Web
design tricks are used by Professional web designers; to create effective web
page designs but most importantly to show off beautiful code. A web
designer's job is to develop web pages that communicate effective design,
while also demonstrating knowledge of html and CSS. Web designers can utilize a
variety of web design tricks there are tons of design related resources
available for free to designers, graphic designers or anyone seeking
knowledge of creating or learning about website design tricks. Professional
web designers such as Molly, Lynda, and Eric Meyer, often have
blogs or have
written books, dedicated to helping others learn how to create web design
tricks. I have found a great list of web design tricks & resources and
have listed them on my website, you can check out the article it's called
"Useful websites that offer free web design tips & tricks" I
have also included in this article some basic web design tricks that you will
be able to incorporate in your next design project. 
The
first thing you want to do before designing your web page is to create a
flowchart, a flowchart will aid in the outline of your web design project.
Next you will need to decide how you want to lay-out your site. There are
a few basic layouts, however most professional designers use layouts that are
compatible with the more popular browsers, "this design trick' is very
important to know, as you will want all users to be able to access your web
pages. The site Just dream weaver has a ton of free blank or empty layouts that
you can use as a guide. Or you can choose from some pre-made templates that are
featured free, on smashing magazines website. If you don't like any
of the layouts suggested, you can create your own. Make sure to ensure browser
compatibility by incorporating the right browser hacks. Make sure you know how
the browser hacks work before you use this particular web design trick. Do some
research on website design tricks before attempting to write your own code.
Next
you will use the measurements from you're empty web template to start the
design process. Most Professional designers use Photoshop to design the
graphical interface of their web page. I like to start my PSD interface
template by boxing my layout first. For instance If I have a header at the top
of my page, I would first create a big grey box and label it header, than on my
side bar I would create another grey box, matching the measurements 100% from
my html coded template, this ensures that I have a perfectly even and compatible
transition from PSD to html or xhtml. After you have laid out your grey outline
you can turn on rulers and guides and start lining up your grey outlines.
Now
if you turn off the entire layer, you will see that the rulers have perfectly
lined up your site for you. The next step is to lock the rulers than group the
grey layer and hide them and then lock the grey layer as well. Now you are
ready to start your design, if you are having trouble coming up with concepts,
look at some example sites to get your creative juices flowing. With these Web
Design Tricks you are sure to create a 100% cross browser compatible web design
that's super easy and fast to create, furthermore now that you know these
simple web design tricks, you can incorporate them in your next design project.
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