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This document provides guidance on key elements for effective website design, including having a clear and compelling homepage, consistent spacing, simple navigation, an about page explaining the business, contact information, prominent calls to action, an unobtrusive search bar, an informative footer, recognizable buttons with a consistent style, relevant images, proper use of web fonts, and concluding with a call to work with the company for digital transformation services.

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The Key Elementsfor WebsiteDesign Simple, Consistent & Captivating
Designinga websiteisa trickybusiness.Thereare variousdifferentelementstoconsidersuchasthe homepage,buttons,spaceandcontent.All theseneedto combined in anharmoniousway. Thewebsiteistheimage ofyourcompany,representing whoyouareand whatyoudo. Asyouwillseetherearesomekeyelementsyouneedto payattentionto. 2
3 1 TheHomepage
4 The homepage is one of the most important web pages on your website. It is your virtual front door. Not only does it need to look good but it also needs to be user friendly. It has to clearly demonstrate who you are, what you do and what the visitor will get from your website. Ifvisitors cannotidentify with what youdo within seconds they wont stick around. Ithas to communicate a compelling value proposition. Itneeds to includecall-to-action (CTAs) to direct visitors to the next steps.
5 2 Space
6 Space is one of the most important elements because it dictates everything from flow to readability. Spacing needs to be consistent and the same need to be used between elements. It doesnt always have to be white and could equally be a background color or a texture since space refers to a lack of elements.
7 3 Navigation
8 Navigation needs to be simple and easy to identify and use. Hence navigational menus need to be kept to a minimumto avoid overwhelmingusers. Aim for five to ten at most- navigation items. Theeasier it is for users to navigate throughoutyoursite, the longertheyare likely to interact with it.
9 4 About us Page
10 TheAbout Us page should clearly tell users who youareand what youdo. Youshould includeenough information without overdoing to avoid boring youvisitors.
11 5 Contact Information
12 Contact information needs to behighly visible since it adds legitimacy to yoursite and business. Includeyour physical location information if youhaveone. Consider adding yourcontact information to all yourstatic headers orfooters.
13 6 Call-to-Action
14 Prior to placing CTAs you need to determine what your site wants to do and what exactly is your CTA. A CTA can be a subscribe button or a learn more one or a get a started and so on. It is exactly what it says your call to action and it needs to be obvious enough to lead users to it. To this end you can use color, contrast or space.
15 7 Search
16 Search has to be unobtrusive but easy to use. Make sure the box is big enough to type terms from your website. Dont try to be original; place it on the top right corner of your website where users expect to find it.
17 8 Footer
18 The footer should be useful, informational and simple. It should be designed to mesh with the site yet have minimalist feel. It can be a repeat of elements found elsewhere or introduce information that have no other logical location in the site.
19 9 Buttons
20 Buttons should be recognizable and have a consistent design throughout the site. Thus they should have the same shape, design effects and feel regardless of their purpose or location. Opt for a set of buttons uniqueto yoursite and follow a consistent color theme and overall style such as shape or texture.
21 10 Great Images
22 Use stunning visuals to attract your audience. Images need to be stunning but nonetheless custom and relevant to your product. You wont be able to achieve this by use of stock images no matter how beautiful theyare.
23 11 Web Fonts
24 Web Fonts are important for compatibility and licensing. The use of a web font service ensures that type remains type on the web and this achieves SEO optimization for your webpage. Long is the time hen the only web fonts available were Arialand Courierand presently thereis a hugeselection to choose from. 息 https://www.typography.com/fonts/gotham/overview/
25 Designing a website is a tricky business since it is your virtual image towards the outside world. Many elements need to be taken into consideration and treated carefully. What you need to remember is the threekey words: simple, consistent and captivating. And one major detail: no one is going to spend more than a few seconds trying to figure out what your website is about and once they leave they wont be coming back! Good luckand dont hesitate to contact us if youneed help! To Conclude
26 Wetake ourclients by thehand and turnthem to successful solution owners. Weoffer digital transformation, web and nativeapp design and development, machinelearning, analytics and data miningservices for full end-to-endmobile solutions ina varietyof industries. Weinvite our clients to share their business with a mobile world. Specialties: Digital Strategy and Transformation,User Experience Design, Digital Project Management, Software Engineering, App Development, Cloud Services, Data Sciences &MachineLearning, and AugmentedReality. Visit us at www.publisto.com

