Start
So, you have an idea for a Web site. Probably you
want to sit at your computer and start producing straight away. Alas,
you have to restrain yourself a little and start in a complete different
way. First figure out what you want your site to do and then construct
a blueprint before you dive in.
Get out a large sheet of paper and take a pencil. Start
with making an old fashioned draft of how you want your Web site to look
like. This part of the design stage has two elements:
- the design of a "map" of the site. Questions as "Who
is my audience?", "What do I want to tell them?" and
"How am I telling it?" have to be answered. The basic content
has to be clear, before you start. In a later stage you always will
be able to change, add and delete. Try to picture the structure, how
many main entries do I have and how are they related.
- not only an overall site organization has to be worked out, but also a basic layout and design of individual pages. A first start should be made for the choice of colour and graphics. Try to make a first sketch on how the navigation interface has to look like.
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