Web Designer Sheffield, South Yorkshire
The world wide web, founded in 1989, has only been in existence for 21 years. And the explosion in internet and broadband usage has only been much more recent than that. Age aside, the web is now one of the most important marketing and information mediums in existence.
Websites, whether they be for informational, entertainment or retail purposes, all need to communicate their message both in words and in images. And much like other traditional graphic design mediums, an effective design can communicate more than words in a much shorter space of time. This is visual communication, and the art of web design has this concept at its core.
Web design has evolved a lot over time. Back in the early days of web design, websites were primarily text based sites with little use of graphics, mainly due to the low speeds of connections in those days. But as speeds increased and HTML, the language behind web pages, started to include more options, designs started to become more intricate. It wasn't long before the use of images and animated gifs brought pages to life. Modern website design now has a multitude of technologies and processes available to it, with rich media including audio and video, Flash, CSS, Javascript and more.
The requirement for professional and effective website design for the private and public sector has seen a huge growth in website design companies across the UK, including plenty of website design companies in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. A website design company will provide you with a web design and development service, usually built to a custom set of requirements, although you can also buy low cost template website designs from stock library sites.
A good web design should achieve several aims;
- Extend and complement your brand and corporate identity
- Be usable and easy to navigate
- Deliver your core message or product
- Seamlessly shepherd your visitors through to a goal
- Guide the guy without effort
- Work on multiple devices and browsers
For those in need of a website, I build websites for companies and individuals worldwide. I'm UK based in South Yorkshire, so in particular if you need website design Sheffield, I'd be happy to help.
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