There are some tried and true methods to make a good website, but making a great website seems to be much more elusive. Greatness in any discipline is a moving target, not just within the web design community. But it seems like everyone is born with the innate ability to make a terrible, irritating, worthless website.

Modern web design is striking to say the least. Designers today have countless tools and tricks to bring out the best of a certain brand and their website. The resulting design may be beautiful, but it might not have the result ecommerce websites are looking for. If you're aiming to design or repair a website in 2016, there are a few important things to avoid.

Typography is a very important web design skill to learn for a number of reasons. Firstly your clients will need you to be able to convey their core messages clearly on their websites.

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Social media has become a ubiquitous internet structure. It's no longer a separate entity, but it's woven itself into every aspect of the web. For businesses, creating a successful website means considering the impact of social media. Consumers are used to constant connectivity on every channel, and as a result, social media trends are influencing every website.

Google incorporated 'mobile-friendliness' of a website within its ranking algorithm since 21st April, 2015. This already had a noteworthy impact on the present ranking of content and this trend represents a breakthrough for the superfast and surging mobile user community.If you're interested in knowing why Google implemented this decision and how you can assess your site if it's ready, read on the concerns of this article.

Most businesses can't thrive any more without a website. Even mom and pop shops that have been around for several decades are beginning to change with the times and adopt the use of a website to enhance their business. This is made possible because web design has never been easier, cheaper, or faster than it is right now, thanks to template-based website platforms.

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One of the biggest trends in web design right now is hero header - the huge image at the top of the home page. Initially, hero headers were oversized photos directly related to the content, usually it was a photo of the website owner or their work (especially on the portfolio websites and blogs).

This summer has been quite generous, what with all the deals and freebies and the huge amount of new templates we've added to our collection of premium templates and themes. It's traditional to sum up the results once a season ends, so keeping up with this tradition I'm gonna show you the best WordPress themes of this Summer season.