MODERN APPROACHES TO WEBSITE DESIGN

Vsako oblikovalsko delo temelji na poznavanju temeljnih elementov in principov oblikovanja. Sem sodi tudi spletno oblikovanje, ki poleg omenjenega znanja, zahteva tudi dobro poznavanje tehničnega ozadja (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Splet se razvija z bliskovito hitrostjo in tako spletne strani postajajo vedno bolj napredne in kompleksne. Pri snovanju le teh se vedno pogosteje poslužujemo principa postopnega izboljševanja in odzivnega oblikovanja, kjer predstavitev prilagodimo zmogljivosti brskalnika in tipu naprave preko katere uporabnik dostopa do spleta. Pri tem veliko vlogo igra CSS in znotraj njega sklicevanje na tip naprave. Sklic omogoča izgradnjo spletne predstavitve, ki se lahko prilagaja številnim zaslonskim ločljivostim. Poleg omenjenih principov in pristopov, sta pomembna še posodobljena spletna standarda CSS3 in HTML5, ki ponujata dodatne funkcionalnosti, kot so dinamičnost, semantično poimenovanje elementov, bogati vizualni učinki, uporaba poljubne tipografije oziroma pisave itd... Kot primer smo izdelali spletno stran, ki temelji na likovni teoriji, na odzivnem oblikovanju, ter na posodobljenih lastnostih CSS3 in semantičnih oznakah HTML5.Any design work is based on knowledge of the basic elements and principles of design. The same goes for web design, where one must also master the technical aspect of the medium (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) in order to be successful. Web is evolving at an exponential rate and as a result the websites are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex. Our tendency to build responsive websites, with progressive enhancement in mind is becoming more and more frequent because of its advantages. This way the design can be adapted to capabilities of different browsers as well as to different devices accessing the Internet. The biggest role in played by the CSS, more precisely by Media Queries which allow us to define how a website is going to adapt to all sorts of screen sizes. Besides the above-mentioned principles and approaches, the updated web standards HTML5 and CSS3 are also of extreme importance. The biggest advantages they bring is the semantic naming of the elements, custom font embedding, not to mention the rich visual effects like animations, etc ... As an example, we created a website that is based on art theory, responsive design, and updated features in CSS3 and HTML5 semantic labels