Golden Rules of Design

There are many golden rules of design.  Combined, they all support the three second rule in web design.

Your website has three seconds to grab a visitor’s attention before they decide to stay or leave. In those first moments, design, messaging, and usability all play a role. If visitors can’t quickly see value or find what they need, they’re likely to click away.

The five golden rules of web development include 

  1. Ease of navigation
  2. Useful & original content
  3. Layout consistency
  4. Making responsive design
  5. Building URLs that are easy to remember

The seven golden rules of design are

  1. Balance
  2. Emphasis
  3. Contrast
  4. Repetition
  5. Proportion
  6. Movement
  7. White space (alignment, unity)

The five pillars of design thinking are

  1. Empathize
  2. Define
  3. Ideate
  4. Prototype
  5. Test

The four C’s of design are

  1. Collaboration
  2. Creativity
  3. Critical thinking
  4. Communication

 

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