Archive for November, 2011

Vintage Web Designs: Will they still be around in 2012?

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Vintage web designs popped out of the woodwork in 2007. Some will claim that they’ve been around longer than that, but the influx of retro web design happened three years ago, with blog templates using flower power themes, rainbows, and afro-haired cartoon characters in bright shirts and bell bottom pants. ...

Logo Love: Effective Branding for your Website

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Whether you’re a brick-and-mortar shop or a purely online business, the logo is always an important element in your website design. The logo practically sets the direction of your website’s color scheme and style. More importantly, it shapes the identity of your product’s or service’s brand. This is why it’s ...

Old School Fashion: Bringing the Tradition of Print Design Online

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

There’s a growing stress on typography and the magazine layout these days as more and more web designers turn to old school strategies for inspiration. It’s a good thing they are, too. The fusion of print and online publishing practices is an interesting one. The Magazine Layout In keeping with CSS (Cascading ...

Installing Panic Buttons or Get-out-of-Flash Links

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

When you’re considering the design of your website, always put yourself in the website visitor’s shoes. Not all website visitors have fast internet connection. Not all of them will be viewing your website from flash-compatible gadgets. While flash videos give websites an “edge” because they look more modern and are, ...