Understanding Design Principles
Now the next step in the process of getting started with web design would be to learn about the various design principles that envolved in web design, some of the most important ones are mentioned as follows:
- Balance: Balance simply means visual harmony. Good balance is like trying to create a Visual Harmony on your website.
- Alignment: Alignment is the way in which elements are placed on the website. The most common usage of alignment is with text alignment, making the text written left, center, right or justify align.
- Proximity: Proximity of elements means how close the elements are to other elements.
- Repetition: Repetition is basically creating a pattern in user’s mind looking at the user interface.
- Contrast: Contrast is a design principle where we try and differentiate one or more elements/visuals from others by differentiating them by help of colors, fonts, typography, repetition, alignment, or anything else.
- Accessibility: Accessibility means designing for everybody, keeping in mind the people who might have some special needs and taking care of those needs in the product experience and interface.
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Getting Started with Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide
Becoming a Web Designer is a journey and like all journeys, this journey also has its highs and lows, benefits, and some not-so-good things. Just like any other field, in web design, you would begin at level one where you are a beginner and then you move into the next level where you become a professional, and then finally you reach the level where you are the master of the core web design concepts and design is more like an intuition to you.
In this article, we will discuss how to get started with the web design journey and how to face the hurdles that come your way in this journey. But first, let’s take a look at what Web Design is.
Table of Content
- What is Web Design?
- How to Learn Web Design
- 1. Understanding the basics
- 2. Understanding UI/UX Design
- 3. Understanding Design Principles
- 4. Color Theory
- 5. Typography
- 6. Choosing the right Tools
- 7. Responsive Design
- 8. Practice & Build a Portfolio
- 9. Learn Basic Coding
- 10. Consider Formal Education or Courses
- Conclusion
- Getting Started with Web Design – FAQs
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