{"id":75450,"date":"2021-08-16T12:06:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T12:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=75450"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:32:44","slug":"how-to-become-web-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/how-to-become-web-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to Web Design for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75450\" class=\"elementor elementor-75450\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af0fd22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af0fd22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b165a7b\" data-id=\"b165a7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa4a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fa4a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Web design is a beautiful profession \u2014 full of creativity and uniqueness. It not only makes a website look nicer, but it also has the power to influence opinions and emotions. It is therefore in high demand and if you&#8217;ve ever wanted to learn web design, now is the time!\u00a0<\/p><p>But, web design includes many theories, rules, best practices, and other nuances that you should know, and within this sea of knowledge, one can easily get lost.\u00a0<\/p><p>That\u2019s why we\u2019ve created a comprehensive guide on web design for beginners. Here, you will find everything you need to know to start your <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/find-web-design-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web design career<\/a>. Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb292b4 blog-toc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb292b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table Of Contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4983ce blog-toc elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c4983ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#what-is-web-design\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What Is Web Design?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#what-are-the-web-design-principles\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What Are the Web Design Principles?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#what-are-web-standards\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What Are Web Standards?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#what-are-the-most-important-skills-to-master\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What Are the Most Important Skills To Master?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#what-does-the-web-design-process-involve\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What Does the Web Design Process Involve?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#whats-the-best-web-design-software-for-beginners\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What\u2019s the Best Web Design Software for Beginners?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#where-can-you-learn-web-design\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Where Can You Learn Web Design?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4299fab read-more-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4299fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-gac=\"CTA_Elements\" data-gaa=\"Link\" data-gal=\"Position_Text_CTA\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/web-design-ideas\/\">Get Inspired by 10 Creative Web Design Ideas<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7628cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7628cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"what-is-web-design\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b19f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b19f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Web Design?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0606f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0606f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Web design is the process of creating the visual interface of a website. In other words, web designers create everything we see online. Web design doesn\u2019t just include aesthetics, it also refers to the usability of a website or mobile app, as well as the overall structure and layout.<\/p><p>Web design is different from web development, which refers to the actual coding that makes a website function. Web designers focus on the front-end and visual aspects of a site, which influences its usability and overall UX.<\/p><p>There are two main goals in web design:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>To make the website look good.\u00a0<\/li><li>To help visitors easily accomplish their goals on the site.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f63e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f63e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Web Design Terms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0370387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0370387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is where understanding some commonly used web design terms come in handy:\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bded150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bded150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>User interface (UI)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>What visitors see when they enter a website: the layout, navigation, images, color, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-fonts-for-websites\/\"   title=\"typography\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"5400\">typography<\/a>, etc.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>User experience (UX)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>How visitors feel when they move through and interact with the interface of a website.\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Usability<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>How easy it is for visitors to accomplish basic tasks. When there&#8217;s friction in design (from poorly chosen graphics to complicated menus), this disrupts the overall UX.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Web designer<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>The person who designs the visual and interactive interface of a website.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-does-a-web-developer-do\/\"   title=\"Web developer\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"4220\">Web developer<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>The person who writes the code that turns the visual design into a working website.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5489b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5489b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a beginner, you\u2019ll want to get a good handle on UI and UX basics. Down the road, if you decide you\u2019re interested in focusing on one of these areas, you can pursue a career as a design specialist and <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/web-designer-salary\/\">level up your salary<\/a>, too.<\/p><p>For now, let\u2019s focus on nailing the basics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba36260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ba36260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"what-are-the-web-design-principles\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f16c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3f16c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are the Web Design Principles?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b1bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80b1bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=419\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_3-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75874\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_3-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_3-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_3-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1536\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_3-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=2048\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_3-2048x1072.