How to Design Websites

Introduction and background	1

With the web well into what the community describes as version 2.0, it has never been easier to create a worldwide presence. The internet is now a key part of almost everyone’s life, and for graphic designers particularly it is part of their toolbox and a source of potential income. But what is the best way of designing websites?

You will probably already have a Facebook profile to keep in touch with friends, you might store your photographs on a site such as Flickr, and you likely use Twitter or MySpace – so you already know the basics. You may even have a blog, which is probably the quickest and cheapest way to create a personal website (Fig 1.1) and can be customized beyond recognition (see Step-by-step ...