Being a professional in any field means working hard and constantly enriching your skills and knowledge, a true professional is curious and never satisfied with the achieved heights, he always endeavours at perfection. Here are some humble tips on how to become a better designer and reach success and perfection in your profession.

* Never rely on hypothesis
Do not assume that everything will work the way it should, check everything twice. It may look a bit paranoiac, but checking everything is actually a good custom for a web designer.

* Write down all ideas
Even if they seem useless at the first glance they may turn out to be brilliant later.

* Do not neglect the ready-made solutions
Such tools like Firefox extensions for instance can ease and fasten your work significantly.

* Stay up to date
You should know the recent trends and all the industry news, be in the center of current events. Remember – it is never bad to learn something new.

* Keep it simple
Simplicity is the key. If your design is going to have loads of complex elements try to use a simple color scheme and vice versa.

* Practice makes perfect
Well, I think there is nothing to add to the statement. : ) Do your work and learn from your mistakes and successes.

* Learn to abstract yourself
Everyone has creativity crises every now and then. Change the subject for some time, go to the movies, relax a bit and the muse will come.

Being a designer you should also know some common rules:

* Website goal should be obvious
* Your website should be easy to read and navigate
* Too many different fonts is bad
* Chose the color scheme carefully
* Your website should load fast
* Don’t forget about cross-browser compatibility

Of course all these rules are quite relative and can be and sometimes even should be broken. Just don’t forget to stop

Well, would you add your own web design rules and tips to the list?