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c1850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72c1850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Web design principles pretty much set the rules for the game, so this should be your baseline. One of the problems with jumping into any new career is the overwhelming amount of stuff to learn. So, where do you start?\u00a0<\/p><p>Every website you work on should adhere to the following:\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Aesthetic Usability Effect:<\/strong> People assume that a beautifully designed website is easier to use than one that\u2019s unattractive or outdated.<\/p><p><strong>Jakob\u2019s Law:<\/strong> Familiarity breeds trust. If there\u2019s consistency in how an element is handled from website to website, don\u2019t deviate from the norm.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Fitt\u2019s Law:<\/strong> Increase interaction and design touch targets so that:<\/p><ul><li>They\u2019re large enough to find.\u00a0<\/li><li>They\u2019re large enough to click without error.\u00a0<\/li><li>They\u2019re placed in an area that\u2019s within easy reach.<\/li><li>There\u2019s ample space between multiple touch targets in a single space.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Hick\u2019s Law:<\/strong> Reduce overwhelm and minimize the number of steps visitors take with:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Fewer choices.\u00a0<\/li><li>Simplification of complex tasks into smaller, more manageable steps.\u00a0<\/li><li>Recommendations for the best\/most popular\/greatest value choice.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Law of Pr\u00e4gnanz:<\/strong> Use recognizable shapes and elements to keep visitors from becoming confused or frustrated when they encounter something too complex to comprehend.<\/p><p><strong>Miller\u2019s Law:<\/strong> Minimize visual overload by organizing content into groups (with five to nine items).<\/p><p><strong>Gestalt Design Laws:<\/strong> The human brain takes what it sees and tries to make sense of it based on logic and order, so your design should cater to the following structure and pattern rules:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Similarity<\/li><li>Continuation<\/li><li>Closure<\/li><li>Proximity<\/li><li>Figure\/ground<\/li><li>Symmetry &amp; order<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Serial Position Effect:<\/strong> Place the most critical parts at the very top or bottom of a web page. These are the most memorable and interacted-with spots.<\/p><p><strong>Peak-End Rule:<\/strong> The first and last impressions of a website are what visitors remember the most. While the entire experience should be top-notch, that homepage entry and conversion endpoint should be flawless.<\/p><p>Want to explore more web design best practices?\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/principles-of-website-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>This guide breaks down the web design principles and 10 commandments of usability you need to follow.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fd73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c5fd73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"what-are-web-standards\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5981908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5981908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are Web Standards?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a61ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90a61ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Web standards set the rules for the web as a whole. Generally, they revolve around the technical aspects of building a website, with the primary goal of making the web a place that everyone can equally access and enjoy.\u00a0<\/p><p>Unlike web design principles that often stem from psychological studies and laws, web standards are actually established and regulated by a number of governing bodies.\u00a0<\/p><p>At the forefront of web standards is an organization called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/\">World Wide Web Consortium<\/a> (W3C), which is led by Tim Berners-Lee (the guy who invented the Web).\u00a0<\/p><p>These are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/Consortium\/mission.html#principles\">the main aims of the W3C<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>Web for All<\/strong> \u2014 Achieved by creating accessible and global-friendly websites.<\/li><li><strong>Web on Everything<\/strong> \u2014 This refers to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/responsive-website\/\"   title=\"responsive\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7354\">responsive<\/a> web design: total cross-browser and -device compatibility for every website.<\/li><li><strong>Web for Rich Interaction<\/strong> \u2014 Guidelines for which programming languages and techniques should be used.<\/li><li><strong>Web of Data and Services<\/strong> \u2014 Pertains to data management within and between websites.<\/li><li><strong>Web of Trust<\/strong> \u2014 The prioritization of security and privacy across the web.<\/li><\/ul><p>There&#8217;s a lot of guidance here on what you should and should not do when creating websites.\u00a0<\/p><p>That said, it&#8217;s a good idea to put your exploration of this topic on hold until you&#8217;ve mastered everything else you need to know about web design for beginners. It&#8217;s not that this is less important than the rest. It&#8217;s just that there&#8217;s a lot having to do with the technical management of a site, which is a skill you won&#8217;t develop until later.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0f14a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2f0f14a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"what-are-the-most-important-skills-to-master\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96491cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96491cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are the Most Important Skills To Master?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a6907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05a6907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=419\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_2-04-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75875\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_2-04-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_2-04-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_2-04-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1536\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_2-04-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=2048\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05.08.21_The-Complete-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Web-Designer_inner_inner_pink_2-04-2048x1072.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9181552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9181552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Speaking of the skills you need to become a web designer, let\u2019s set some priorities. We\u2019re going to split them up into two categories: hard and soft skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544d16a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"544d16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hard Skills Web Designers Need<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214591c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"214591c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hard skills refer to technical knowledge and technique. These are the most important ones to master:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>UI design: <\/strong>Create an attractive and modern interface.<\/li><li><strong>UX design:<\/strong> <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/\"   title=\"Create a website\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"280\">Create a website<\/a> journey and make it frictionless.