Simple Steps to Great Web Design: Short Introduction

Simple Steps to
Great Web Design
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Introductions
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Matthew Smith
my name is
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SQUARED EYE
I am the Principal at
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Husband
I am a
Father
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&
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Beerdiot (Beer Idiot)
I am a
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These Guys
I worship
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Simple Steps to
Great Web Design
Welcome to
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Definitions
Lets define some
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Web Design?

What is
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Web design is the skill of creating presentations of content
(usually hypertext or hypermedia) that is delivered to an
end-user through the World Wide Web, by way of a Web
browser or other Web-enabled software like Internet
television clients, microblogging clients and RSS readers.
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Web design helps content get stuff done — on the web.
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Great web design helps content get stuff done — on the web
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Great web design helps content get stuff done — on the web
with
Pleasure
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Simple Steps?
So, what are these
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Knowing the Brand
Everything starts with
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Knowing
Everything starts with
the Brand
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Know their Audience
Next you must
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Know their

Next you must
Audience
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Know their
Next you must
Audience
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Know their Content
and if you’re going to pursue great design, then
IA sketch by Mike Rohde
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Know the Medium
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Know the Medium
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Design Technique
Helping content get stuff done:
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Balance
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