The document discusses five things that every web designer should be doing: 1. Create websites using a grid system for layout and organization. 2. Make mistakes early by creating wireframes and prototypes to test designs before development. 3. Use frameworks to simplify development and create responsive websites. 4. Use web fonts for responsive typography and icons. 5. Include imagery responsively to convey information visually.

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THINGS EVERY WEB DESIGNER
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF DESIGNERS
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The Artist Designer CSS DesignerUI/UX The Deseloper

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GETS SH*T DONE
THE RIGHT WAY TO DESIGN
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“DON’T TRY TO BE ORIGINAL
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JUST TRY TO BE GOOD.
PAUL RAND
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BE GOOD
HOW TO
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(RESPONSIVE DESIGN)1CREATE USING A GRID

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“GRIDS ORGANIZE CONTENT.”
- CAPTAIN OBVIOUS
USE A GRID

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FOUNDATION OF DESIGN
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Design as we know it
was born partly in
response to the
Industrial Revolution.
English Illustrated Magazine, 1884 shows designs were suddenly competing for attention.
USE A GRID

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FOUNDATION OF DESIGN
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Design as we know it
was born partly in
response to the
Industrial Revolution.
English Illustrated Magazine, 1884 shows designs were suddenly competing for attention.
USE A GRID

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Responsiv
e Grid
System
Unsemant
ic
Golden
Grid
System
1200 Grid
System
960 Grid
System
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GRID-BASED DESIGN
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USE A GRID
Wirify

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USE A GRID
GOLDEN RATIO
1 x 1.618

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Responsiv
e Grid
System
Unsemant
ic
Golden
Grid
System
1200 Grid
System
960 Grid
System
Photosho
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GOLDEN RATIO
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USE A GRID
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GRID SYSTEMS
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Photoshop Unsemantic Golden Grid System 1200 Grid System 960 Grid System Responsive Grid System
USE A GRID

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TRY TO BE GRID
NOT BORING
USE A GRID

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TRY TO BE GRID
NOT BORING
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USE A GRID

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DESIGNING WITH A GRID
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USE A GRID
LAYOUT GUIDES
SMART GUIDES
LINKED ASSETS

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(WIREFRAME/PROTOTYPE)2MAKE MESTAKES EARLY

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Low-fidelity Wireframe High-fidelity Prototype
WIREFRAME/PROTOTYPE

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ChangesMade
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Web Design
With a Wireframe
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WIREFRAME/PROTOTYPE
Minimal Changes

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Without a Wireframe
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ChangesMade
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ChangesMade
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Buttload of Changes
WIREFRAME/PROTOTYPE
“I didn’t realize our product line was this confusing.”
“We have too many options in our navigation: our key
pages are getting lost.”
“Our call to action is weak.”
“Our Contact form takes too long to fill out.”
“We’re talking too much about ourselves and not enough
about our customer.”
“Our most important product photos are below the fold:
nobody’s going to see them.”
“We really don’t know what we’re doing.”

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Low-fidelity Wireframe High-fidelity Prototype
WIREFRAME/PROTOTYPE

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Low-fidelity Wireframe High-fidelity Prototype
WIREFRAME/PROTOTYPE
http://www.axure http://muse.adobe.comAdobe Comp CC https://marvelapp.comhttp://www.invisionapp.com

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(AND SPEND MORE TIME OUTSIDE)3USE A FRAMEWORK

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USE A FRAMEWORK
Google Web Starter Kit Zurb Foundation v5+ UIkit Semantic UI Gumby FrameworkBootstrap

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EVEN FOR ICONS4USE WEB FONTS
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TYPOGRAPHY
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CONVEY INFORMATION IN WRITING
HAS ONE PLAIN DUTY BEFORE IT AND THAT’S TO
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EMIL RUDER
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WEB FONTST
(roll your own)
Typekit
SkyFonts
DESKTOP USE
WEB FONTS
HOSTED SERVICES
Typekit
Google Fonts
Font Squirrel

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WEB FONTS
WEB FONTST

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RESPONSIVE TYPOGRAPHY
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MEANS LEGIBILITY EVERYWHERE
WEB FONTST

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USE FONTS
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FOR IC NS
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ICON FONTS
WEB FONTST
FONTAWESOME ICOMOON
scalable vector icons that can instantly be customized

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RESPONSIVELY5USE IMAGERY

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USE IMAGERY
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WITH VISUAL INTEREST
TO CONVEY INFORMATION
IMAGERY

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RASTER/BITMAP: GIF, JPG, PNG, SVG
VECTOR: SVG, ICON FONTS, HTML CANVAS
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IMAGERY
CREATING IMAGERY
SKETCH PIXELMATOR GIMPPHOTOSHOPILLUSTRATOR

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IMAGERY
CREATING IMAGERY
SKETCH PIXELMATOR GIMPPHOTOSHOPILLUSTRATOR

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IMAGERY
CREATING IMAGERY
PHOTOSHOPILLUSTRATOR
ALIGN TO PIXEL GRID
SAVE AS SVG
CSS PROPERTIES
EXTRACT ASSETS
EXTRACT IN BROWSER
COPY CSS
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IMAGERY
ANIMATED SVG
SNAP.SVG

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