<\/li><li><strong>Composition:<\/strong> Lay out a website so that it&#8217;s attractive and easy-to-follow.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Typography: <\/strong>Select and <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/font-pairing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pair fonts<\/a> to set a mood and create a readable interface.<\/li><li><strong>Color theory:<\/strong> Develop a <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/website-color-schemes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">color palette<\/a> that brings the right emotion and vibe to a website without throwing things out of balance.<\/li><li><strong>Responsive web design:<\/strong> <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/design-website\/\"   title=\"Design a website\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"5162\">Design a website<\/a> that not only looks good on all devices and browsers but provides a consistent experience from one platform to another.<\/li><li><strong>Image editing and optimization:<\/strong> Manage the aesthetics, size, and weight of imagery for improved usability.<\/li><li><strong>SEO:<\/strong> Improve a website&#8217;s rank with technical enhancements, like image compression, optimized search metadata, and responsive design.<\/li><li><strong>HTML &amp; <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-is-css\/\"   title=\"CSS\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"4463\">CSS<\/a>:<\/strong> Code with the basic programming languages: HTML to manipulate text and CSS to change the style of the web page.<\/li><li><strong>JavaScript:<\/strong> Add interactivity to a web page with JavaScript.<\/li><li><strong>Web design tools: <\/strong>Create <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wireframe-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wireframes<\/a>, mockups, and prototypes for a website with professional design software.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Content management systems:<\/strong> Use a website builder that enables you to consistently build high-performing websites for clients.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ddc1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ddc1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Soft Skills Web Designers Need<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58d314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c58d314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soft skills refer to personality traits that enable you to succeed as a <a href=\"https:\/\/webfluencer.nl\/\">web designer<\/a>. These are the most important ones to focus on:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Project management:<\/strong> Plan website jobs and keep them on track with a well-documented process and <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/project-management-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">project management<\/a> platform.<\/li><li><strong>Discipline:<\/strong> Commit 100% to your job, to each project, to every client, and to all the web design principles and standards that have paved the way for you.<\/li><li><strong>Resourcefulness:<\/strong> Know how to work your way out of a jam and make things happen even when it seems like obstacles are everywhere.<\/li><li><strong>Attention to detail:<\/strong> Dot every \u201ci\u201d and cross every \u201ct\u201d so that clients never have a reason to be unhappy with you.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Empathy:<\/strong> Don\u2019t make assumptions about your client or their audience; take the time to get to know who they serve so you can build the best website you can.<\/li><li><strong>Communication:<\/strong> Learn how to communicate with clients in a language that they understand and that builds trust.<\/li><li><strong>Customer service:<\/strong> Provide a superior client experience by taking charge on Day 1 and be prepared to answer their questions and put their minds at ease along the way.<\/li><\/ul><p>By mastering these hard and soft web design skills, you\u2019ll produce better work and, as a result, attract clients that really value the quality of work you do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2998fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a2998fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"what-does-the-web-design-process-involve\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da8ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3da8ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does the Web Design Process Involve?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a2cfee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a2cfee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Web designers generally follow a similar process from project to project. The length of each phase may differ as can the intensity of what\u2019s involved, but the steps remain the same.\u00a0<\/p><p>Here\u2019s what your web design process will include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c55e84e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c55e84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Flesh Out the Project Specs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01b3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d01b3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the stage where you take the company&#8217;s business and needs and determine what kind of site they need (e.g. blog, website, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/ecommerce\/\"   title=\"e-commerce\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"5543\">e-commerce<\/a>, etc.) and what exactly you need to build out in terms of pages and features. For instance:<\/p><ul><li>An educational five-page website for a non-profit organization.<\/li><li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/portfolio-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">portfolio website<\/a> for a professional photographer that enables customers to book sessions with them.\u00a0<\/li><li>A large <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/pages\/seo\/enterprise-wordpress-hosting\/\"   title=\"enterprise\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1344\">enterprise<\/a> website for a software company that provides customers with info on product features, pricing, FAQs, and more.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>There are other details to flesh out, too. In this <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/create-website-brief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide to writing the perfect website brief<\/a>, you&#8217;ll get tips on how to lay this out before the project begins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbd910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adbd910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Schedule out the Project<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebeac37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebeac37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you know what you\u2019re designing, you\u2019ll create a timeline for it. Not only does this allow you to more effectively balance multiple website projects at once, but this information is super helpful for clients who have tangible milestones they can look forward to.\u00a0<\/p><p>As far as creating the schedule, it really depends on the scope of the job as well as your availability. Generally, though, each step of the project takes longer than the one before it.\u00a0<\/p><p>In order to determine the right amount of time to allot to each, use a time-tracking tool whenever you design a new website (even if it\u2019s your own or a free one you\u2019re doing for a friend or relative). This will help you gauge how much time you need to schedule for each phase. Just don\u2019t forget that on projects for clients, you also have to leave time for feedback.