Web Design Dorset
We consider the best way to illustrate your message.
See, it’s one thing for you to approach a designer and ask for them to build x. Yes, we can do that. However, as professionals – with years of experience in our field – we might recommend y instead of x . . . Oftentimes, lesser-known web designers in Dorset neglect this. Some will cobble together what you ask of them. After all, how can you quibble with that? You did ask for that, right?
But at Expect Best – well – the clues in the name.
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Our web design Dorset team will help you refine your approach online with a bespoke approach or our tried and tested layouts. For example, we might suggest that your homepage is a great space for customer testimonials (it is). This, coupled with collaborating brands and, of course, those all appropriate call-to-action. One of the biggest trends we’ve noticed in web design is that businesses are keen to “break up” their site into different aspects. The reason? Their story. They (or their web designer) want to clearly and concisely showcase their story, specifically:
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The Benefits of Responsive Web Design Dorset
Responsive web design boosts sales by targeting your audience across all devices
Responsive web design is cost-effective and means that 1 site works across all devices
Here are 9 basic principles our Web Design Dorset team utilises for responsive web design
Whilst it’s an awesome solution to the multitude of screen sizes and resolutions, it can be tricky.
1. Responsive vs Adaptive
2. Content Flow
HTLM is the foundation upon which websites are built. Therefore, each site is formed from the flow of elements on that page. Yet, as screen real estate gets smaller, your content will begin to take up MORE vertical space. Some customers can easily forget this, so please keep it in mind if you’re not used to it!
3. Relative Units of Measurement
4. Breakpoints
Breakpoints are predefined areas of measurement. Specifically, ones that allow you to rearrange layouts dependent on the size of the browser or device. So if you have a desktop design with a wide layout featuring twelve columns, it will start squishing down on a tablet or mobile device. It’s here where one of our web design Dorset team members might insert a breakpoint. A breakpoint allows us to rearrange that twelve column layout to a six, three or one-column layout. This allows us to take control of your layout should things start to get squished and no longer make sense!
5. Maximum & Minimum Values
6. Containers or Nested Objects
Sometimes it makes sense to take chunks of your content – like a headline, body of copy or an image that’s related to each other – and cluster and contain them. Doing so nests that content inside another containing element. Now you can control the containing element INSTEAD of constantly having to control each individual element. So, if you look at a layout – like a list of blog posts – all those blog posts are contained. Therefore, each of the individual elements inside of them is relative to the parent container. Understanding how to use containers and nested elements is vital for our Dorset web design team.
7. Mobile or Desktop?
There is an ongoing debate in the web design world on how you should approach the design. Do you start designing the full desktop experience, or do you strip it down to that one-column simplified mobile-first approach? There’s no right or wrong answer. Mobile phones are common-place handy tools that your customers will have on hand at all times. So, we would be inclined to say we’re mobile-first, but in reality, we typically design the desktop first.
8. Bitmap Images vs Vector Images
Bitmap images are contained information. Yet, when stretched too much, they’ll start to look a little fuzzy or – if you have something that’s small on a retina screen – it’ll look a little wonky. Therefore, if you have this issue, our Dorset web design team might move over to Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). However, you have to know how to balance these. SVG’s are great for simple graphics – like logos and icons – whereas an image ought to be a bitmap because that’s too much information to store in the SVG.
9. Keep it Simple
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We work with all types of businesses – from start-ups to international corporations.
Unit 9 l 132-134 Stanley Green Road l Poole l Dorset l BH15 3AP
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Expect best help businesses reach their full online potential by implementing well thought out digital marketing strategies and innovating ideas. As a Bournemouth Web Design agency, we are proud to be the best in the area when it comes to web development, SEO campaigns, social media management, photography and more.