20 key elements of great web design

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8 Key Elements of Great Web Design

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Great designs arent built by tools.
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Theyre built by human beings.
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Theres a lot of thought, work, testing and
reiterations of iterations that go into a design
project before it goes live.
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A great web design is reliant upon several
factors that need to amalgamate together in a
finely-tuned balance.
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Before we build a great website, lets first
begin to deconstruct the process of building up.
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So, how do we build beautiful, functional
websites?
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For starters, its not going to happen overnight.
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Again, its important to remember that designers
need to strike a balance between their design
process, their artistic talent and their
technical skills.
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So, here is the breakdown of

• 8 Key Elements of Great Web Design

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The Human Touch
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Make this your mantra all audience groups are
not created alike.
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Take a look at these websites created for
different purposes.
The common factor tying them all together is a
great understanding of their audience and
excellent UI/UX.
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Site Zomato.com Vertical Food Beverage
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Site Gaadi.com Vertical Automobile
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Site Gaana.com Vertical Music
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Site Make My Trip Vertical Travel
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Site Snapdeal.com Vertical e-commerce
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As creative people, we need freedom to follow our
own processes for getting things done.
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And that cant happen until you understand your
creative process.
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Do you know where you find inspiration for a
design? 
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Do you need to sketch first? 
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Do you need to think things through first or do
you just dive right in with a project?  
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Do you need frequent breaks or do you have
marathon work sessions?   
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Gaining a close understanding of your creative
process will help you plan your work in a more
efficient manner.   
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And if all else fails, theres nothing like a
great panic session to get productive!
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Does this look familiar to you?
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And this?
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The importance of getting yourself organized,
putting your thoughts down on paper and making
your design tangible cant be understated.
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Nothing good ever came from not thinking things
through. Especially not for visual artists!
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If youre an experienced designer, youll be able
to look at a clients requirements and determine
whether certain standardized elements are still
necessary or theyve become redundant.
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Its likely that a few tweaks here and there
would do the job.
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And these dont need to be major changes.
Removing smaller elements like search boxes,
multiple lead forms on the home page and
irrelevant links can improve the UI/UX for your
audience.
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Brass Tacks
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With the rapid increase in smart phone
penetration building responsive designs has
become mandatory for the agencies. Responsive
designs are an irreversible trend now.
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Simplify everything in your design including,
navigation, content, images, HTML files, the
amount of inline code you use, and block elements
etc. and remove everything thats not needed. 
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This is one of the cleanest designs we can
mention no wasted words or images. 
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The moral of the story is simple you dont want
to make your site users struggle to find the
information they need or want from you.
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Continue testing the design to know whether your
design is efficient and beautiful and connects
with the right people.
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Typography is very important for your design to
be received well. 
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The typography you choose sets the tone for your
website.  
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It directs navigation and leads the audience from
one section to the other, i.e. supports the
structure and flow of your content. 
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Besides these, therere lots of other things to
be kept in mind in order to create a great web
design... 
 Focusing on the quality (uncompromising
aesthetics), PSD management
Attention to details
Cross-discipline communication
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