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bc078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79bc078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Do Your Research<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403d7ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"403d7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The onboarding process is a critical one for web designers. Fail to ask the right questions up front and you could find yourself doing a lot of revisions later (which can lead to not just a missed deadline, but also to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/scope-creep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scope creep<\/a> and loss of profit).\u00a0<\/p><p>Before you begin your research, first you must create a <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/website-design-questionnaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website design questionnaire<\/a> in order to gather all the essential information, files, and logins from your client. This will form the basis for your research.\u00a0<\/p><p>During this stage, you\u2019ll want to look into:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The client and their brand (if it has a history)<\/li><li>The audience they\u2019re targeting<\/li><li>The competition<\/li><li>The industry as a whole<\/li><\/ul><p>Once you have an idea of what your client is up against, you can formulate a plan for the website\u2019s design and approach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a41f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6a41f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4: Create a Style Guide<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9a557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f9a557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/style-guide-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brand style guide<\/a> is where you\u2019ll document the visual strategy for a brand and its website.<\/p><p>There are a number of reasons why a style guide is useful:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>It enables you to establish a clear vision for the website early on.\u00a0<\/li><li>It allows you to collaborate with other designers and not have to worry about producing consistent work.<\/li><li>It\u2019s something you can give to your client to ensure that they (or their future designer) maintain the visual identity you\u2019ve created for them.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>To create a style guide, you\u2019ll need to put together rules for the key visual elements on the site (like <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/guide-to-web-typography\/\">typography<\/a>, logo usage, colors, and so on).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ebe35a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ebe35a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=398\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image1-1024x509.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75473\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image1-1024x509.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image1-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image1-768x382.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1216\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image1.png 1216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860ecf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"860ecf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rather than try to build this on your own, discover how to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/web-design-style-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create a complete web style guide<\/a> for your design project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f152b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f152b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 5: Create the Sitemap<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f849cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f849cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whatever you want to call it \u2014 information architecture, sitemap, navigation, or menu \u2014 this is the first major component you\u2019re going to lay down for the website.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c4428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4c4428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=443\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image4-1024x567.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75476\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image4-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image4-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image4-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1425\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image4.png 1425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586afbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"586afbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sitemap isn\u2019t just a list of pages to include on the website. It establishes the hierarchy and relationships between pages. This is important as the way you connect pages to one another can improve or erode the usability of your website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0ae2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df0ae2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 6: Create Wireframes, Mockups, and Prototypes for Your Site<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369a9c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"369a9c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is actually a three-step phase that enables you to incrementally build a website from the ground up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced759b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ced759b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=190\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image10-1024x243.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75477\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image10-1024x243.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image10-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image10-768x182.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1233\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image10.png 1233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab279e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ab279e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wireframes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393b47d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"393b47d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wireframes are skeletons of your pages. You sketch out the composition, use placeholders to show where content goes, and determine how to position and size each block and element.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26e73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e26e73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=719,h=651\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image3-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75478\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=719\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image3-1.png 719w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image3-1-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328247e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"328247e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can create wireframes with good ol\u2019 fashioned pen and paper, use a wireframing tool, or build it right inside of <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/create-website-with-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress with Elementor<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you choose to use WordPress during this stage and the next, it\u2019s best to do so on a staging site instead of on the client\u2019s live domain. Here\u2019s how to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-staging-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set up a staging site<\/a> for these purposes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8705a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8705a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mockups<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4754e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a4754e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mockups are static design files. They look just like a web page would, except they\u2019re not interactive.