The principle in choosing the appropriate design for a site actually begins with receiving customer information, which is expressed by:
a good design doesn’t start with image or colors; but with information
- This information is through which the target of the site and the target customers (Target Audience) is known, as well as the competitors and their sites, and through the information that arrives in one way or another.
- The reflection of the site’s objectives on the design is summarized in its effectiveness, modern lines, distance from traditional templates, as well as the design’s containment of all elements that facilitate the user and visitor to use the site and deal with it easily and easily.
• Website design
First-page battle
- The main page is always the focus of attention and if we are not able to attract the visitor to it the first time, we will lose it, maybe forever ...
There are many elements that must be met when designing a website, such as divisions built on straight lines and sharp corners have become more widespread to exploit space and provide a higher ability to change the places of (boxes) and boxes that contain content and text, and designs based on large curves at the top of the designs have shrunk.
The presence of general design lines does not negate the uniqueness of each design with its features so that the (themes) are not repeated and there is a great similarity ...
Some of the features that exist in the new designs:
Calm colors and a choice between shades of blue and light cyan because they are calm colors and are suitable for information technology and encyclopedic colors.
The contrast between the font color and background (black and white) (grey and white)
The appropriate (header) contains several images and is changed either by buttons or otherwise.
Transverse divisions, which are more widespread in designs than linear and columnar divisions.
At the bottom of the page or the (footer): The (footer) is no longer a place to put the website logo or the word rights of use and ownership only, but its design has changed considerably, as all modern sites and designs are characterized by the large area of the footer and give it a very dark color for the site to contain On a lot of information, including the site map or (the main links and its branches), as well as the privacy policy, terms of use, links to social networking sites or the (social media) and contact information, to the point that some sites put (Google Map) in the (footer).
Social media links or (social media): such as (Facebook), (Twitter), (YouTube) and others; must be present in both the (header) and the (footer) places so that the person can find them in front of him and in a clear and clear place, and the links on the home page are links to the communication channels of the site and its pages on these channels (the customer’s page on Facebook) .. the customer’s page on (YouTube)) and so on ...
Inner Pages:
- Paying attention to placing all the main or sub links on all pages while preserving the place and (style) of the main links as they are in the first health ... just as the (header) is reduced in height a little to change an image from one section to another.
Every content on a page should be close to the links for (social media), printing, etc. so that the article or news is easily published by the user.
In general:
Design Home Page and user interfaces Template play a major role in the success of the site, and among the most important factors related to site design and usage destinations:
The design is compatible with the nature of the site's beneficiaries; Where they are the primary target.
Quality and ease of design and use; Where design is the first thing that confronts the site visitor, and from it he takes the first impression and includes elements including:
• Colours
• Pictures
• spaces
• blocks
The (font) used
• Easily organize information from largest to smallest, using lists; This makes access to information direct and fast.
In general, the design must be distinctive and attractive, which expresses the appearance of the site.
• The site supports the Arabic language.
In general, the following well-known controls should be taken into account when designing a new website:
* Font: the quality of the font is considered with the design style; In terms of fluidity, fluidity, and clarity, starting from the point and ending with the word; To be consistent with the identity of the site.
* Color: the colors should be varied according to the content, position, and function, and they should be significantly different; Taking into account the consistency between them, and not be harmful to the eye. And that the general color of the site indicates its activity and identity.
* Shape: It means the shape of the design inside the site, which is also called (configuration); The strength of the design depends on its configuration. Composition: is the form of arrangement of elements in a design. There are several configurations, including pyramidal, spiral, wavy, and circular.
Equilibrium: occurs through design and color. So that it brings visual comfort to the browser. This is what many large companies rely on, such as Google and Microsoft.
* Harmony: It means the harmony of the elements in the design with each other.
* Homogeneity: It means the homogeneity of the elements in the design with the general content of the site.
* Creativity: the windows and tools on the sites are; Distinctive in appearance, great to use.
Ease and speed with quality: so that the site is quick to open, fast in dealing with it, and easy to browse its sections. It features everything new on a daily basis.
Some general conditions must also be taken into account when designing a website, including:
• Executing the design using standard international design techniques in line with the good performance of browsing the site.
• Ease and popularity of the programming languages and databases that will be used: PHP, MySQL. Or PHP Drupal
• The site is free of (back door), which opens some security holes in the system, and thus it can be hacked or infected. The site’s programs must be modern, of high quality, and conform to international standards.
• Provides the ability to add new languages whenever required.
• The site must be compatible with all Internet browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome. And others ...
Some of the following specifications should be provided in the management program:
• The site must be equipped with a content management system. Information is managed, and pages are added or modified easily.
• the possibility of adding and editing the main menus of the site; With the ability to add submenus (of at least two levels) to the main menus, and the ability to link the list with one of the site’s pages, an outside link, or a file link for download must also be available.
• The ability to add an unlimited number of pages, with the ability to edit, modify, delete and create drafts of pages to be published later.
• Provide links on all pages of the site: Print - Send to a friend - Share via Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus.
• the ability to control the blocks distributed on the pages of the site blocks; With the ability to add new blocks for ads and others.
• Adding interactive services for the site, such as guestbooks, complaints, and suggestions.
• Provide an appropriate mechanism for publishing comments on the pages of the site, after the site’s manager has seen them, and agreed to publish; With the ability to edit comments before they are published.
• Provides a special advertising system within the site to display advertising banners about the site’s activities and its materials (image or flash).
• RSS feed availability
• The ability to make a backup copy of the site's databases within the management program.
• A user management system must be in place within the management program; The system administrator creates sub-accounts for the users responsible for editing the site; And that is within specific powers to edit the sections on the site, which the system administrator selects.
