Archive for the ‘ Website Design ’ Category

Knowing the Basics: HTML and Designing your First Website

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

There is a lot of website building software you can work with if you’re building your first webpage. These programs will make it easier for you to set up shop, advertise a brick and mortar store, or simply to blog about a hobby that really interests you. If you’re planning ...

Modal Boxes vs. Pop up boxes

Friday, April 15th, 2011

These days, the web design trends tend to be user-friendly as opposed to designer-friendly. Read: most of them might take more time to configure, but all elements are designed to help the visitors interact well with the website. An example of a user-friendly element is the modal box. Modal boxes ...

Working with CSS: Why it’s an Essential Programming Tool

Friday, March 18th, 2011

There was once a time when website developers depended solely on tables and cells. This was back when html was still new, and websites were very simple. No one really thought about what would happen if the websites needed to be redesigned. Eventually, though, the cells and tables created problems ...

Supersized Images in Website Design

Friday, March 11th, 2011

When you’re designing your website, you always have to think about how fast the pages would load on browser. This means dodging, as much as you can, high resolution images or other decorative elements that serve no purpose at all. Of course, you’ll have doubts about these statements when you ...

Modern Elements: Manipulating White Space in Web Design

Friday, February 4th, 2011

One of the most ignored elements of website design is white space. What is it exactly? It’s that space in between all the other elements of your website. It’s the space between the lines of your paragraph, the space between your heading and your text body, the space between your ...

Putting up Flash Videos on your Website

Friday, January 7th, 2011

A few years ago, there was a wide influx of flash videos installed to small business websites. It was a trend, and as all trends went, they impressed some people and annoyed others. Eventually, the novelty of flash videos wore off. Gadgets like the iPhone and the iPad were developed, ...

Essential Resources for Web Designers

Friday, December 10th, 2010

There are no canonized rules for website design. Most of the time, it’s really all about keeping up with trends, and being very sensitive to your website visitor’s needs. Aside from the aesthetic factors of web design, efficient coding skills also come into play. This is why it’s very important ...

How To Protect Your Site From Hackers

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Learning to protect your website from hackers has become crucial in these days of heightened cybercrime incidents. Since hackers are always proactively working towards making their way into your data, you must work to protect your data from them on a daily basis. Whether you manage a company website or ...

Top 5 Email Marketing Software Websites

Monday, September 27th, 2010

There are a wide variety of email marketing software websites over the Internet today. Choosing the top 5 most popular and effective websites can be a bit difficult. However, since some sites stand out over the other, you’ll do best to consider these programs to not just keep the costs ...

What is Web 2.0.

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Everyone is talking web 2.0 but you will be surprised to know that very few people really understand the importance. Web 2.0 is hot and happening but what is it really? Is it another SEO tool or is it an online phenomenon? Web 2.0 is associated with several web based applications ...

What Are RSS Feeds And How Can My Website Benefit From Them?

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

RSS is most commonly referred to as Real Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary. This is basically a type of web feed format that is used primarily for publishing updated content or other work in a single standardized format. RSS is most commonly used for updating news headlines, blog posts, ...

How To Design A Successful Email Newsletter

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Normally, I don’t read newsletters but one newsletter caught my attention. It was beautifully designed, not too many colours, and the content was subtle but relevant. The only thing is bold was “Free IPod Stand”. I came to know later on that the company that sent the newsletter had sold ...