Build a Small Business Website: Designing Your Site

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Build a Small Business Website Designing Your Site From Jennifer Kyrnin, your Guide to Web Design / HTML Web design is different from print design, but a lot of the principles of design apply to both media. Like yesterday's lesson about HTML and CSS, there is way more to Web design than can be covered by one email lesson. This message is meant to get you started on some of the basics and show you where you can go to learn more about Web design. Design Basics The Principles of Design The principles of design are the rules surrounding design. By learning the basic rules you'll be better able to judge when one can be broken to good affect. I would start by learning the principles and applying them to your website or expecting your Web designer to apply them. The Elements of Design The elements of design are the pieces that make up your Web page. You can describe each item on a Web page as an element of the design. Specific Design Techniques The Importance of Whitespace in Web Designs Whitespace is the area of a page that doesn't have anything in it. It is called whitespace because in most designs, the background color is white, so the empty space is white. This empty space is called whitespace even if your background color is black. Color Color is a huge element of design. The links and tutorials on this page go through both color theory in general as well as color specific issues to Web pages. Fonts and Typography Typography is the font families, weight, and spacing between characters and lines in your document. These links will help you learn more about how to apply typography to Web design. Layout Layout is the basis of your Web design. These links will provide you with how to create a layout as well as sample templates you can use. Navigation Navigation is a design piece that is singular to Web design. It's an important part of any website, and so I call it out with links and information to help you create the best navigation you can for your site. Next: How to get content on your site This email is written by: Jennifer Kyrnin Web Design / HTML Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Build a Small Business Website' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement