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Practical Web Design

You're reading from   Practical Web Design Learn the fundamentals of web design with HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, and Vue.js

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788395038
Length 368 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Philippe Hong Philippe Hong
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Title Page
PacktPub.com
Contributers
Preface
1. Evolution of Web Design FREE CHAPTER 2. Web Design and its Components 3. Website-Designing Workflow 4. Responsive Versus Adaptive Design 5. Learning HTML5 6. Learning CSS3 7. Building Your Own Website 8. Making Our Website Responsive 9. Adding Interaction and Dynamic Content 10. Optimizing and Launching Our Website 11. What is Bootstrap? 12. Building a Website with Bootstrap 13. Introduction to Client-Side Rendering 14. Tools to Help Your Workflow 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Designing


I always use the same framework when designing a project: 

  1. Get inspiration
  2. Improve
  3. Invent

Let me explain what I do for each step: 

Get inspiration

I really think that inspiration is one of the main parts of design creation. Looking and gathering inspiration is crucial for me, as I need those inspirations to make my own design by taking a few pieces of design that I'll find cool or relevant for this type of project.

The following are a few websites that I use to find inspiration:

  • Awwwards
  • CSSDesignawards
  • FWA
  • Dribbble
  • Behance

Then I'll use BukketApp to grab images and create a mood board for this specific project.

Improve

Once you have your mood board, you can start to tweak and improve the design. Like a puzzle, try to compose by remixing shapes, colors, and so on. This is the most fun and creative part, because it's up to your imagination and the amount of flexibility you have to create something unique and of high quality.

Invent

When you finally get something from the previous step, you can now...

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