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5 Mistakes That Starting Web Designers Make
// A THREAD //
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I made all of them for you, so you can avoid them.
What are they?
1. Visual > Functionality
2. Starting with a landing page, not wireframes
3. Mobile second
4. Making the website just to have one
5. Making the website just for themselves.
What are they?
1. Visual > Functionality
2. Starting with a landing page, not wireframes
3. Mobile second
4. Making the website just to have one
5. Making the website just for themselves.
1. Visual > Functionality
This is an obvious trap. And it's really self-explanatory.
You may use beautiful colors but if the structure is a mess, it doesn't matter.
Keep in mind.
This is an obvious trap. And it's really self-explanatory.
You may use beautiful colors but if the structure is a mess, it doesn't matter.
Keep in mind.
2. Starting with a landing page, not wireframes
I made this mistake countless times. You see it everywhere.
Why do web designers start with creating the "homepage"?
- Even a layman can tell you if he likes it or not
- It's the most visible page
- It feels real
I made this mistake countless times. You see it everywhere.
Why do web designers start with creating the "homepage"?
- Even a layman can tell you if he likes it or not
- It's the most visible page
- It feels real
It’s understandable.
Nevertheless, it's a sign of a bad/average at best designer.
Start with wireframing the whole thing (making structure) instead.
Use an app like @InVisionApp and draw the whole site layout there first.
Then it's time for the landing page.
Nevertheless, it's a sign of a bad/average at best designer.
Start with wireframing the whole thing (making structure) instead.
Use an app like @InVisionApp and draw the whole site layout there first.
Then it's time for the landing page.
3. Mobile second
Do you know how many people use mobile phones to access your page?
If you do, you know that mobile-first is a necessity.
Chances are there are at least 60 % visits from mobile.
Have their experience in mind.
First.
Do you know how many people use mobile phones to access your page?
If you do, you know that mobile-first is a necessity.
Chances are there are at least 60 % visits from mobile.
Have their experience in mind.
First.
4. Making the website just to have one
The website is just one part of the marketing beast.
It may be an engine but it's still just one part.
Ask questions such as:
- What's the purpose of the website?
- Who's your customer?
- What are the expected traffic sources?
The website is just one part of the marketing beast.
It may be an engine but it's still just one part.
Ask questions such as:
- What's the purpose of the website?
- Who's your customer?
- What are the expected traffic sources?
5. Build the website just for themselves.
In the process of web design it’s somehow tempting to forget about the people who will use the site:
-Different age people
-Different screens
-Different “digital fluency”
That’s why you need to test.
In the process of web design it’s somehow tempting to forget about the people who will use the site:
-Different age people
-Different screens
-Different “digital fluency”
That’s why you need to test.
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