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Web design has a relatively brief past. In fact in the great scheme of things the internet has not been around that long and therefore neither has web design.

Although web design has not been around for long it has definitely undergone many changes in its brief history. HTML was the initial building block of web design with its rigid structure it left a lot to be desired.

Web design owes a hige gratitude to HTML as it paved the way for would be designers to apply thyeir art to the internet. The biggest frustration with HTML was the fact that to change a certain colour or style all pages needed to be edited. But then came CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) with the ability to properly divide the style and structure of sites on the web.

Techniques used for website design

• Consistent menus are esential to aid users visit to your website without providing these visual aids you are leaving visitors in the dark. You need to know in which direction you want your users to go and then make it clear from the design of your website.
• The constructive use of white space through out your website will aid your users in focusing their eyes on the bits of information you think are important. Use white space wisely to guide a user down your pages and consume your carefully written content.
• Don’t use tables for displaying your website as this is another layer of code that can be easily replicated by the correct use of a style sheet. The only reason you needed to use the HTML markup for a table in your website is when you actually want to display a table to users.
• Having a website that loads quickly is essential for your users experience. When designing a website there needs to be some importance placed on the speed it loads at. Optimising images for example is something most web designers overlook but is essential to a fast browsing experience.
• Having your website support a number of different browsers is critical to ensuring a uniform site appearance across different mediums. Making sure your new website displays properly on all browser types is essential if you want to portray an image of quality. The most problematic browser when it comes to compatability is internet explorer from microsoft.

Many internet marketingconsultants make correct use of web design to provide quality to their end users.