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Homepage mockup
Create two homepage design sketches using
InDesign 1200 px x 900 px
Homepage Sketch File
Create a home page layout that represents the design of your website.
Sketch and then use InDesign for your initial layouts
The layout should include text, graphics and navigation.
Create an appropriate Brand or logo for your typeface.
Decide what the most important navigation items might be
Decide what information should be on the home page.
Determine what call to action would be on home page.
Use a grid. Create a focal point.
Users should know what the site is about and where calls to action are immediately.
With typography hierarchy, layout, you can guide users in the direction you want them go.
Remember design principles such as alignment, proportion and white space when working with type.
Type is more effective than anything else to get your message across on the web .
Graphics can support and enhance layout icons too, but communication happens mostly via the copy content.