Web page layout
On the stage of planning a layout for your webpage, you must first have a firm grasp on
general idea of the site;
the function and dedication of each page.
Designing a web page layout you should always keep in mind these two points.
Many skilled webmasters recommend to draw not only the site map with page and file structures but design every page layout / mock-up before starting to write the code.
There are number of questions to be answered during planning a web page layout, such as the location of navigational bar(s) for the future site; whether there will be headers and footers and of what size; where text blocks will be located, and many, many others. You definitely need to visualize how each page will look before you actually start writing html code.
Preliminary planning and visualization of your web page layout saves you great amount of time. Otherwise you will spend hours on long conversations in attempt to describe how you understand your web page layout. Just think of how much money you can save on the prior planning of web page layout.
Another benefit of planning the future website concept and web page layout is that the site development process can be shortened to just four steps:
You are a webmaster and get an order for a website from a customer
- Visualize the concept of the planned website and web page layout
- Present the whole site concept and all web page layouts to the customer
- Consider the customer's remarks and wishes, and make all changes during meetings, and end up with the customer's approval
- Deliver the ready site and enjoy your client's satisfaction
You are ordering development of a website to a webmaster
- Describe the concept of the planned website and web page layout
- Discuss it and make changes before the work actually starts
- Present your materials to the web designer to follow
- Get the ready website that fully meets your requirements
Please note that by decreasing the process you substantially increase efficiency of your and your colleagues' work.
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Drafts of the main concept of the site and web page layout can be done by hand or it's more efficient to use the software that was specially developed for this purpose.
ConceptDraw WebWave software thanks to its powerful drawing tools, quick-start wizards, a large collection of autoconnectors, smart objects, samples and templates, allows you to create a web site concept and web page layout quickly and easily.
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Consider the following key features:
- Extensive export capabilities allow you to generate a vivid presentation that will look professional and descriptive
- Color Scheme Generator allows you to choose the most suitable color schemes and palettes for your web page layout
- Web page real behavior imitation
- Site prototype builder
- Cross-Platform Compatibility. You can work it on both in PC and Mac
- User-friendly and intuitive interface. You don't have to spend months on learning how to use the program
- Free technical support
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