Web Design Steps

Determine the Intended Audeience
The colors, images, fonts, and layout should be tailored to the preference of your audience. The type of site content (reading level, amount of animation, etc.) should be appropiate for your chosen audience.

Determine the Goals of the Site
Some common goals of web sites are to be informative, to create a personal homepage, to establish a corporate web presence, and to do business in e-commerce.

Determine the General Content and Create Site Map
The site map is sometimes called a Storyboard. Common organizational structures for Web sites are: hoerarchical, linear, and random.

Sketch a Tentative Page Layout
Beconsistent in your overall layout — color, typefaces, logo locations, navigation bae, etc. Plan your Home Page Layout to avoid scrolling. Plan your Content Page Layout to be consistent, with east navigation.