A complete web design process not only allow the website to be completed on time but also to make sure no lacking of the functionalities, as you can assess the website, the business's marketing strategy, the internal operating procedures, etc. throughout the process.
In the past, we have observed that clients do not understand the process of the web design. They first spend money on a gorgeous style, and then only think about the features they want. Give a fictitious example to illustrate whether it can be included in this layout: If you purchase a website layout for a business that deals with education and want to include products from an agency, you can still do so, but not the one you expected. Normally a complicated website takes months or years to complete, a simple website might take only few weeks.
What should the procedure to design websites then? I'll walk you through the processes and process of website design today. Basically, it contains 7 major steps.
To understand the needs of the website
Prior to beginning the website design process, it is very crucial to understand the needs. The next processes will go more smoothly if there is a correct and clear plan in place; nevertheless, if the function of comprehending the needs is not performed correctly, the ensuing functions will be stacked. Duplication of work will undoubtedly happen in such a circumstance in the front-end UI design or the creation of back-end functionalities, engineers, and art designers, and ultimately it is a project. We do not want to see a circumstance where there is a time delay or even when the case cannot be closed.
To comprehend client demands, one must consider them from the viewpoint of the user. What good is creating a website in current market of consumers? There will be several categories of websites for various uses, such as introducing businesses and items. Do you want to sell things online instead? Is engaging in online activities engaging customers? Or keep the digital assets (text, images, and videos) of the client on the website?
Discuss the specific roles and create the confirmed website structure or sitemap when the web page design categorization is created. The following stage might be based on the website structure diagram.
Website sitemap
Website architecture planning entails drawing the functional architecture of the entire website based on the website architecture diagram of the preceding step, along with the corresponding pages and page names necessary for the entire website to function, while also taking into account whether the website needs to be embedded in traffic tracking UTM. Traffic tracking is challenging because of a fault with the design.
Website layout and structure
The art designers can design the style of the entire website in accordance with the requirements and structure after completing the needs analysis and structural planning of the website; typically, the colour scheme of the website will be extended by the company's logo and their brand identity, and the actual design direction still needs to be confirmed with the customer. The website's home page representing the image of the company. The homepage's layout affects the user's initial perception of the business.
When designing the page layout, we begin with the homepage, provide clients a variety of personalised options, and then discuss and make revisions based on the version that comes the closest to the client's original vision. This process can prevent the design style of the entire website from being too different from the client's imagination when the website is finished, and it can also prevent redo everything from the beginning.
Frontend development
The front-end engineer will receive the layout once the UI/UX designer has finished designing it for the full website. The layout will be converted into HTML and other frontend languages by the front-end engineer. The customer can thus already view the full website when this stage is finished. the way the website is organised, how each page is presented, and how the website flows.
Prior to this step, customers typically hand over text, images, videos, and other materials to be provided by the company to front-end engineers for page layout and design. Since the next step is to connect the front-end and back-end programmes, we will repeatedly check with the customer to see if the webpage needs to be modified or adjusted at this stage. This is because once the back-end engineer starts to connect the front-end and back-end programmes, the website cannot be modified easily.
Backend development
In this stage, the back-end engineer will develop the database and back-end functions in accordance with the customer's requirements before connecting them to the front-end pages. The front-end pages that require frequent text and content updates will therefore be used when planning functions; we will then write a corresponding front-end function in the background, so that if the customer wants to change the information on the front-end, he does not need to ask us to modify it and he can submit the manuscript from the back-end, saving the customer cost of modifying later.
Pre-launch test
After developing the background function programs, we will inform and instruct the customer's full website. In addition to instructing the client on how to use the function, we will also help with the creation of guidelines for the article optimization of the website so that the client can rapidly begin using the website and be informed of its functionality. SEO can involve web pages in some way. We will offer a test host for the website's pre-launch test. Customers are asked to upload to the test host any items that will be later formally launched.
The website functionality test is being done at the same time the data is being uploaded. The user won't have to repeat it again after the website is live. After the drafts, we will help with the synchronised transfer of data from the test host to the live host, streamlining the testing and launch of the website.
Live
Following the completion of the above steps, at this point we are assisting the client with placing the web page data in the website space that the client has purchased, installing SSL on the website so that the website transmits the data in the form of HTTPS. The website is formally launched once the code and DNS service are configured.
There must still be extensive discusion and communication at every stage of the process. A website is only a tool for communicating with customers, and what web design is essentially doing is a "people" service. According to our opinion, the only ideal website is one that reflects the size of the business. The best website for a company is one that evolves with the times and grows alongside them.
