The Easy Way to Design Top Tier Websites
Summary
TLDREl guion del video enseña principios clave y consejos prácticos para construir sitios web de alta calidad. Se enfatiza que la creatividad es un proceso, no un momento, y que el diseño efectivo se basa en combinar elementos existentes de manera única. Se discuten reglas como 'menos diseño es mejor', el uso de la ley de similitud y proximidad, la importancia del espaciado y la creación de un sistema de diseño. Se aconseja enfocarse en la jerarquía y la importancia de las fuentes, colores y la legibilidad. Finalmente, se sugiere un proceso creativo que incluye leer libros de diseño, buscar inspiración, tomar notas y dar un paso atrás para generar nuevas ideas.
Takeaways
- 🎨 El diseño creativo no es un momento, sino un proceso que involucra conectar ideas existentes de manera única.
- ⚽️ El principio clave del buen diseño es hacer lo menos posible, enfocándose en las características esenciales y mejorándolas para los usuarios.
- 🔍 Utilizar la ley de similitud y proximidad para simplificar el diseño, agrupando elementos por forma, tamaño, color y espaciado.
- 📐 La importancia de espaciado adecuado en el diseño, comenzando con mucho y ajustando hasta satisfacción al observar el diseño en su totalidad.
- 🛠️ La utilidad de un sistema de diseño para aplicaciones complejas, definiendo elementos clave y componentes para una coherencia y eficiencia en el proceso.
- 📏 El uso de unidades REM para el tamaño de fuente y márgenes, adaptándose a las preferencias del sistema del usuario.
- 🎨 La selección de colores y tipografías que añaden personalidad al diseño, asegurándose de que sean legibles y no abrumadores.
- 🔑 La jerarquía en el diseño web es crucial, enfatizando elementos importantes para ayudar a los usuarios a navegar y encontrar acciones clave.
- 🌟 Introducir profundidad en el diseño con sombras y colores para elevar elementos importantes y reemplazar bordes sólidos.
- 💡 La importancia de la inspiración y el proceso creativo, analizando y tomando notas de diseños existentes para generar nuevas ideas.
- 🔄 La necesidad de no quedarse atascado en un diseño, probándolo con diferentes audiencias y estando dispuesto a ajustar en base a la retroalimentación.
Q & A
¿Cuáles son los principios clave de diseño para construir sitios web de alta calidad según el video?
-Los principios clave de diseño mencionados en el video incluyen el diseño sencillo, el uso de la ley de similitud y proximidad, la importancia de espaciado adecuado, la implementación de un sistema de diseño y la jerarquía en el diseño.
¿Por qué es importante el principio de 'diseño sencillo' en la creación de sitios web?
-El principio de 'diseño sencillo' es importante porque se enfoca en características esenciales, mejora la experiencia del usuario y evita la sobrecarga visual que puede confundir o frustrar a los usuarios.
¿Cómo se puede aplicar la ley de similitud y proximidad en el diseño de sitios web?
-La ley de similitud y proximidad se aplica agrupando elementos por forma, tamaño, color y espaciado para facilitar la percepción de patrones y hacer que el diseño sea más comprensible como un todo.
¿Por qué es recomendable tener más espaciado de lo que uno podría pensar al diseñar un elemento específico?
-Es recomendable tener más espaciado porque los usuarios escanean toda la interfaz de usuario antes de enfocarse en elementos individuales. El espaciado adecuado ayuda a que el diseño sea más legible y accesible.
¿Qué es un sistema de diseño y por qué es útil especialmente para sitios web grandes y complejos?
-Un sistema de diseño es una colección de elementos y componentes esenciales que se utilizan de manera coherente a lo largo de un sitio web o aplicación. Es útil para mantener la consistencia y facilitar la implementación de diseños en proyectos grandes y complejos.
¿Cómo se pueden utilizar REM unidades para mejorar la accesibilidad del diseño en diferentes sistemas de usuario?
-Las unidades REM se utilizan para el tamaño de fuente y los márgenes, lo que permite que el diseño se adapte a las preferencias del sistema del usuario, mejorando así la accesibilidad y la experiencia del usuario.
¿Cuál es la importancia de la jerarquía en el diseño de sitios web y cómo se puede enfatizar?
-La jerarquía es crucial en el diseño web porque ayuda a los usuarios a navegar y encontrar acciones importantes. Se puede enfatizar utilizando tamaño, peso y color para resaltar elementos clave en la página.
¿Cómo se puede utilizar la profundidad en el diseño para mejorar la experiencia del usuario?
-La profundidad se puede introducir utilizando colores y sombras para elevar elementos importantes y reemplazar bordes sólidos, lo que hace que ciertos elementos sean más atractivos y se centre la atención del usuario.
