Understand the complicated conversion process of PSD to HTML 5

The web development scenario has gone through a sea change. The internet has reached mobile phone screens and the old methods of creating websites do not produce websites that are compatible with small screen of mobile phones. With the advent of HTML5 and CSS 3, making responsive designs, i.e. developing a website which adjusts itself according to the mobile screen has become easy with media queries. The W3C has also recommended the use of HTML5 for creation of responsive web design. Websites that do not develop websites optimised for mobile phones of all screen sizes do not get as much traffic as compared to the websites that are perfectly responsive. The beginning of any designing is with PSD which is converted to the HTML code slice per slice. The conversion of PSD to HTML5 is a relatively new process and many are not proficient with it. A lot of nuance has to be taken care of while performing the conversion of PSD to HTML5. This takes a while to completely learn the process of conversion. HTML and CSS coding skills are mandatory to learn the process.

• In an era of Smartphones, the websites are supposed to cater to the ever increasing user base of mobile internet users.
• HTML 5 and CSS 3 have been developed to make the design of the website responsive, i.e. optimised for every mobile and tablet screen.

Step by step guide to convert PSD to Html5

While the process requires the knowledge of HTML and CSS and Photoshop, anyone with a little practice and skills development can do it. Some prior knowledge of HTML will help in this regard. The steps to convert PSD to HTML 5 are:

• PSD design: The PSD should be clear to the designer and it should be made in Photoshop layers. If the design is not made in layers, every image will have to be sliced separately. A PSD made in layers let you pick the appropriate designs without the slice tool. If there is a perfect understanding of the product, all the elements of the web page are in order.
• HTML 5 designs: With the advancement in technology, images are no longer needed to enhance the beauty of the website. HTML5 and CSS3 have features that integrate the images in the CSS file. The videos can also be added to the webpage through video tags of the HTML file.
• CSS3 styling: HTML5 has made way for the CSS3 as it helps in styling the website using lesser codes. Many new properties have been added to the CSS, which makes the website even more stylised. PSD to CSS3 conversion involves writing code in CSS and then integrating it with the existing HTML code.
• Media queries: Media queries are a part of CSS3 and helps in making the PSD to HTML5 conversion responsive. Making the website responsive renders it compatible with screens of Smartphones, iPhone and tablets at the same time.