To solve a problem, you need several tactics of creating value in the websites you make. The value you put into the design you use is what helps your visitors keep up to your site's branding. This skill is a thing you learn by yourself. The design you mostly learn is based on hard-coding which is detrimental to branding.
Before you reach the end of this article, you’ll know how to configure coloring in your website and the use of a keen designer’s eye. You’ll also get a great bunch of resources you’ll need to keep your design fresh.
The main features you have to understand are the text sizes, coloring and content distinction. Remember that the main issue is coloring. Keeping your colors as carefully selected pieces should be your main aim.
Color and texture
Color is life. You wouldn’t know a rotten apple from a fresh one if it weren’t for their color and texture. When you are creating applications, you are required to conform to a certain color theme in order to allow your visitors to remember you in one glance.
Let’s take a simple trip. Look at the designs below. I know you can figure out the brands being shown.
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That’s color branding. Once your colors are well blended, you can then take the time to organize them in you’re the type of layout your website uses.
Having a theme means that you have a certain color that trades your site. X-droov as an example uses a green theme. This theme is automatically provided by blogger, but to do your custom theme, you have to first determine the color you are planning to use for your site
Look at the main variations of colors associated with your theme's color and select the ones you are going to use for titles, subtitles, footers, sidebars, and navigation bars.
A beginner may be perplexed when I say that I can use ony five color variations in a website and sit back to see what I have made. As per experience, black is the best theme for savvy guys. If you’re creating a website for ever innovative people like artists or programmers, you can use black or any other shinny color. You can see it in the designs below.
Kinsta
For old guys, use dull colors that don’t stress them.
With design, you should get used to the habit of using gradients. These are two or more colors blending very easily. You can use image gradients or code gradients. Don’t worry because the images are so light. Some can be around five-ten kbs.
Alternatively, you can create gradients using CSS gradients, but the css gradients are limited to radial and linear styles. Download different theme-related gradients to use as background images to light up your design.
Texture is similar to gradients. You just need to download textured graphics to use on your site. The main event for texture use is designing post headings. The best textures are the wooden textures because there’s magic between people and nature so your website will blend into that magic by using wooden textures.
Text sizing
The best text-sizing for a site is around 12-14pt. Your font face does matter sometimes. Mostly when you are providing service to rigid old men. If you are providing service to middle-aged people and youths, be sure to select a great font face.
With fonts, you just need a readable font. You can’t use nearly calligraphic letters on your site and expect people to stay for a moment. Maybe if you have loyal minions that will follow all your steps without objection.
Content distinction
How distinctive is your content!
It’s not how distinctive it is from other websites, but from your own pieces of junk. Important information should always be important. Find ways of configuring important information. You can use red coloration, box or text shadows or use a distinctive font face or even a background image.
All your content is important, but some of it is more important. Plan for ways in which you’ll creatively tell your visitors that “hey, this is important!”. Once you are done with that, try and look at your layout.
Layout
Your layout matters.
You may throw your content everywhere, but your layout helps people know where to go at a certain moment. People are accustomed to finding navigation systems on top of a website or at the left hand side. Keep those parts property used for your navigation options.
Some guys use a bottom navigation bar and it works. This is because, users always scroll towards the bottom so, there are thousands of chances that they’ll land on your bar. Your design is yours.
Design tools
1. Color picker
You must have a color picker as a designer. One of the best color pickers is in w3schools. You’ll be able to choose from a diverse range of colors.
You can also decide to make your own color picker using JavaScript and html.
I am planning to put one out so keep watch.
2. Design templates
Make templates and keep them. Don’t create code and delete it. Keep it for future reference. You can decide to be posting all your code to github if you can’t keep it.
3. Gradients
The greatest way of getting gradients is reverse engineering android apps because Android developers use them more often. Worried about reverse engineering? Check out my reverse engineering article.
Last notes
As we wind up, I need to furnish some key points.
The first rule of design
Mostly, no one will teach you design to its fullest. You’ll mostly have to catch a designer’s eye and watch other design masterpieces. Soon, you’ll design your own pieces and have your own element designs then other guys will have to reinvent the wheel on your designs.
Be safe. Thanks for letting me waste some of your time on something important. If you have any concerns, tap on the comments section. I’ll be on your way soon enough.
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Emmy Jayson
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