¿Qué es Mobin y cómo puede ayudar en el proceso de diseño inspirado por el video?
-Mobin es una plataforma que ofrece una gran biblioteca de diseños probados y listos para usar. Puede ayudar en el proceso de diseño proporcionando inspiración y ejemplos de secciones de testimonios de aplicaciones de finanzas, por ejemplo.
¿Cómo se puede abordar el proceso creativo según el video y qué papel juegan las pausas en este proceso?
-Según el video, el proceso creativo implica conocer los conceptos básicos, encontrar inspiración, reflexionar sobre las ideas iniciales, hacer pausas para permitir que surgan nuevas ideas y estar abierto a ajustes basados en retroalimentación. Las pausas son importantes para evitar el agotamiento y permitir que el cerebro procese la información y genere nuevas soluciones.
¿Por qué es importante no enamorarse de un diseño y estar abierto a cambios según el feedback de los usuarios?
-Es importante no enamorarse de un diseño porque todos tenemos sesgos personales. Estar abierto a cambios y ajustes basados en el feedback de los usuarios garantiza que el diseño sea efectivo y satisfaga las necesidades y expectativas del público objetivo.
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💡creativity
💡design principles
💡design system
💡spacing
💡gestalt theory
💡hierarchy
💡scannable design
💡color theory
💡line height
💡shadows and depth
💡gradients
💡inspiration
💡feedback
💡state of mind
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in this video you will learn the key
design principles and practical tips to
build top tier websites consider this a
guide to creativity because creativity
is a process not a moment being creative
isn't about being the first person to
think of an idea it's all about
connecting ideas you don't have to
create new designs from a blank slate
top designers take what is already
present and combine those elements in a
unique way but to be able to do that you
need to know the rules of the game rule
number one good design is as little
design as possible it means focus on
essential features and make them better
and useful for the
users it also means less colors words
and clutter on the
screen here's a common mistake when
designing a website you start with the
header and then go down from there or
you are thinking about the overall
structure how many sections do I need
how wide they should be how should I
design the buttons that that's a lot of
hows each of these questions will slow
you down and drain your creativity
instead ask what's the key functionality
or the main selling point of this
website for a lot of websites it could
be a heading input field and a button
start from there at this point design as
little as possible chances are that's
all you needed anyway don't complicate
websites by adding too many elements
that frustrate users and looks ugly as
well our brain has evolved to simplify
things and looks for key visual
information
only so why not choose the easy way and
keep things
simple it's a win-win situation rule
number two use the law of similarity and
proximity to simplify the design you can
use shape size color and spacing to
group elements gestal Theory emphasizes
that the whole of something is greater
than its parts focusing on how our minds
perceive patterns and holes rather than
just individual elements our brain first
processes the information as a whole and
as we spend more time looking at
something we start to notice the small
details as well so your first goal is to
make the design simple enough to be
understood as a whole in simple words
the design should be scannable within
seconds this ties nicely with the first
rule as well the law of similarity not
only makes the design better and
consistent it's easier to implement as
well
the law of proximity on the other hand
gives you a better understanding of
layout and
spacing rule number three elements need
more spacing than you think when you are
focused on designing a specific element
the space might seem too much to you but
the users scan the whole UI before
focusing on individual elements so start
with a lot of spacing and look at the
design as a whole then start to remove
it until you are happy with the results
but doing this manually becomes boring
and repetitive so you need a system in
place rule number four use a design
system especially if you are designing a
big and complex website or app because
it's made up of essential elements and
components there are multiple ways to
create a design system for a simple
website you just need to Define key
Design Elements and you are good to go
for uis you need more complex and
detailed design system that covers a lot
of scenarios
once you understand the basic design
principles Behind These systems you
don't really need a CSS framework to
style your
websites let's start with spacing you
can use this list to get started or
create your own system just have the
values that are divisible by four now
spacing totally depends on the context
it's a very bad idea to design with
lauram ipsum or vague data because a
spacing that is perfect for this card
can be a disaster for this one the
system is is just there to help you pick
a value quickly so you can play with
different values instead of trying
random values on the fly in the previous
example we started with a lot of spacing
like 40 pixels then bring elements
closer that belong together to do that
pick a value from this system let's try
20 it's still pretty big let's try 12
perfect but generally we use REM units
for font size and margins so the design
can adapt to the user system preference
to assign REM values just divide the
pixel value by 16 the new system will
look something like this a better way is
to set these values as variables so you
can play with different values and see
what works
best same thing for your fonts and
colors handpick few values and assign
them as Global variables you can get
started by picking any one font and type
scale that fits your project there is no
real science in choosing colors so don't
fall for those tutorials or articles
that teach you the psychology of colors
just pick a dark and light color for
your text and background and two more to
add some personality just make sure the
