Before our world wide web took over things, the world of design was a much simpler place. All you had to do was think outside the box, come up with creative ideas, and wow your client.

Unfortunately, when the internet came along many designers found the shift to the online world a rough road. Many designers, including ones I know had to go back to college just to learn the ropes of web design.

For those who've been or are in the web design business, know what it takes to be successful. There's this odd balance between aspects of design, accessibility, and SEO. Having knowledge about SEO isn't always a necessity, but can help beef your resume if you know your way around.

It's not good policy to completely focus on a creative design, and leave ease of access, and SEO behind. You could end up with a very creative site that only the web savvy will know how to navigate. On the flip side though, a creative design helps establish a professional and dedciated look to a site. If design is ignored, you could have a site that looks like this. I know they preach "simple is better", but there's a difference between simple and atrocious design.

When explaining web design to others, I always refer to the 'yin and yang'. You really can't have one without the other when creative a website. The creative look, and accessibility should go hand and hand. It definitely is easier to say than do, but sometimes a site does pull it off. Even that site isn't perfect. The text is too small. It shows however that you can create something pleasing and creative to the eye and still have a layout that users can navigate through easily.

Learn the yin and yang my friends.

| JohnnyV |