What are the 7 steps in web design?

A practical 7-step web design process looks like this: 1) discovery and goals, 2) audience and positioning, 3) sitemap and page architecture, 4) wireframes (layout and hierarchy), 5) visual design (type, color, components), 6) development and content integration, 7) QA + launch (performance, mobile, accessibility, SEO basics). The goal is to reduce guesswork. When you skip steps, you usually pay later: unclear messaging, messy navigation, slow pages, or redesigns that do not convert.