
<p>I love the approach from Gary Simon on this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha_ooKAWAJI" title="video" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">video</a> highlighting the pillars of good front end design. He puts forward the following key elements of UI design:</p>



<p>Colour and contrast, Whitespace, Alignment, Scale, Visual Hierachy, Consistency, Simplicity and Typography.</p>



<p>While I believe Gary has hit the nail on the head with these categories, I feel he missed touching on one key element.</p>



<p>The missing element that I believe a lot of developers fail to consider is Accessibility. It is estimated that one fifth of the population is suffering from some form of disability, this is a huge market, and another filter through which you should be designing your pages.</p>


The Pillars of good Front End Design


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The Pillars of good Front End Design

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