When having your website created, it’s important to know about the various parts of a website! Here we have super simple analogies to help you better understand website design.
Exterior Website Design
In many ways the parts of a website resemble those of a home. Like a house, the website’s exterior provides the first impression of the property. It establishes the feel and personality of the brand and requires upkeep. With a home you need to keep the lawn mowed, siding in good shape, and the homeowners association (HOA) happy. For a web site, exterior maintenance means retaining simple and fresh design that responds well when viewed on a variety of devices.
The HOA for a website is a collection of search engines with Google setting the tone. Search engines use a variety of factors to determine how high up your website appears in search results, so it pays to keep your website in top shape!
Interior Website Design
The interior of a website and home can be easily compared.
HTML = Drywall/Structure
The unglamorous but critical behind the scenes foundation, walls, and rafters.
Javascript=The Utilities
You can’t live comfortably in a house without plumbing or electricity. This is similar to websites, but instead, you can’t have a functioning website without Javascript. It is the coding language responsible for things like buttons, videos, music autoplay, and more!
Pages = Rooms
Home Page = Main Entry Room
Just like you would keep your bed in your bedroom, toilets in the bathroom, etc…, you will need to group different content on your website into pages with related content! And like a real house, your guests will get tired pretty quick if they need to search through 20 different rooms just to find the coat rack. Avoid this by including an easy-to-read navigation bar on your site!
Plus, pay attention to how an entry room in a home is designed to draw you in by being well-decorated with photos, paint, and more. You want your website home page to turn out the same way. Make it appealing and welcoming so that guests will want to stay longer and explore.
CSS = Paint, Photos, Decoration, Etc.
The entry room in your home isn’t the only room with decoration! You decorate your bedroom, bathroom, patio, and other rooms. The design may be cohesive or each room different.
On a website, you shouldn’t make your pages entirely different color schemes. The whole website should have the same overall theme or branding.
Creating a website can be tough, but it doesn’t have to be with The Digital People! We offer web design services, so your business will be prepared to serve customers through a beautiful and unique website!
Take a look at Your Business & The Need For An ADA Compliant Website for more website tips.
