When a noob like me wanted to design a website by my self... Looking for help everywhere and found this gem suddenly . I guess same force working better for me😅
Backend developer here. It took me a few searches to find your video after realising that the abstract notion of layout is important, rather than how to write CSS and HTML. I wasn't interested in how to make layouts, but how to think of them, and this video fits that interest very well. I was vaguely aware that first and foremost a webpage flows from top to bottom (major axis, your first principle), and then secondarily from left to write (minor axis), but that was about it. The reference to Pinterest webpage building blocks is very useful. I'm saving this for future reference.
@uplink-on-yt how have you got started in backend development brother? can i help you out in anything by any chance? i have decent knowledge about development and can learn new stuffs quickly if required i would be very grateful if you could guide me bro i am literally confused on how to get into this development thing i am just learning and learning and not able to get a definite how to get into development
@@xyz-bx5et - I studied many computer programming things for many years since the age of 10, mostly in a structured manner (in school) and with a lot of curiosity and not going outside to play with other kids. 10 years later, I started to use my knowledge in low paid freelance projects on sites like Upwork (then Rent-a-Coder). Backend is just one of many things I know. I also know Linux admin, network admin, C, C++, Python, database admin, web server admin, shell scripting, design patterns, data structures - at various levels. Then I found the Symfony PHP framework, and I loved it, as it removed a lot of boilerplate and got me very productive. I'm not sure what the best way to talk to you would be. RU-vid doesn't have a chat feature.
After watching different videos, taking courses, read books, I can say this is the best video I've ever seen about web layouts, it's pretty straightforward while instructional. Thank you so much! You should keep posting more stuff like this
i'm someone who severely struggle on focusing on something but your simple yet non-uniform(cutesy) styled graphic reeled me in very effectively. it simplifies the point to it's core with enough detail to distinguish itself from the others as it's own thing. it's been a long while since i've focused on something and i didn't left empty handed either. now i'm very interested in your content! :D
Just completed wireframing a website, then algorithm brought this video to me. I feel happy that most of my website was based on this principle but I never actually knew these as basic principles. Algorithm worked well. This is a perfect video to revise fundamentals
What kind of dream client is this haha. Getting my clients to write content for their website is like pulling teeth for me. So I often make their layouts first so they can see what kind of text I need from them
3:07 - Pro tip: instead of using a plain grey like #f7f7f7, use a hint of Blue e.g. #f3f6f9 You just need to remember “369”. The initial “F” stays the same, while the next number increments by “3”. So… 036 = #f0f3f6 369 = #f3f6f9 58b = #f5f8fb
@@davidchavarriamendez9091sry, I skipped some colors in my previous comment just to keep it short. Anyways, after “9”, the values switch from Numbers to Letters as you move left to right from darkest, to lightest. 0123456789ABCDEF 0 = Darkest F = Lightest So if you start from “0”, and you increase the next number by “3”, you end up with these shades of blue: 036 = #f0f3f6 (darkest) 147 = #f1f4f7 258 = #f2f5f8 369 = #f3f6f9 (my favorite) 47A = #f4f7fA 58B = #f5f8fB 69C = #f6f9fC 7AD = #f7fAfD 8BE = #f8fBfE 9CF = #f9fCfF (lightest) Make sense?
@@davidchavarriamendez9091 that’s because its a hexadecimal number, aka base 16. You can hold 16 numbers in a single character. 0-9 and then A-F for the numbers 10 through 15.
I always wanted to learn website development as a hobby, but found website creation process very challenging and would mostly focus learning the coding part of the process. Thanks for making such a detailed video connecting requirement doc to layout, and I think, it goes without saying the best video I have seen in 10 years of my journey. Thanks a lot Alex 🙏🏻
I can't even begin to thank you enough for this thorough and concise video. I love that you nailed it down to exactly what you would do with icons and got to the point. THANK YOU THANK YOU! Have a fantastic day!
I LOVED THIS ! Thank you so much as someone who is learning front-end I've been struggling hard with the design and layout part of the job, this has helped so much !
This really helps a lot, when you only know a bunch of html, css and js. And trying to practice to make a website by copying others, why shouldn't everyone teach this at first, it improves the sense of completion and implementation of knowledge you learn. Anyways thanks a lot for creating this video.
I was confused for days that how should I structure my blank page and this video was filled with jampacked knowledge that I fell out of my chair , I am better now lol
Thank you for this tutorial. I am currently using this advice to attempt to design my business website using bootstrap 5, and it has helped me jumpstart the designing and creation. Appreciate you taking the time!
This is a great video. It’s informative, easy to understand and super helpful, especially because you walk the viewer through the process. Greatly appreciated, thank you. Keep it up!
This is one of the best video to learn about layout. Trust me, I am one of those guys who has a lot of trouble and always get stucked when I have to do this. I just want to say thank you.
This is my first time enjoying your RU-vid channel. Great content! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Your video was so informative. Thank you so much!
## Main Ideas - 🎨 Website layout principles emphasize the importance of basic rules for easier design. - 📝 Content should drive layout design, with the layout reflecting and enhancing the provided content. - 🏠 Creating homepage layouts involves incorporating elements like hero sections and following web design trends. - 📄 Sub-page layouts benefit from consistency in title sections and adaptation to available content. - 📋 Service page layouts should feature clear headings and varied styles to maintain interest. - 📞 Contact page layouts focus on minimal content and may require additional elements for optimal user interaction.
