{"id":9663,"date":"2021-03-25T12:30:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T16:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/?p=9663"},"modified":"2025-10-06T06:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:47:14","slug":"iterative-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/iterative-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Your Website with Iterative Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ed4228;\">You know your website needs serious work.<\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Your website&#8217;s branding is inconsistent, it doesn\u2019t generate enough leads, or it isn\u2019t user-friendly.<\/em> Over time, hobbling together a series of \u201cfixes\u201d can result in causing errors, inefficiency, and other performance issues. Sometimes it\u2019s better to just scrap the old site and do a major overhaul. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the end, most website problems boil down to issues with usability, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/ux-or-ui-design\/\">user experience (UX)<\/a>. A site that is unattractive, slow, has poor navigation, and is difficult to use can have disastrous results. Specifically, a site with poor UX will have poor organic traffic, increased bounce rates, few page views, and short session duration times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In building your new website, you want to turn these numbers around. In website redesign, what first comes to mind is how the website needs to change. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/boston-web-design-blog\/\">Your focus may be on branding<\/a>, functionality, content, or navigation. What is often neglected, however, is what the redesign process will look like.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BTJ3w1tf9I\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/top-performing-homepage\/\">Create a Top Performing Homepage on your Website: A Mini How To Guide.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Create a Top Performing Homepage on your Website: A Mini How To Guide.&#8221; &#8212; Ladybugz Interactive Website Design Agency, Boston MA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/top-performing-homepage\/embed\/#?secret=x0uXYsKG0U#?secret=BTJ3w1tf9I\" data-secret=\"BTJ3w1tf9I\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ed4228;\">Where the website design process gets into trouble<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usually, the website design process is primarily linear: Do your research, create the basic design, develop the site structure, fill in the content, test, and launch. As each step is completed, it becomes more and more difficult to make changes along the way. You are even less likely to optimize usability when:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team participation is limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design, content, and development teams are in silos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opportunities to evaluate and refine before launch are narrow<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When these factors are stirred together in one pot, it tastes rotten! Ingredients include weak collaboration, limited opportunities to explore ideas, and the inability to make modifications along the way. In the end, it\u2019s a constrained process that will have poorer UX than a process that is open to change.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ed4228;\"><b>Build change into the website design process.<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website designers and UX professionals recognize that there will be rounds of modifications until the interface has final sign-off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s simply no way to make it perfect during the first pass. What you originally envisioned will morph into something different. There will be push and pull among team members. People will change their minds\u2014often after initial decisions are made. If the team isn\u2019t collaborative and doesn\u2019t accept the concept of change from the outset, things can get ugly. Common risks include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clients will get frustrated when they feel they aren\u2019t heard or feel left out of the loop.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project team makes poor decisions if brainstorming and evaluation are cut off too soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Late-surfacing problems will require last-minute changes that are inefficient, slow down the process, and add costs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a pre-determined launch date can\u2019t be extended, users will find an unfriendly interface until the next round of changes can be made.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that change is inevitable. We know the risks of a static design process. So why not use an \u201citerative design process\u201d that embraces the concept of continuous change at every step along the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ed4228;\"><b>The iterative design process maximizes usability.<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What we call website design often refers to the overall look and layout. However, website design elements that promote usability are much more extensive, encompassing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">many elements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think of your favorite websites and what makes them enjoyable. Most likely, you quickly learned how to use the site (and remembered how to use the site at a later date). You like the overall look and the language is clear, and can move seamlessly throughout the site and find what you need. You don\u2019t have to click too many times, scroll endlessly, or face too many other annoyances. Finally, you don\u2019t waste your time by experiencing 404 messages, broken links, or crashes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/what-is-accessible-design-and-why-we-need-it\/\">user-friendly characteristics<\/a> that make you stay on the site longer and return more frequently than sites with a poor user interface (UI). That\u2019s the aim of the iterative website design process.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting into the nitty-gritty, there are a several UI elements that all contribute to a positive experience. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Input Controls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: interactive elements, such as buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdown lists, and text fields\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Navigation Elements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Components<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to access options, such as navbars, menus, pagination, sliders, search field, tags, and icons<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Informational Components<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: User notifications, such as tooltips, progress bars, notifications, and message boxes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Design Layout: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page \u201ctemplate\u201d elements applied consistently to website pages, such as grids, layouts, and columns\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/12-hot-web-design-trends-in-2021-you-need-to-know\/<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ed4228;\"><b>How Does Iterative Design Work?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does planning for change sound sensible? If so, here are some tips before you start the design process. Define your agency and client teams, their respective responsibilities, and who makes the final decisions. No one should be a passive onlooker; encourage their participation at all stages. Once you have your team in place, you\u2019re ready to roll.