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'''Web design''' is the design of web pages, websites and web applications. The term also refers to web-based graphical user interface (GUI) design using images, [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]], and one of the [[HTML]] [[Web standards|standards]].

Some people distinguish between "web design" (the graphics and user interface design) and [[web development]], which includes "web design" as well as web server configuration, writing web applications, dealing with security issues, etc.

== Good practices ==

In the new era of "[[Web 2.0]]" attention to detail can make (gain loyal visitors) or break a web design. This new type of design has been called "Web 2.0 Design". These practices include the follow:

=== Must-Do's ===
* Rounded Shapes
* Shades
* Good fonts: Arial (stick to one font per webpage)
* Pastel colours (see: [[Web colours]])
* Footers
* Buttons
* Font-Size: Oversized
* Descriptive [[HTML]] ([[XML]] style)

=== Do Not's ===
* Java Applets ([[JavaScript]] is fine though)
* Animated GIFs (the blinky ones)
* 100% Flash Websites
* Visible tables

== See also ==
* [[Web development]]
* [[Web standards]]
* [[Web accessibility]]
* [[Web colours]]

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_design Wikipedia article on '''Web design''']
* [http://www.vipedio.com/roman/blog/20culture.html 2.0 Culture]

[[Category:World Wide Web]]