Figma is another tool I want to learn! And while I do have my layout sketched out, maybe I should lay it out better in illustrator 🤔 that way I can make sure it’s cohesive.
So basicallly rhytm and repetition, is good to know how others arrange their worlk flow. Thanks dude, this video helpms me alot to move pass the "blank page" as you mentioned.
I have a project to submit in 2 days time and Iwas only focused on the layout forgetting content. That really blew my mind. Thanx content before layouts
The second principle about needing to change background color every section is a mistake. Good use of white spacing and clear section headings with proper heading level sizes is enough. On top of that, using ONLY color to understand the difference between two things is a direct breach on WCAG as many are color blind and we perceive color very differently. If the site is too scroll heavy to have good white space between sections, then you could throw a separator line to make it more compact. Tip: Look at the design in grayscale to see if it makes it harder to use.
I'd really love it if you could use your skills and knowledge and do a breakdown on ecommerce email template blocks. I see so many absolutely appauling layouts it is criminal. Thanks for these videos btw, really down to earth and spot on.
This is a great video! I've always bemoaned my designs, but this concept of rows is making my fingers itch to make something and I'm almost regretting I don't really have a project to try it out on at the moment
04:17 This principle (not principal) seems to be somewhat limited. Although I share the view that layout should be there for the content, not the other way around, and should always be designed in such a way that would emphasize the content and make it more readable and aesthetic, I don't think that content should (or can) always come FIRST. Because this only applies to "one-shot" web pages that someone creates and forgets, ones that will never grow any further. But there's a whole another category of websites too: those which always grow and must accommodate new content (e.g. new articles). In that case, content _cannot_ come first, because we don't know the future and can't predict what content will someone put there. In that case, the design must be generic enough to work well with different content. Things like typography, headings, inline illustrations, lists, tables etc. must be styled regardless of what particular content will be put there in the future. And although I like the modular blocks approach, I don't think it might be used for that type of websites, unless one makes a larger set of generic blocks that could be reused by content creators for all sorts of different content they'll come up with.
@@richieMP118 Well, the Internet makes the world appear smaller than it is ;) And yeah, you can stumble upon me in all sorts of different places, because I'm interested in many different things. (There's one interest in particular that always brings me lots of scorn, as you probably might have found in that pinned comment thread :q but I kinda used to it over the years and I just roll my eyes on it and move on.) Welp, it was nice meeting you again then, see you somewhere else some other time :)
I have a different opinion, the future updates are easier to adjust with the present look of the site, but for the new layout, we surely needs some content to put into the site in order to shape it, and I am giving this opinion after designing 30+ pages websites from scratch, and redesigning the existing sites
I have a web page that uses 100% absulute positions for each element but the whole web site is left aligned. I understand JS enough to calculate exactly how many px I need to move it to center it. But I can't seem to use a js variable in an html tag. I want to take all that absolute positioning and offset it by a specific number of pixels. Is there a simple solution that allows me to keep all that absolute positioning?
🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 01:24 *🖼️ Every webpage is structured by rows, each representing a distinct idea or section of content. Avoid mixing unrelated ideas within the same row for clarity and user experience.* 02:17 *🎨 Visually differentiate rows using varied backgrounds or colors; consistency in design within rows enhances the overall layout appeal.* 03:42 *📏 Ensure each row includes vertical padding (typically 50-80 pixels) to improve readability and visual cleanliness of the layout.* 04:10 *📜 Content should precede layout design; tailor your layout to fit the content rather than vice versa to ensure a cohesive and effective website design.* 05:37 *📄 When receiving content from clients, expect initial drafts to consist mainly of text; creatively transform this content into structured and engaging webpage layouts.* Made with HARPA AI
My experience with front end is limited to a few small projects, and few were public-facing or for business. Mostly in-house documentation for internal project team use. So now I'm working on something more genuinely front end, and find not sure how to think about designing. I can design a decent GUI for a desktop app using Qt, gtk or the like. That's not a transferable skill! What's a more productive way to think about architecting a few web pages? This video took me from zero to halfway a hero :)
That is a very good guide, helped me like 85% but also kinda only 20 if I think about it. I reallywish you would give us some real examples of the sections you provided us with, I can not describe how much it would help me because I am the Full-Stack Dev of the WebSite and I haven not really seen a lot of websites or even analysed them to understand what EXECTLY I need to code.
Thank you for this but somehow I feel so incapable of visualizing a design unless I look at the content structure. Like those wriggly lines just don't give me any visual inspiration or a picture in my mind. Can you suggest anything for this?
Ah yes, CONTENT! Having dealt with several customers that were a real pain to get the content from, they all ended up saying "Well my website isn't getting any traffic, so I don't want it anymore"... well DUH, I can't make $#!+ up to throw up on the site, you have to give me the details.
What I don't see is left or right columns. Good, that makes it easier. Master this level of design first, but eventually in real life projects we'll want other features such as left/right columns, a standard header or footer, etc. How do I know when to work on making those part of the design versus holding off and stick with keeping things simple?
You're creating amazing content that's quite helpful in real life. I visited your site but to my surprise, I can't find any good websites with the principles/techniques that you're telling. Neither the pricing that you've mentioned matches the type of work you've listed in the portfolio section. Please tell me if I missed something? I've following you for a long.
