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You canít start thinking about an effective web design without thinking about some fundamental art and organization principles that make that possible. When it comes to web design things are not as easy as they seem. Having the proper content for the website and putting it up just like that is simply not enough. A very important part of web design is to make sure your website has the best visual communication with the visitor and make sure everything is laid out perfectly.

For a professional web designer using special symbols, typography and colors should be a piece of cake but only if he masters these principles. Websites are a very popular way to communicate with visitors so it is highly important that the graphical user interface ensure the best visual communication.

In most cases a website is a balanced combination of the web designerís artistic touch and the content that matches the visitorís request or searches. A good web design should be the result of artistic discipline put to good use and also a user interface design that ensures a very good visible language.

In creating a very good User Interface Design there are three important principles that must definitely be properly introduced. These are the three principles: Organize, Economize and Communicate.

Organization of the User Interface Design basically stands for screen layout, relationship, navigability and consistency.

Economize means that the future design should be created in such manner that some common points are established between elements so that the final design is simple and also clear. You should only include important facts and try not to use any ambiguity in the content of your materials. You should also make sure the information on your website can be easily perceived and also that make every important detail distinct.

Communicate ñ Visual communication is very important for your website so you must ensure a very good balance between all the composing elements.

These three web design principles are themselves categorized in two more distinct groups: elements and principles. These groups will later form the so called basic composition of your entire web design.

These basic compositions will also have to be used according to the following principles: Balance, Proportion, Rhythm, Dominance and Unity.

* Balance - There two ways to obtain good balance in your design. One of them is by using a symmetrical form which means that the weight of a composition will be distributed equally around both central vertical and horizontal axis. The other form is an asymmetrical one and in this case the composition will not be distributed in an equal form around a central axis.

* Proportion - This element will help you determine what is the best visual depth and weight you should use in your design. You must first make sure a relationship of an object is defined according to the dimensions or distribution of forms.

* Rhythm - This element helps to create a very useful sense of movement by using well chosen patterns and textures. Rhythm can be obtained in a regular, flowing or progressive way depending on which of these forms benefits the elements best.

* Dominance - This element clearly determines visual weight of any design and also what the degree of emphasis in the design should be.

* Unity - This is the element which will help you give a sense of wholeness to the design by creating a relationship between the whole and individual parts of the design.

These basic web design concepts are very helpful in creating the perfect visual communication for your website.

Article Presented by Camden Web Design