Website development is no easy undertaking. With so many details that go into the process, business and website owners are often faced with all kinds of pitfalls threatening to derail their progress. Perhaps one of the most important things that any business owner should remember whenever embarking on the web design process is that the website they are about to produce will play an integral role in promoting and establishing the company’s brand and reputation. This is especially true in this day and an age of digital revolution when clients tend to seek information online. A company’s website should, therefore, present a nice first impression of your brand to prospective clients. This is where graphic design plays a critical role in the web development process.

Good web design goes well beyond coding. After all, it isn’t a series of letter and number sequences that people see when they visit a website—they see text, images, buttons, and copies, which tell them exactly what the company is all about. This is exactly why graphic design plays a fundamental part in web design. It injects creativity into the web development process and at the same time supports your business’ branding strategy. Graphic design in the context of web development covers everything from a website’s background images to its banners, controls, buttons, colour scheming, graphical presentations, text style, and even the way that different pages flow.

Good graphic design can bring a great boost in your website’s visitor ship as well as its traffic retention. Being able to capture your audience’s attention is critical to increasing the chances of them converting or responding to your call to action. By enhancing your website’s visual appeal, you also improve people’s perception about your business’ professionalism, your brand value, as well as your authority in a particular field or niche. A well-designed website also enhances usability, enabling visitors to properly navigate between your pages and through your content. An  effective graphic design also makes your content more appealing and worth reading, while eliminating the usual complexities of web design that tend to confuse the focus of a website.

About the Author:

Aengus Ryan is a Graphic Designer in Pixelo Design Ltd. Pixelo Design Ltd is a graphic design company specially offering their service to Ireland small business community. They also offer logo design, brochure design, explainer video, web design, etc. service in Ireland. The company work with an aim to provide high quality design services to Irish small business.