Tips for Web Page Layout and Typography
Page layout is central to web design. From wireframe frameworks and emphasis areas to the personalities of rectangles, triangles and circles, these tips help you build harmonious, refined pages.
The Stages Professional Web Design Must Go Through
Professional web design runs through five stages, from marketing analysis and functional planning through interaction prototyping and visual refinement to feedback-driven adjustment.
The Thirteen Document Types Software Development Needs
Software projects should produce thirteen document types, each targeted, precise, clear, complete, flexible and traceable, from feasibility study and project plan to maintenance manual and modification report.
What Does Excellent Web Design Look Like?
Great web design combines art and science. Three key factors make the difference: consistency, visual appeal and clear navigation.
How to Test Whether Your Website Builds User Trust
Whether users buy on your site depends heavily on whether they trust it. Four tests: page loading speed, authoritative filing information, comfortable design and clearly displayed company details.
How to Think About Colour Schemes
Before choosing colours, fix the purpose and goal of the design. A colour scheme is not a random pile of favourite hues; only systematic analysis finds the combination that fits the subject.
Colour Knowledge for Designers
Colour makes people feel warm or cold, heavy or light, near or far, bright or dark, and stirs associations. Here are the language and properties of colour every designer should know.
Dimensions for PC Web Design
PC web design targets 1920 by 1080 pixels. Understanding pixel density, screen resolution, display resolution and common aspect ratios is the foundation of desktop layouts.
Design Dimensions of Common Mobile Phone Screens
Knowing common mobile screen sizes and resolutions, and understanding DPI versus PPI, is the first step of online interface design and the key to adapting layouts across devices.
What You Should Know About App Store Review Design Requirements
Apple customers value simple, elegant, innovative and easy-to-use products. To be published on the App Store, apps must at least meet the design standards of originality and minimum functionality.
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