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Getting Started with Website Design – The Brief
Design is more than creating pretty layouts and interesting effects. Web designs are made to optimize the content and the overall message of the site. Before you can begin creating the design, you have to know the purpose of the website you’re trying to design.
The “brief” is the list of details and information a client [...]
How to Get Started with Website Design
There is a time when designers are born. You decide that you have creativity, vision, and a flair for learning new things. So how do you begin your epic journey into making hundreds from designs? (Or perhaps just doing it to save money.) Well, this series is going to tell you, step-by-step, how to become [...]
The Effect of Design on Moral
Design affects emotion. This is why people often say that making a first impression is important. Is your design giving off the right impression?
The design of your site inspires emotions in visitors. For some it inspires the idea of security, and for others the idea of fun. Different emotions occur with different colors and images. [...]
Color Theory 101: Color Functions
Colors can serve various functions in graphic and web design. For this reason, color is always an important part of graphically oriented designs, and in some cases, of minimal designs. The various functions that colors can serve in your design include:
background
interactive elements
emphasized elements
de-emphasized elements
Background Colors
The most basic function of color in a design is to [...]
