Website Design - Where to Start
Many new web designers don't have a standard process when creating a new website and although the end result may still look good, the journey is inefficient. The first steps we'll discuss here are choosing a working canvas size and the dimensions of the website.
I use Photoshop to design my websites, and I begin by creating a new canvas of 1600px wide by 1000px high. You can reduce the dimensions to around 1200px x 850px if you prefer.
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Why such a large canvas? We may not use the entire space but it's good to have it available. If you're using a background image that has a gradient drop-off, the gradient needs to have sufficient area to reach a constant color before reaching the end of your canvas otherwise you'll it will clip your background image. I'm a fan of websites with big backgrounds as it shows the designers have taken the time to put detail into a background image that only some of us will see.
As a new web designer, it can be overwhelming designing an entire website if you've never done it before. I therefore recommend breaking the process into more manageable chunks and gaining some experience and confidence in designing each component before putting it all together. I suggest taking a screenshot of an existing website that you like - something not too fancy, and trying to create a similar design. Notice how the website is broken into a header, body and footer and aim to replicate these sections. Repeat this process for a few websites and then take the header from one website, mix it with the footer from another website, and you'll get a feel for what works and what doesn't in your web design.
Throwstone Web Design Melbourne is dedicated to inspiring and teaching students interested in becoming web designers and we hope this tip gets you off on the right foot. If you need web design services in Melbourne, visit our website and we'll help you out!
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I use Photoshop to design my websites, and I begin by creating a new canvas of 1600px wide by 1000px high. You can reduce the dimensions to around 1200px x 850px if you prefer.
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Why such a large canvas? We may not use the entire space but it's good to have it available. If you're using a background image that has a gradient drop-off, the gradient needs to have sufficient area to reach a constant color before reaching the end of your canvas otherwise you'll it will clip your background image. I'm a fan of websites with big backgrounds as it shows the designers have taken the time to put detail into a background image that only some of us will see.
As a new web designer, it can be overwhelming designing an entire website if you've never done it before. I therefore recommend breaking the process into more manageable chunks and gaining some experience and confidence in designing each component before putting it all together. I suggest taking a screenshot of an existing website that you like - something not too fancy, and trying to create a similar design. Notice how the website is broken into a header, body and footer and aim to replicate these sections. Repeat this process for a few websites and then take the header from one website, mix it with the footer from another website, and you'll get a feel for what works and what doesn't in your web design.
Throwstone Web Design Melbourne is dedicated to inspiring and teaching students interested in becoming web designers and we hope this tip gets you off on the right foot. If you need web design services in Melbourne, visit our website and we'll help you out!
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