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Website designing can mean many different things according to the needs of different businesses. But, the basic answer may be that it is the formation of Web pages and sites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other Web languages. Web design is the design of a web page or website including information and user interface design, and not comprising of programming. Except for programming the other elements mentioned caters to the designing aspect of the site. Programming comes under the definition of Web development, or Web application programming (to name two of many).  The most basic aim of a web designer is to make an attractive and effortlessly obtain a functional website that will that will leave an impression on the visitor’s mind.  Creating such a website needs good graphic design, easy and intuitive site navigation, logical site layout and a good web copy. A good Website always holds the attention of the visitor. If you want to enhance your business through internet, a proper website design is much needed for you.  

The Internet has fashioned a new economic ecosystem, the e-commerce marketplace; it has become the virtual shopping place of the world. A website is always launched mainly for the purpose of E-commerce.  It means buying and selling of products or services over electronic network such as internet and other types of computer network. In today’s ever growing competitive world, E-commerce has emerged as a great tool for selling your products.  It provides an easy and convenient way for consumers to choose from variety of things for marketing. According to researchers, almost 70% of Americans use the internet daily either on personal or official level and the rest of the world is catching up with them. So, we can assume that business through internet is going to expand like never before in the future. There are many companies that provide internet marketing services nowadays.

Custom website design means that you can get your website customized according to your business needs. Custom web designers make websites molded to fit every aspect of the clients’ wants and needs. A professional design company typically never uses template to design a site. You cannot afford to not have a website for your business in today’s virtual internet driven world.

Even though simply having a website for your company does not guarantee you a quick success. The website should be such that it attracts the visitors and for that a proper web site design is needed.  There is a lot of hard work involved in making one’s website attractive to customers. A custom website shall be the foundation for a good internet start up business. Appropriate content and strategic keywords can give you great page ranking on search engines. One should hire a professional website designer to design the website of the company. A good website represents a company and its products quite well and helps to maximize its potential. So, enhance your business with a great website.

I don’t think any graphic designer for print or web can ever claim to be perfectly proficient in all aspects of graphic design for one main reason. Graphic design is an art form. It is a functional application of art, in part, a living branch of philosophy known as aesthetics. Art affects human emotions, intellect, and the senses, each of which is a unique individual experience that can be hard to explain. Therefore some central guidelines have developed over time to aid in creating designs that provide purpose while integrating creativity and art. Within these guidelines host a whole set of terminology that may be confusing to those who are new.

Graphic Design’s Purpose

To lay out information in an aesthetically pleasing and functional way is central to graphic design. Much of the vocabulary developed over time directly correlates to the process and elements that accomplish both function and aesthetics.

Form and Function

First keep in mind “form follows function”, or the “three F’s” is a device used as a reminder for graphic designers to ensure that elements in a composition always serve a purpose and nothing is placed or rendered that does not perform a function. Simply placing something in a design because it, “looks cool” does not necessarily mean that it will add any real value to a composition. In fact, often times placing unnecessary elements into a composition may actually prove to be a turn off for people looking at a composition. It may even create confusion and chaos. That’s not to say that the purpose of an element cannot be as simple as providing support to a brand or to evoke a supporting feeling with the theme of the composition.

So what is form? Form is what the composition looks like. So the priority goes to the function or purpose of the design and form will enhance the function and add visual interest without causing harm to its function. The tools used in creating a functional composition are unity, contrast, variety, emphasis, and balance.

Are you a business owner or developer? Do you have questions about Web Design, Development, or Internet Marketing in general? Feel free to post comments or questions on our BLOG, and we can answer them.

Help support St. Judes Children’s Hospital and have a chance to win the Ultimate Tailgate Party Pack. The site to enter is now live at www.clovermw.com/stjudes. Sponsored by Clover Media Worx. Website provided by Digital Precision.

We are pleased to announce a winner has been named for Sitepoint Forum’s Graphics Competition. A member of our management team Chris Roberts has just been named the winner of the highly placed Website Design Forum’s logo design contest. Visit Sitepoint’s Forum for more details. To find out how Digital Precision can help you with your graphic design needs visit our Graphic Design Portfolio and give us a call at 704-896-0073.

Workshop: Internet Marketing

* Usability
* Accessibility
* Search Engine Optimization

Presented by: Stuart Manny and Chris Roberts of Digital Precision, Inc.

Time: Wednesday April 28th, 2010 From Noon to 1:30 PM

Where: 9820 NorthCross Center Court
Suite 142
Huntersville, NC 28078

Cost: Lake Norman Chamber Members – $25.00
Non-Members – $50.00

Lunch provided…RSVP Required

To Register call Katie at (704) 892.1922 or email miller@lakenorman.org

The team at Digital Precision would like to thank Clark Neilson for giving us the opportunity to redesign his firm’s website. We are very excited and look forward to working with R.B. Pharr & Associates in achieving its goal of higher search engine rankings. Check this site out at www.rbpharr.com.

The redesigned website for Craig Michael Photography is complete and live.  You can take a look at it http://www.craigmichaelphotography.com.  We would like to thank the owner Craig Dietrich for choosing Digital Precision to redesign his website once again.

If you would like to see more examples of our work take a look at our portfolio and contact us to see how we could improve your existing website or create a custom one for your project or business.

Digital Precision would like to thank Craig Dietrich of Craig Michael Photography for the opportunity to redesign his current website.
 
We look forward to working with Craig on this project, and to delivering another top-notch custom web site for one of our clients.  We will post the results in the portfolio once things are done.

We are currently working on the website design for Learn Geomatics, Inc. A North Carolina based company offering professional development hours for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors nationally. This endeavor, while challenging us to our very limit from a marketing and technology standpoint, is a very exciting opportunity for us as well as our client. We look forward to many years serving Learn Geomatics.