\u00a0<\/p><p>By designing mockups, you get the chance to iron out any kinks in the design, layout, elements, and so on before committing it all to a working prototype.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb6be13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb6be13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=725,h=488\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=725\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image5.png 725w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image5-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9069cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9069cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You should design your mockups using a similar tool (if not the same) as what you used to create your wireframe. For instance, if your wireframe is in WordPress, it makes a lot of sense to create your mockup there as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d1ac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62d1ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prototypes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9bfbef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9bfbef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prototypes are the interactive version of mockups. In prototyping, you create connections between the pages and animate other interactive elements on the page.\u00a0<\/p><p>This gives both you and your client the chance to see your designs in action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380d206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"380d206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=717,h=328\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75480\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=717\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image6.png 717w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image6-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949e9c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"949e9c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Again, the tool you use for your wireframes and mockups should be used here (if possible).\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wireframe-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about how to take your ideas from wireframe to prototype here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9f820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b9f820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 7: Build the Website<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a1c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36a1c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you design your wireframes, mockups, and prototypes in WordPress, you won\u2019t need an actual web development stage since you\u2019ve already done it.\u00a0<\/p><p>However, if you designed everything with web design software and other tools, here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need to do to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/from-prototype-to-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convert your prototype into a WordPress website<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50005ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50005ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 8: QA the Site<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb4fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cb4fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout the web design process, you\u2019ll want to check in with the client when you hit key milestones. By gathering feedback and approval throughout the job, you\u2019ll cut down on the need for excessive revisions at this stage.\u00a0<\/p><p>Once the site is in WordPress and ready for review, you\u2019ll need to bounce it over to two parties for testing:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>Your internal quality assurance team (or team member).<\/strong> They will do a complete review and make sure there are no issues, from broken links to slow-loading pages and everything in between. If you work solo, you can perform this yourself.<\/li><li><strong>Your client.<\/strong> They must give the final approval on the website before launch. This stage enables them to do that with a working website and not just designs that are in-progress.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d90efe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d90efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 9: Launch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cc774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8cc774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With all the necessary approvals in hand, it\u2019s time to launch. Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/monday-masterclass-staging-to-live-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to push your WordPress website from staging to the client\u2019s live web hosting server<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203452e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"203452e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"whats-the-best-web-design-software-for-beginners\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716ffda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"716ffda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s the Best Web Design Software for Beginners?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a641a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a641a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every web designer should take the time to create a toolbox of their own. In terms of the essential web design tools you need to include, here are the ones to start with:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab33e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ab33e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WordPress<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa5039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fa5039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the ways to specialize as a web designer is to choose one content management system (<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/cms\/\"   title=\"CMS\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2996\">CMS<\/a>) to build sites with.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">WordPress<\/a> has long been the reigning CMS champ and a lot of that is because it enables web designers to do more with a website than other website builder tools allow for.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f0015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4f0015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=443\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image7-1024x567.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image7-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image7-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image7-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1425\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image7.png 1425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344fcfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"344fcfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That said, <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress does take some getting used to<\/a>. But the payoff is worth it since you can build far more powerful, larger, and feature-rich websites for clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e6437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94e6437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WordPress Themes\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2e52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d2e52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A WordPress theme is a pre-designed <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/library\/\"   title=\"website template\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1728\">website template<\/a>. Every website is required to have one, even if you decide to use a builder like Elementor to design with.