change the location of items that take up too much space. This can be done at any stage of the preparation of design, but if you notice your mistakes before, you will save hours of work on the project. Make sure that the content of your website - paragraphs, headings, images and video - normally placed on the page that the visitor had no discomfort.

I noticed that a small list of mandatory elements on the page is a great incentive to get started. It can vary depending on what kind of website you are developing. After all, the system can be very volatile. Usually includes a search box, a button, with which you can read to share on social networks, blogs posts with lots of features, icons, shopping cart or links to it, or a small contact form.

But every time you planted for the creation of design, careful not to deter the flight of his imagination. A place where ideas and inspiration there. Listen to yourself while you work. Creating a site has never been a simple task. But it has always been quite interesting and well-rewarded - if you select a time for self-development and learning .