If you are the designer, this is what you should explain to your customers. You will be doing them a big favor in letting them know early on that what they have in their layouts will not be the same when it is put on their websites.
Although there are programs that ensure website design to look as close to print as possible, they do not duplicate it exactly. So what must you do when you are faced with this kind of situation?
The solution is to work with your customers. Not just for them but by them.
Realistic expectations. Since you are the designer and you know better, share what you know. Tell your customers upfront that you cannot exactly create what they want if they seem too unrealistic for you.
Educate them on the web design considerations such as maintenance and download speed. These factors are more important than the fancy graphics and other elements they want in their site. It is your task to explain these things to them.
Have your customer set up a portfolio. Your customers should have a portfolio they should give you. But they should know that what they have planned out in their portfolio is not really what they will see in their websites.
Even if there are talented designers who can come close, they will not really put the exact portfolio into the designs. And creating one good design is also not a representation of your skills. That would be seen later on when the site starts working.
Know what software and applications your customers are using. They not be the same as yours. This is very vital when making your designs. The pages will look way different when you do them in the applications you have when your customers have another.
When building web pages, the things mentioned above are very important. You will see its effectiveness once you test it with any browser available.
Nothing like having a website that has one consistent and polished look whichever way you see it. It should not look good on a certain browser and look bad on another.
Article Written by Florie Lyn Masarate.
So what about your home? Have you been bitten by designer room-envy?
It's likely that most of us have been in a ?wow? designed room and wondered how we could make the same idea work in our own home? Well, with these four guidelines to help, you can become your favorite design star.
1)Use your senses
Determine what design features attracted your attention and made you say, ?Wow!? Good design smacks you in your senses. It stirs your gut instinct.
Listening to your sensibilities clues you in to what attracted you about the ?wow? space, and that understanding affords you not only the inspiration and but the confidence and positive attitude you'll use to get started on your redesign project.
Once you've determined that, make a plan as to what you'll keep and re-deploy and what you'll replace. Take the finished design picture with you everywhere so you are sure you can live with the room after a few days, and so you can match its contents.
2)Consider each element and create a frame for your canvas
Look at each element of the design you wish to recapture. For example, if you are recreating a whole room, start with the ceiling, walls and floor. Create the frame first. If you are focusing on a specific area such as your bed, start with the headboard.
One theory is the item which makes the most impact is the place to start. When the walls and floor are finished, or the headboard looks like the one you admired in the professionally designed room, you're ready to add other elements.
3)Balance and other important considerations
Designers achieve wow-factors because they have developed an eye for balance of proportion and scale of elements. Whether furniture or accessories, harmony of size and placement matters. Study the relationship of pieces so you can copy them.
Then consider colors, textures and patterns. This is what draws interest and eye movement through the room.
Does your room show a geometric chair with a patterned cushion? Can't find patterned cushions like the one in the sample? Maybe you can find ones with the same background color and patterns similar in scale. Whether custom-made, from the showroom, or salvaged from an antique shop, you're bound to find a close match with a bit of effort.
4)Finishing your version of the vision
Seeing your efforts come together is not only satisfying but invigorating. As you assemble the elements that inspired you, notice the details that complete the designer room. Small touches add distinctiveness. A vase of yellow tulips, a hand-beaded picture frame, and decorative lamp finials are examples of details that make a difference. Design is a process and each time you invest in a design project, you are learning.
When you are finished, take a snapshot of your project and compare it to the designer original. So how did you do?
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