My friend introduced me to blogging.
I was perpetually bored at work and wanted something to spice up my leisure time.
He told me that God has given us the internet to express our thoughts without having to bear obnoxious literary agents.
So I tried blogging.
At first, I was pre-occupied with what I write.
I received several attacks from readers who didn't like what I wrote.
Flaks! Later on, my curiosity ate me and I really wanted to know how I could make my web pages better.
Luckily, my blog site or web page host allows its users to change each individual's blog interface.
So I learned HTML basics.
Before, I never really knew HTML from my elbow.
Not that I am an expert now.
I cannot even create my own web page.
What I can do is to simply make minor editions.
So let us start from the basics, too.
Web Design is primarily like designing your own magazine.
You identify what pictures should stay on top of the page, middle, bottom, or anywhere you prefer.
You also set what background color or picture is in place, and decide what font size, type, and color you want to use.
Pretty much, it is very similar to lay-outing-with the boxes on the side and all.
The only difference is that your work gets published in a different media-the internet.
And of course, the language used in the internet is not the same with papers.
I mentioned HTML earlier, which stands for Hypertext Markup Language.
This is the language used over the World Wide Web, which your computer browsers like Microsoft Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox uses to determine what page should be displayed on your screen and how it should be displayed.
Just like any magazine, you should have a cover page.
In the online world, it is called the homepage.
Your homepage normally tells customers what your website is about-business, literature, non-profit, magazine, informative type, etcetera.
In this homepage, you have to put hyperlinks-things your readers will click on-if they wan to be taken to another page (like a magazine), which is called a web page.
Web design has many factors to consider.
But I will only advise you some.
Just like any magazine or newspaper, you should have a target reader or audience.
The content of your website should fit your viewers.
Second, the actual design.
With web design, you should make sure that your web page is user-friendly.
With this, I mean that the way your website is designed should not be cluttered.
It has to be organized in a way that viewers easily understand.
Do not bombard your readers with many hyperlinks.
Navigation should be easy.
I advise that you provide a site map to your audience-something like a table of content.
Third, the appearance should look what it is supposed to be.
If your website is about kids, make it colorful.
If it is a news website, make it look professional.
Just like in magazines and newspapers, the design should have a stylebook, this means use fonts in a uniform way.
There has to be consistency and parallelism.