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Designing A Website   
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How to Design a Website

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Website Construction

Constructing the website

The techniques used in the constructing the physical site itself can add a professional touch to your work.

This can be accomplished by the use of consistent elements throughout the site and the application of certain basic rules. Be sure to take these following elements into consideration when involved in your website construction.

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The basic elements of good webpage design.

Basic website design considerations

  • Basics of good webpage design - The heart and soul of a website are the pages that make it up. Following a few common sense rules can make the way that you design your webpages better than average.

  • Using graphics to enhance webpages - Graphics, used wisely, can enhance your webpages and website. Knowing when and where to use them is the key to a professional looking website.

  • Using pre-designed website templates - Website templates offer an easy alternative to the arduous task of website design. Careful selection is a must.
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HTML coding

Whether you use a web-authoring program or do all the HTML coding by hand, there are some basic steps to constructing a well-designed website layout. These steps begin with the intelligent design of the individual webpages. Make your HTML coding easy to read by using indentations and comment tags. This will save you a lot of time when you need to edit your site.

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Have a plan for your website

You should have the layout of your pages planned, the website graphics and photographs ready to go, and the content determined. You know what order the pages will appear and how they will be linked...in other words, the navigation of your site. Make special note of the following :
  • Header elements such as a logo or title - these do not have to be the same size on all the pages, but should be the same design .

  • Common recognizable clues such as colored bullets and the same color and style of links .

  • Footer elements such as copyright and contact persons e-mail address .

  • A common graphics style - that is, don't use cartoon style images with photographic-quality graphics. Both are fine separately, but not together .

  • Margins for balance of the page just as you find in a book (i.e. white space)

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Website Designing - Further Reading

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