Web desing manual

Web design is a broad term used to encompass the way that content is delivered to an end-user through the World Wide Web, using a web browser ( such as : Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Yahoo ) or other web enabled software to display the content. The intent of web design is to create a website - a collection of online content including documents and applications that reside on a web server/servers.

Web design involves the structure of the website including the information architecture, the layout and the pages and the conceptual design with branding.

Such elements as text, forms, images (GIF, JPEG, PNG) and video can be placed on the page using HTML/XHTML/XML tags. Some browers may be require Plug-ins such as Adobe flash player, QuickTime, Java-run time environment, etc. to display some media, which are embedded into web page by using HTML/XHTML tags.

With growing spcialization in the information technology field there is a strong tendency to distinguish between web design and web development. Web design is a kind of graphic design intended for the development and styling of oblects of the internet's information environment to provide them with high-end consumer features and aesthetic qualities.

Purposing web design is a complex, but essential ongoing activity. Before creating and uploading a website, it is important to take the time to plan excatly what is needed in the website. Thoroughly considering the audience or target market, as well as defining the purpose and deciding what content will be developed, are extremely important.

It is essential to define the purpose of the website as one of the first steps in the planning process. A purpose statement should show focus based on what the website will accomplish and what the users will get from it. A clearly defined purpose will help the rest of the planning process as the audience is identified and the content of the site is developed.