HOW TO UNDERSTAND YOUR NZ WEB DESIGN REQUIREMENTS – WHAT IS IT AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

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HOW TO UNDERSTAND WEB DESIGN – WHAT IS IT AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

They say that the best way to understand design is to be more aware of the medium. Yet with so much internet technology and digital revolutions taking place, many people still don’t know what web design really is. It’s difficult to understand web design when you don’t have any idea as to where to start.

TO WHAT DO YOU COMPARE WEB DESIGN TOO?

Web design always makes use of graphic design and illustration elements, but it does not make it the same as these. If you must compare web design to any other media, it’s better to choose typography. Similar to a typeface, web design offers the environment for another person’s expression. It’s time you knew that web design is not only Calibri.

Architecture is also a fitting comparison to web design. Well better than poster design, that is. The architect comes up with grids and planes that help people to be more dynamic. Through the building design he created, the architect gives up control, and in return, the people who use the building add value and meaning to the design.

Gamers may revolt but web design is not game design although websites may be used as delivery systems for videos and games. These sites could be king in game design and story-telling yet not of web design.

SO WHAT IS WEB DESIGN?

Web design is creating digital environments that can facilitate and can motivate any type of human activity. It has the capacity to adapt and reflect individual content as well as voices. It is susceptible to change over time but always retains its identity.

The greatest site designs are those that create a personality for every content added to them. Some blend into the background and support the content like magic. An example of this great design is the Minima template used by millions of bloggers. This masterpiece created by Douglas Bowman makes every blogger feel like it is made for him or her.

Great website design is totally individual. It sets itself apart from others, but at the same time, it shares the same functions as other sites. An inexperienced web designer’s usual complaint is that he or she uses a lot of grids, columns and that there are so many sites that appear to be boxy. A lot of efforts had been put into addressing this boxiness of site designs since 1995. An experienced web designer would have long ago accepted that he or she would have to work using a lot of header, columns, footers, and grids.

The transition from the beginner site designer to the seasoned one would know the most common terms or jargon in the industry. Here are some of these:

ACCESSIBILITY

Accessibility is the ability of a site to be accessed and used by people particularly those who have disabilities. These include people who are visually impaired, hearing impaired and those who are colour blind. It is crucial for sites that contain information that can be helpful to those with disabilities, but it is great for all sites in general. Accessibility is our major aim in creating a web design. We make sure that our design has no elements that can hinder worthwhile user experience.

BACK END

This is the back part of the site, which is often not visible to the regular site visitors. It’s the back end that contains information about applications, structures, and the content management system which makes it possible for the site owner to control the site’s content.

CONTENT MANAGEMENT TOOL

This is a site’s back end tool that can be used for managing the content of a site. This separates the content from the site’s design and functionality. Through the use of the CMS, it’s easier to revise the site design and functions separate from the content.

DOMAIN NAME

This is the name that the site is known for. The domain comes with an IP address. You have to buy this, and this can be combined using various letters, numbers, and hyphens. It can run from 26 to 63 characters depending on the extension whether it is .com, .org, or .net.

E-COMMERCE

This is the shortened form of electronic commerce. This is simply buying or selling of goods online by using the website. The products sold through e-commerce can be physical ones that need shipping or digital products that have to be sent electronically. So when you buy a book from Amazon from their site, that, my friend, is e-commerce.

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FRONT-END

This is the acronym for Hypertext Markup Language. This is the primary language that is used for writing web pages. Its primary purpose is to make way for content to be provided on websites. It can also be used to figure out how content is displayed for site visitors.

HTML

This is the shortened form of electronic commerce. This is simply buying or selling of goods online by using the website. The products sold through e-commerce can be physical ones that need shipping or digital products that have to be sent electronically. So when you buy a book from Amazon from their site, that, my friend, is e-commerce.

META TAG

This is an HTML tag that is used to include the metadata within the site’s header.

NAVIGATION

Navigation is the system that enables site visitors to move throughout the site. This is often associated with internal links, tool menus, pagination, breadcrumbs, related links, and other links that will allow any site visitor to move from one web page to another.

OPEN SOURCE

This refers to the source code of any computer program that is available to the public. When you say open source site, it means both web-based and desktop applications. Open-source programs are low cost if not free and they are developed by a group of people mostly voluntarily.

RESOLUTION

This refers to the physical quantity of pixels displayed on your computer screen. Display resolution doesn’t only refer to the pixels or dots per inch found on a computer screen.

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