colors are legible and don't overwhelm
the users for the same reason avoid text
to line Center especially for paragraphs
and smaller text size one more point
line height is inversely proportional to
the font size that means smaller text
needs greater line height for better
legibility
greater line height also acts as margin
top on text elements so you don't have
to assign spacing between all text
elements it's already done for you now
that you have your fonts and colors in
place design the key elements start with
the links and buttons you generally need
two types of each one for primary
actions and one for secondary
actions once we have a design system in
place we can start the actual design
process web design is all about putting
the right elements at the right place
with the right sizing that brings us to
rule number five hierarchy is everything
we need to emphasize certain elements on
the page to help users navigate and find
important actions to emphasize important
elements we can use size weight and
color but it's very easy to overdo these
things so start small you will be
surprised to see how little changes can
make a big impact on the overall design
now to emphasize an element ask yourself
what's the first thing the user will
look for I guess it's the title so we
need to emphasize it let's start with
the color but white on black has a
pretty good contrast ratio so let's
reduce the contrast from the secondary
information sometimes to emphasize
something you need to deemphasize other
competing elements in our case it's not
enough so let's add more contrast by
increasing the font weight it's almost
there but you can go a step further
further and increase the font size as
well and when you are done with the
design zoom out to see if the title
stands out from the secondary
information we do this because the users
will scan and look for key information
to focus on if the design isn't
scannable you need to do some
adjustments it could be choosing
different font size a darker color or
simply a bit more spacing do whatever
you can to emphasize the elements you
know the users will look for sometimes
it could be labels and sometimes it
could be values or maybe an icon it all
depends on the context not all H1 tags
will have the same size and margins same
thing is true for other tags as well
sometimes the H3 or paragraph tag could
have a bigger font size than the h2 tag
it all depends on the context just
emphasize the most important elements
and keep the rest of the design as it is
good design is less design and More
Design is almost always results in
uglier design
but like everything in life there are a
few exceptions to this rule as well
introduce depth to add some character
use colors and shadows to elevate
important elements Shadows can also be
used to replace solid borders the closer
something feels to the user the more it
will attract their focus speaking of
Focus use your accent colors to
highlight important
elements one easy trick to add a bit of
excitement is by replacing a solid color
with a subtle
gradient you could also work on your
lists and tables to make them more fun
and engaging for the users and try using
cards for Bland
elements but the question is how do you
get these ideas in the beginning I said
creativity is a process not a moment now
it's time to explain that process step
one know the basics that we have covered
already also read these books they have
some really good practical tips to build
top tier websites the second step is
finding a source of inspiration you can
look at the top tier websites and study
their style or check out some amazing
work on figma
community I personally use mobin to take
design Inspirations for my projects so I
asked them to sponsor this video and
thankfully they agreed say you are
designing a testimonial section for a
finance app go to filters and search for
testimonial section then set the app
category to finance
now we have the testimonial section for
some top tier apps in the world now look
around and save the ones you like to
your
library whether you are designing for
mobile or a full-blown web app mobin has
a huge library of tried and tested
designs so definitely include it in your
design
process once you have gathered enough
Inspirations it's time to work over
those designs in your mind trust is
crucial for finance apps so the
designers Must Have Spent A lot lot of
time and research on the testimonial
section let's try to look at these as
users and make a note of key things you
like about these designs for me they
were simple and unique I really like the
ones with a human face and simple
language I hate generic testimonial
sections that have a bunch of reviews
with no emotions so I have few ideas now
we need two to three good reviews
ideally with great images and we need
big and bold text to emphasize them but
don't go designing yet
once you have some Initial Ideas try to
step away from the problem and do
something else this is a very important
step in the creative process this is not
just limited to design if you are stuck
with a problem watch few tutorials or
read some articles then think of these
potential Solutions in your mind but
don't act on it just take a break and do
something else I promise when you
revisit the problem new ideas will come
naturally to you if this doesn't work it
means you are under a lot of stress
lately or not getting proper sleep so
work on that first let's say you got
some new ideas and finished your design
step five is to not fall in love with it
we all have personal biases and see
things in a certain way so first test
your design by showing it to your
friends or colleagues if they like it
test it with your users and always be
open to adjust the design based on
feedback sometimes you have to design
several ter websites just to discover
that you designed one good pricing
section in the third design just finish
something anything stop planning and
thinking to design and just design it
doesn't matter how good or how bad it is
you just need to prove to yourself that
you have what it takes to produce
something creativity is not just a
process it's also a state of mind
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