Posts Tagged: website design
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Jul 13, 2010
No CommentsDesigning Websites for the iPad
The recent release of the highly anticipated iPad may just turn the web design world on its head. Whether you love the iPad, or hate it … the fact of the matter is that it has arrived and sooner or later we need to learn to design with it in mind. So what should be taken...
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Jun 17, 2010
No CommentsWeb Design and Print AD Firm Combine Forces to Create Branded Website
St. Louis based companies, The Net Impact, a full-service Internet marketing and web design firm, and XG-ad, a full service advertising agency specializing in print advertising, combined services to create the website design for AIRHAWK, a comfort seating system for motorcycles manufactured by ROHO Group Inc. The website,www.airhawk.net, is powered by The Net Impact’s partner...
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Jun 11, 2010
No CommentsGoogle Works to Improve Web Typography
Typography is the most valuable asset of your blog. It doesn’t matter if you have a colorful blog design, an awesome online publication or a plain simple blog. The main focus always stays on the content and the readability of your text. That is where the importance of good typography comes. Google Font API is a new...
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May 12, 2010
No CommentsTypography and the Web
Some people think they can just slap some text into a website and call it a day. However, there should be more thought put into web content. Information web design is one of the biggest sellers for your website. If it’s easy to read, easy to understand, and laid out in a way that is...
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Mar 29, 2010
No CommentsPhotoshop Vs. Fireworks – The Great Debate
Photoshop Pros: Image Editing and Textures are Easier – This is what Photoshop was born for. If you want realistic web design and textures it does it and does it well. Smart Layers and Smart Vectors – Easy integration with Illustrator and keeps your layers from getting out of control. Clipping Masks and Layer Masks –...
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Mar 05, 2010
No CommentsWeb Open Font Format (WOFF)
As mentioned in previous posts, there is an arsenal of methods to implement fonts outside of the ‘web safe’ list into website design. All have their advantages and disadvantages. In particular, the @font-face method is common, simple and somewhat standardized, so why all the other options? Because commercially licensed fonts are copyrighted just like any...
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Dec 22, 2009
No CommentsDesigning for a CMS
Finding the Balance Between Aesthetics and Flexibility When designing for a content management system (CMS), you have to think like an architect. Unlike static sites, the designer has little to no control over content, nor does an architect control the placement of furniture. But an architect can set boundries and guidelines. The trick is finding a balance...
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Mar 20, 2009
No CommentsStock Images – What do you like?
Stock images help to enhance the designs of your web projects. We all know that in only a matter of seconds a website visitor determines if they will stay on the site or if they will leave. This makes it even more important to have quality images on your site. Having a number of good...