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7372df4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7372df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=443\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image2-1024x567.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75474\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image2-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image2-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1425\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image2.png 1425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0a121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d0a121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When installed in WordPress, a theme not only \u201cskins\u201d the website with the premade design, but it adds placeholder pages and content. This is a great way for beginner designers to save time building out the baseline elements of a site.<\/p><p>As a web designer, you\u2019ll want to find a handful of themes you\u2019re really comfortable with and that work well for your niche. That way, you won\u2019t have to worry about learning your way around a theme with every new project and can spend even more time customizing the design.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about how to choose a WordPress theme and how to design with one here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc5069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cc5069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elementor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5f9fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c5f9fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a number of reasons to use a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/products\/page-builder-plugin\/\"   title=\"page builder\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2229\">page builder<\/a> plugin like Elementor on top of your WordPress theme:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>It&#8217;s a drag-and-drop visual editor that enables you to design in real-time.<\/li><li>It turns the unfriendly WordPress editor into a client-friendly block editor.<\/li><li>You have the flexibility of using design presets or coding your own custom styles.<\/li><li>You can design a web page from scratch, or use section or full-page WordPress templates to create them.<\/li><li>The builder also comes with <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/library\/all-categories\/\"   title=\"Alle categorie\u00ebn\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25222\">template<\/a> kits, which work similarly to a theme and are fully compatible with Elementor.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937317e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"937317e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=438\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image8-1024x560.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image8-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image8-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image8-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1440\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image8.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a11048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a11048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/page-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementor page builder<\/a> plugin adapts to you and your preferred way of working as a web designer, which makes it a web design tool you can grow with.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a10c524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a10c524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WordPress Plugins\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0fab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e0fab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WordPress plugins are extensions that build out the features and functionality of a website. Plugins can help you do things like:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Add security features.\u00a0<\/li><li>Design and schedule pop-ups for different pages.\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/google-analytics-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect Google Analytics<\/a> tracking to the site.\u00a0<\/li><li>Implement caching and other speed optimizations.<\/li><li>Compress your images.\u00a0<\/li><li>And much, much more.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8303df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8303df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=443\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image9-1024x567.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image9-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image9-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image9-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1425\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image9.png 1425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f7db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1f7db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a beginner web designer (heck, even as a pro), WordPress plugins spare you the hassle of having to code every inch of a website.\u00a0<\/p><p>Just keep in mind that plugins can take up space on your server and introduce vulnerabilities to your website, so choose wisely. Here are some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-free-wordpress-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best free WordPress plugins..<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you decide to do the initial planning and design work outside of WordPress, you\u2019re going to need additional web design software for your toolbox. Starting here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1ddac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a1ddac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GlooMaps\/Slickplan\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfe686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abfe686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before you do any design work, you\u2019ll want to sort out the navigation for your website. You can use a tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gloomaps.com\/\">GlooMaps<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/slickplan.com\/sitemap\">Slickplan<\/a> to develop your visual sitemaps.<\/p><p>This tool is useful for planning out the information architecture of your website: which websites to include in the navigation as well as how they relate to one another.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e075373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e075373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sketch\/Photoshop\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e331930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e331930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While it\u2019s certainly easier to design wireframes, mockups, and prototypes right from within WordPress, you can also use professional design software like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sketch.com\/\">Sketch<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/photoshop.html\">Photoshop<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>These design tools can be used for multiple purposes throughout the lifecycle of a job:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Graphic design<\/li><li>Photo editing<\/li><li>Website design and planning<\/li><\/ul><p>So, even if you primarily use WordPress to build your websites, you might still find a use for them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855e4c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"855e4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Atom\/Visual Studio Code\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c240f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c240f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While you might not need an integrated development environment (IDE) when you first start designing websites, you might find <a href=\"https:\/\/atom.io\/\">Atom<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/code.visualstudio.com\/\">Visual Studio Code<\/a> useful down the road.