10 Tips For Good Web Design
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July 31, 2008
Top 10 Tips For Web Designers…
So you have decided to try your luck at designing websites, well, if you are just getting your feet wet I would suggest you learn basic HTML before attempting to build a website and make money. However, today there are so many tools out there for beginners and experts, that create websites with ease in the most time efficient way as possible. Well, in theory, because even the most expensive programs such as Adobe Dreamweaver and Flash can cause errors that require you to double check your design code which, depending on the level complication can take hours to correct and test.
Don’t be sold on an easy quick fix unless it has accurate rave reviews. Some programs such as Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, Gimp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator (for vector lovers) and others. Honestly, the list goes on and on software wise… Then you have services such as Yahoo Merchant Solutions, Website Tonight, and other free services as well… Or, you can hire a freelancer, or design company, I often work with Micah 7 when i need a site design and set up for a few of my not so design, but money making sites.
Basically, if you are committed to creating a website that generates traffic and brings customers in front of your products and possibly repeat business, you are going to need to do more than just throw together a bunch of content and graphics. I’m thinking you are going to need to put a little effort into your work to make a site that works. Hopefully, these basic web design tips should help you out with reaching your goal of getting online.
tags: Design, SEO, web design
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Graphic Design is…
Posted by admin on
July 30, 2008
Graphic design, graphic design, and more graphic design, the term tends to make it around the block a lot in the business of designing websites, marketing and advertising, and similar professions. When you are looking to build a website, market your products, services or business, or seeking a logo design that best suits your business to use as your letterhead, or on business cards, the term “graphic design” will get thrown at you quite a bit.
So the question is, what exactly is graphic design?
Dictionary.com explains graphic design as “the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience.” For starters, that a great, easy to understand description of what a graphic designer is.
There are many specialties within the field of graphic design, such as print design, billboard design, web design (some aspects of web design can be seen as specialties within graphic design), online advertising design, logo and branding design, and the list goes on. There are many jacks of all trades in graphic design, of course, but each of the specialties and media used in design are very different from one another. Web design, for instance, has many elements that are very different from billboard design – core elements like what the design is meant for, the design outcome, various coding languages, and how “artistic” it can be. Most websites are not that “artistic” in a sense that they are not heavy with art—it is usually subtle. However, with cosing languages and programs making it easier to incorporate an artistic feel to web design there is a lot that can be done to improve a boring website with coding languages such as CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).
