Web design

Key elements

Creating a simple website isn't that hard if you have some understanding of HTML and/or CSS. But developing a nice-looking, well-structured, eye-pleasing website is a hell of a job. This section will explain the key elements to design such a website:

I will now explain all key elements in detail. In doing so, I will also use an example...

Structure

First of all, the structure of a website is very important. I won't lie if I tell you that it's the most important issue in website design. With the structure of a website is meant the layout and/or arrangement of all page elements. Examples of those elements are navigation menus, banners, footers, sidebars, the main content, etc.

Before you start coding, you need to think about what elements are necessary for your new website. Is it an interactive website with multiple users? Then you might need a login form in a sidebar on the left or right. When your company has a logo or slogan, a header might be useful to emphasize this. A navigation menu can also be used to handle things in a practical way. After you decided what things you want on your new website and where you want to place them, the coding part can start.

Through this section, I will work out an example with most of what I'm telling you here. It will be a standard website for a company that develops software. Standard means here a sort of a template. This template will contain a header with the company's logo, on the left a navigation menu with a few links, on the right the main content and at the bottom footer with copyright information.

Let's start now.

Readability

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Visual appeal

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Scannability

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