Website design is making a web page, or web pages. Good web design takes into account space, typography, fonts, colors, graphics, & layout in order to make a visually appealing & coherent website. This task is difficult because web design is impacted by web browsers. A good design keeps all this in mind when making a website in order to give the best browsing experience for visitors.

Website Design Supported Platforms

There’s many platforms that can be used to design effective websites. The following listed below are ones we use at Forward Marketing.

WordPress Content Management System

WordPress is web software you can use to make a pretty website or blog. The core software is made by hundreds of community volunteers, & there’s thousands of plugins & themes available to transform your site into what you want. While open-source based, WordPress is commercial-supported by many hosting companies like GoDaddy.com. The ForwardM.com website is run on WordPress with a custom StudioPress template, as well as our Houston Internet Marketing Forum site & Houston Website Builder Forum community website. We believe that WordPress is the leading CMS in North America.

Website Design Best Practices

Even before you start looking at colors, fonts, or typography, a good layout is at the heart of a successful website design. It’s important that all website elements have a coherent, logical flow & are organized in a user-friendly manner.

A good color pallet should be the jump point of the actual website design. Font colors & advertisements should flow coherently with this palette in order to keep a consistent design throughout the site.

The saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” is true when talking about web design. Using powerful images can help lighten the content load on a website – it will help you get the most out of your design. Also, images should be used with the knowledge of how they affect the load times & website speed.

For More Information

Forward Marketing (FM) is a full service marketing firm specializing in Internet “ROI” with complete Website & Graphical Design Services. We also manage the Houston Internet Marketing Forum (HIMF), the Houston Website Designer Forum (HWDF), and related seminars with partners such as the Art Institute of Houston. For more information, see our Contact Us page, our Follow Us social media page, or call 713-449-2000.