Week 5 : Basic Web Design

Web design :

Web design is used a general term to describe any various tasks involved in creating web page more specifically it refer to jobs focused on building the front -end of a webpage.
Web design is the skill of creating presentations of content (usually hypertext or hypermedia) that is delivered to an end-user through the World Wide Web, by way of a Web browser or other Web-enabled software like Internet television clients, microblogging clients and RSS readers.
Web design is the creation of digital environments that facilitate and encourage human activity,reflect or adapt to individual voices and content; and change gracefully over time while always retaining their identity.

Purpose of web design :

What is the purpose of Web Design ?

• To inform or to persuade users.
• This is accomplished by:
1. delivering content
2. presenting the content in a way that benefits the user

Four primary aspects influence web design:

• Content
• Technology
• Visuals
• Economics

Therefore, you have to plan a site that:

• Well structured
• Easy to navigate
• Quick download time

Three parts of web design:

• Information Design
• Interaction Design
• Interface Design (Visual or Presentation Design)

SELF REVIEW

Web design is very important before we develop a website. This is because to make sure that we are develop website which is appropriate with it's user and has a good quality. We develop a website based on user need not based on our need or developer need. Basically, there are three parts of web design which are information design,interaction design and presentation design. Information design is about the flowchart of website. This is about how to organize and design the content of website including the text, graphics and others.While, interaction design is about the storyboard of the website. It is including the interaction, navigation and control. The last part is presentation. It is also called as a website's prototype. This is about the presentation of style and layout of the elements on the screen of website. It is about how the website will looked like.