Webpage

When it comes to designing a web page you don't have to be Bill Gates. It is simple an easy and buy following a couple tips in the reading you can go from admiring other websites to creating you own. There are four "basic" principles that will play big roles in the creation of a website. These four principles re alignment, proximity, repetition, an contrast.

 

When you are ready to make your website you first start off with alignment. This means that all the content of the website should be all in order and lined up with each other. This allows your website to look organized as well as avoid any problems or mistakes. Next is proximity, which is " the relationships that items develop when they are close together, in close proximity." So making sure that the items on the web page "belong together," allow the websites appearance to look professional and neat. Then there is repetition. The purpose of repetition is to make the pages of a website look as if the belong together. It helps viewers avoid confusion by serving as a guide by liking everything together. Last is contrast. In my opinion contrast is the most important. It "is what draws your eye into the page." It is the color, style, and the overall appearance of your website. Without any contrast your website will be boring. Color is everything and it sets the mood of the site for the viewer. 

After critiquing my own page I realized that I subconsciously already knew the four basic elements of design. I think all four elements are very important and without knowing them a person would have no idea on how to create a webpage. After reading this I want to make sure my site is perfect.