Question

reply in 1-2 paragraphs 1) What are some key design elements you would ensure were included when designing a website? 2) Why is it important to realistically assess the needs of your site before development? 3) What do you think is the most important step in web development?

Answer 1

1) The main design elements that must be included when designing a website are as follows:

--Navigation: It should not be complicated. It must be easy to identify and easy to use

--About Us: The “About Us” page must inform it's users who they are and what they do. It helps to provide an outline for company in regard to philosophies or goals or how the site came to be. Moreover can also be the place for customer or user testimonials, and success stories

--Contact Information: Providing contact information such as a physical address, phone number, or form to contact the website owner adds legitimacy to the site as well as the business

--Informational Footer: Make the footer meaningful and simple. Whether it adds a couple of buttons or link-style design, the footer must be designed to mesh with the site.

--Great Images: With a relatively small set of excellent photographs, can help to show the products, people, whatever to entice users to the site.

-- Web Fonts: These are vital for two key reasons – compatibility and licensing

--Speed Optimization: With today’s technology, people expect speed optimization, thus is an imperative design element that must not be overlooked

2) Businesses can benefit to a great extent from a needs assessment of the site before development. Discovering the true requirements of a business halfway through a project can result to headache, cost overruns, extended development time, and missed deadlines. Proper assessment is an investment in a headache-free development process. It helps to avoid delays and missed deadlines. Thus it is vital to begin with the core ideas, messages, values, and offerings of your business, then drill down in to more details.