If you’re a website designer, chances are you’ve been asked to create an attractive and functional website. But if you’re like me, this can be a daunting task. The truth is that even if you are an experienced web designer who has created countless beautiful websites before, there are still some things that go into making sure your clients’ sites look great on every device—and they don’t always fall under the category of “graphic design.” Here are five hacks for making sure your website looks great no matter what device its users prefer:
1. Don’t Use Too Many Fonts
So many people use too many fonts in their designs that it can cause confusion. If you have more than three different fonts on your website, then the chances of visitors being able to read anything are slim.
You should also avoid using too many font sizes when designing a website because this will make the design look messy and unprofessional. You should stick with 2-3 font sizes per page only and avoid using more than 5 font types in a single-page design!
2. Create A Color Palette
Colors are important in web design. If you want to create a website that stands out, it’s worth considering how you can use color in your designs.
First of all, decide on a color palette for your site so that everything is consistent across the site and matches with each other. This will make it easier for visitors to navigate through the pages of your website and find what they’re looking for quickly and easily.
A good place to start when creating your own custom palette is picking out some base colors that correlate with branding goals (for example red means excitement; blue means trust). Then add more specific shades based on audience demographics like age group or gender (if there’s an obvious difference between men vs women).
3. Homogenize The Design Of Your Website’s Pages
If you want your site to be recognizable and easy to navigate, it’s important that the design of each page is consistent. This can help people who visit your site feel more connected with what they’re seeing. Plus, if you do something like use a common color scheme or font size across all pages (or just some), this ensures that they won’t get lost while navigating through the various sections of your website.
In order for this hack to work effectively:
1. Make sure that each header has its own unique background image or color scheme so it stands out from other headers on the page.
2. Try using “font stacks” as well as one-size-fits-all fonts for headers; these will allow designers who aren’t familiar with web design tools such as Photoshop or Fireworks access without having to learn how those apps work first—which saves time when working with multiple versions at once!
4. Make Navigation Simple And Intuitive
In order to make navigation easy to find and use, you need to ensure that your website is easy on the eyes. This means using a consistent style for links: they should all look the same whether they’re blue or green, and they shouldn’t be too small or large either (unless it’s something like an email sign-up form). It also helps if you give each link a unique color so people can easily tell what action it performs when clicked on.
Another way of making navigation intuitive is by using hover effects during hover events (like when hovering over an image). This will show extra information about what action was performed in case there isn’t enough room in your design for everything else.
When designing navigation, you should also consider the order in which things are displayed. For example, if your site has a lot of pages, it can be helpful to display them as a list rather than just throwing them all at users all at once when they land on your homepage. Users will be able to scan this list quickly and decide which one is most relevant to what they need right now.
5. Choose A Simple Layout
1. Keep it simple.
2. Don’t overdo it.
3. Don’t overcomplicate things.
4. Don’t be too fancy, or tacky (like using a lot of colors).
5. Use only one font style, size, and color combination in your website design—otherwise, you’ll end up with an unreadable mess! You should also avoid using too many images and animations because they can slow down page loading times for users viewing the site on mobile devices.
You Don’t Need To Be A Graphic Designer To Create A Beautiful, Functional Website.
You don’t need to be a graphic designer to create a beautiful, functional website. If you’re looking for more ideas on how to build your own site, check out our list of the best free website builders and tools.
If you want someone else to do all the work for you, there are a number of freelancers who will design websites for reasonable prices (you can usually pay around $300-$600 per month). Basically what they do is create an automated system that builds your site from scratch using WordPress or Joomla as their CMS platform. In addition, some freelancers offer additional services such as web hosting and e-commerce functionality so that when your visitors land on the site they’ll see all the necessary features right off the bat without having any trouble navigating through them themselves!
Conclusion
We’ve gone over a few of the design hacks that you can use to make your website look better and stand out from the crowd. You don’t need to be a graphic designer, though! You just need to know how to apply these hacks so that they work for the audience you’re trying to reach.