\u00a0<\/p><p>IDEs are code writing and editing platforms. Not only do they make it easier to write code in an isolated environment, but you can run and debug your code here as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6ce73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a6ce73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local by Flywheel\/MAMP\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04dcd10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04dcd10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a number of ways to create a local or staging environment for your WordPress projects.\u00a0<\/p><p>You can use your web hosting account to create a staging server. You can also use a local WordPress development tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/\">Local by Flywheel<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mamp.info\/\">MAMP<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Either way, the goal is to build a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-is-wordpress\/\"   title=\"WordPress website\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"4754\">WordPress website<\/a> away from the prying eyes of your client while also keeping it away from prospective visitors and Google&#8217;s indexing bots while it&#8217;s in progress.\u00a0<\/p><p>That said, if you&#8217;re really trying to keep your process relegated to WordPress, you can always <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-maintenance-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use WordPress maintenance mode<\/a> to let visitors and Google know the site isn&#8217;t ready to be visited just yet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326eed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"326eed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"where-can-you-learn-web-design\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f939a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f939a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Can You Learn Web Design?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe62b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe62b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most common questions we hear in the web design community is:\u00a0\u201cDo I need a degree to become a web designer?\u201d<\/p><p>The answer to that is no, but it won\u2019t hurt you either.\u00a0<\/p><p>The truth is, when it comes to how to learn web design, the choice is yours. If you feel like you need a regimented university program to become a masterful designer, then have at it. However, if you prefer the self-taught route, there are tons of resources you can use.<\/p><p>Just keep in mind that it\u2019s going to take time and practice either way.<\/p><p>For those of you who prefer the DIY approach or simply want to strengthen the design skills you\u2019ve already acquired, the following resources are the way to go.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450e2b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"450e2b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Books for Web Designers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82cd32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c82cd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To get a truly comprehensive education on beginner web design topics, start with these <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-web-design-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">books on web design and development<\/a>. They cover the full gamut of topics, including:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Web design basics\u00a0<\/li><li>Introduction to coding with HTML and CSS<\/li><li>Programming tutorials for JavaScript and PHP<\/li><li>Designing with WordPress<\/li><li>User experience design and strategy tips<\/li><li>Design systems<\/li><li>And more<\/li><\/ul><p>As a bonus, some of these resources come with workbooks and playgrounds so you can test out what you\u2019ve learned as you go along.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5079e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df5079e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Courses for Web Designers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abc3ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4abc3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019ll find plenty of online courses that teach the essentials of web design for beginners.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you want access to a wealth of educational resources \u2014 across a variety of subject matter \u2014 a membership course site is a good option. There\u2019s a great mix of free and paid content there and this post will point you to some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-online-web-design-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best online courses for web designers<\/a>.<\/p><p>Keep in mind that their video content doesn\u2019t just come from subject matter experts. Some of these sites host courses from some of the top universities around the world. So, you can actually complete a formal training program \u2014 you\u2019ll just do it from the comfort of your home, office, or a coffee shop instead of a lecture hall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbf760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cbf760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">YouTube Channels for Web Designers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b33b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b33b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While books and online courses are great for giving you an end-to-end education in a specific subject (like how to code with HTML or <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/color-theory-web-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the basics of color theory<\/a>), YouTube videos are best for learning new skills on the fly as well as staying up on the latest web design trends.\u00a0<\/p><p>When choosing a YouTube channel to follow, make sure the teacher is a web design expert and that they publish content frequently, and have done so recently. You want lessons that will help you design websites today, not two years ago.<\/p><p>Here are some channels that regularly produce up-to-the-minute tutorials on web design, WordPress, and more:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NNgroup\/videos\">NNgroup<\/a>: Quick tips and tutorials on user experience design.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/realcsstricks\/videos\">Chris Coyier<\/a>: CSS design tutorials as well as tips on how to manage the technical behind-the-scenes of a website.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JesseShowalter\/videos\">Jesse Showalter<\/a>: Live walk-throughs that demonstrate how to design mockups, prototypes, and responsive websites.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCt9kG_EDX8zwGSC1-ycJJVA\">Elementor Website Builder for WordPress<\/a>: Guidance on how to get the most from Elementor.\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/FluxWithRanSegall\/videos\">Flux<\/a>: Tips for the business and client management side of being a web designer.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa7b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"baa7b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blogs for Web Designers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e461f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e461f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For those of you who like to get your training from written tutorials and guides, blogs are a great option. 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