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The key elements for website design

  • 1. The Key Elementsfor WebsiteDesign Simple, Consistent & Captivating
  • 2. Designinga websiteisa trickybusiness.Thereare variousdifferentelementstoconsidersuchasthe homepage,buttons,spaceandcontent.All theseneedto combined in anharmoniousway. Thewebsiteistheimage ofyourcompany,representing whoyouareand whatyoudo. Asyouwillseetherearesomekeyelementsyouneedto payattentionto. 2
  • 4. 4 The homepage is one of the most important web pages on your website. It is your virtual front door. Not only does it need to look good but it also needs to be user friendly. It has to clearly demonstrate who you are, what you do and what the visitor will get from your website. Ifvisitors cannotidentify with what youdo within seconds they wont stick around. Ithas to communicate a compelling value proposition. Itneeds to includecall-to-action (CTAs) to direct visitors to the next steps.
  • 6. 6 Space is one of the most important elements because it dictates everything from flow to readability. Spacing needs to be consistent and the same need to be used between elements. It doesnt always have to be white and could equally be a background color or a texture since space refers to a lack of elements.
  • 8. 8 Navigation needs to be simple and easy to identify and use. Hence navigational menus need to be kept to a minimumto avoid overwhelmingusers. Aim for five to ten at most- navigation items. Theeasier it is for users to navigate throughoutyoursite, the longertheyare likely to interact with it.
  • 10. 10 TheAbout Us page should clearly tell users who youareand what youdo. Youshould includeenough information without overdoing to avoid boring youvisitors.
  • 12. 12 Contact information needs to behighly visible since it adds legitimacy to yoursite and business. Includeyour physical location information if youhaveone. Consider adding yourcontact information to all yourstatic headers orfooters.
  • 14. 14 Prior to placing CTAs you need to determine what your site wants to do and what exactly is your CTA. A CTA can be a subscribe button or a learn more one or a get a started and so on. It is exactly what it says your call to action and it needs to be obvious enough to lead users to it. To this end you can use color, contrast or space.
  • 16. 16 Search has to be unobtrusive but easy to use. Make sure the box is big enough to type terms from your website. Dont try to be original; place it on the top right corner of your website where users expect to find it.
  • 18. 18 The footer should be useful, informational and simple. It should be designed to mesh with the site yet have minimalist feel. It can be a repeat of elements found elsewhere or introduce information that have no other logical location in the site.
  • 20. 20 Buttons should be recognizable and have a consistent design throughout the site. Thus they should have the same shape, design effects and feel regardless of their purpose or location. Opt for a set of buttons uniqueto yoursite and follow a consistent color theme and overall style such as shape or texture.
  • 22. 22 Use stunning visuals to attract your audience. Images need to be stunning but nonetheless custom and relevant to your product. You wont be able to achieve this by use of stock images no matter how beautiful theyare.
  • 24. 24 Web Fonts are important for compatibility and licensing. The use of a web font service ensures that type remains type on the web and this achieves SEO optimization for your webpage. Long is the time hen the only web fonts available were Arialand Courierand presently thereis a hugeselection to choose from. 息 https://www.typography.com/fonts/gotham/overview/
  • 25. 25 Designing a website is a tricky business since it is your virtual image towards the outside world. Many elements need to be taken into consideration and treated carefully. What you need to remember is the threekey words: simple, consistent and captivating. And one major detail: no one is going to spend more than a few seconds trying to figure out what your website is about and once they leave they wont be coming back! Good luckand dont hesitate to contact us if youneed help! To Conclude
  • 26. 26 Wetake ourclients by thehand and turnthem to successful solution owners. Weoffer digital transformation, web and nativeapp design and development, machinelearning, analytics and data miningservices for full end-to-endmobile solutions ina varietyof industries. Weinvite our clients to share their business with a mobile world. Specialties: Digital Strategy and Transformation,User Experience Design, Digital Project Management, Software Engineering, App Development, Cloud Services, Data Sciences &MachineLearning, and AugmentedReality. Visit us at www.publisto.com