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iterative design can be broken down into six basic steps that form a continuous loop of \u201citerations\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Research, Ideate, and Plan:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conduct research that helps you understand the user and anticipate how they will use the site. Explore the problems of your current website and possible resolutions. This step should involve open participation about what the site should include, how to organize it, what should it look like, and other usability elements. Then start project planning\u2014looking at a realistic timeframe, resources needed, responsibilities, and workflow.<br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Design and Build: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluate your ideas from step 1, identify top options for layout, navigation, and functionality. Go through this process until there\u2019s a decision to move forward. Don\u2019t button things up too much\u2014leave room for modification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most teams work on the homepage first because it incorporates so many elements. It will also provide a foundation for inside pages. Before you go too far with layout, content, and development, create a usability wireframe. Think of it as a blueprint that focuses on scope, structure, hierarchy of information, functionality, information priorities, and some visual design elements. The more exact you can get at this stage, the easier the next step (prototyping) will be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9664 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"Improve your new Website with Iterative Design \" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Prototype and Testing:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This step takes your wireframe further, going deeper than the basic structure, content, and layout ideas. The goal at this point is to provide a truer representation of what the interface looks like to the user. The graphic designer will create more realistic page mockups that often include nav menus, hero images, footers, and key images. Content is being created and finalized. In the beginning, the prototype may be static. However, at some point developer will start putting content and interactive elements into place. Testing will begin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, try to get the wireframe in good shape before prototyping\u2014at which point it will take more development time to make changes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Analysis and Review:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The navigational and functional elements are ready, graphic design is complete, and content is in place. This is the stage before launch, so it\u2019s time to dig deep. Double-check and test for completeness, functionality, content, and other usability elements. Once the site functions properly, a non-biased <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">focus group\u00a0can provide feedback before launch. Otherwise, you can get feedback from users and site metrics post-launch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. Launch &amp; Next Iteration:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The developer and team will complete any final testing and get ready for launch! Once it\u2019s launched, collect all evaluation and feedback you can to make refinements in the next iteration. Next,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the client-agency team returns to steps 1 for a second \u201citeration\u201d\u2026and so on, in a loop of continuous improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9665 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Improve your new Website with Iterative Design \" width=\"662\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-1.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-1-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JiPcVADiKG\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/choosing-a-new-web-design-agency-here-are-the-questions-you-need-to-ask\/\">Choosing a New Web Design Agency? Here are the Questions you Need to Ask.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Choosing a New Web Design Agency? Here are the Questions you Need to Ask.&#8221; &#8212; Ladybugz Interactive Website Design Agency, Boston MA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/choosing-a-new-web-design-agency-here-are-the-questions-you-need-to-ask\/embed\/#?secret=slV4zYM7Pn#?secret=JiPcVADiKG\" data-secret=\"JiPcVADiKG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ed4228;\"><b>Best Practices for Iterative Design<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with any process, there are best practices that will make things smoother and will deliver better results. Here are key elements to build into the process:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Focus<\/b> <b>on the user:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Zealously focus on the user\u2019s needs, intent, and anticipated behaviors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Communicate and Collaborate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Be transparent and inclusive, with regular team discussions about analysis results, feedback, and recommendations. Also, let developers know about problems that require immediate resolutions as soon as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Keep the interface simple.\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid unnecessary elements, keep it uncluttered, and use clear language.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Be Consistent.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0For branding, usability, and an efficient design process, be consistent in all interface elements\u2014including items like buttons, colors and fonts, and page structure.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Use typographic hierarchy.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Make it easier for users to read and scan (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/your-must-have-monster-seo-checklist-for-2023\/\">help SEO<\/a>) by being consistent with fonts, h1 and h2 headers, and other hierarchical elements.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conduct regular testing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Test functionality and user interface elements regularly to spot any changes that must be made immediately and to note potential modifications for the next iteration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Adhere to project scope:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With so many ideas from so many people, it\u2019s easy to get \u201cscope creep. In your project estimate, specify time frame, cost, scale, and technology constraints. Let clients know as soon as possible if an enhancement will add to the project\u2019s cost or delay the launch date.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conduct ongoing testing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use iterative testing to uncover where usability work, where problems are, resolutions, and other recommendations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/how-much-does-a-website-cost-in-2020-and-how-you-can-get-one-no-matter-your-budget\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ed4228;\"><b>Takeaways about Website Iterative Design<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIterative design\u201d for websites may look somewhat different from one company to any other. The common element is to build change into the process and collaborate at all stages. The result is a happier team, better results, and a more positive user experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to design a website that can adapt to change, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/choosing-a-new-web-design-agency-here-are-the-questions-you-need-to-ask\/\">call on an agency that can lead you in the iterative website design process.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ed4228;\">Need some help improving your website&#8217;s homepage? Contact us today.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat\" style=\"background-color: #db3b10; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"\/web-design-seo-quote\/\">Contact us for an Estimate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know your website needs serious work. Your website&#8217;s branding is inconsistent, it doesn\u2019t generate enough leads, or it isn\u2019t user-friendly. 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