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Focus on Design: Logos by Kath Blackwell
Having a good, strong logo is essential to any business. Your logo tells a quick story - our site is about, what you are selling and what visitors can expect from your site. Your logo is your brand - it helps to distinguish your site from competing sites, makes it easily recognizable and helps you to build a visible reminder to your customers and potential customers alike. |
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Focus on Design: Navigation and Accessibility by Kath Blackwell
In such a highly competitive marketplace where your competitors are truly evolving and upgrading their Web sites, technology and offerings overnight, it is sometimes a struggle to really stand out and get noticed on the World Wide Web. |
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A How To Guide For Crafting Irresistible Call To Action Text by Tiffany Garden
In between bouncing boobies and gigantic cocks, there is a humble little thing that is more important than you might think - text. Unless you run an erotic stories site, chances are you spend a lot more time on making sure your content looks great. However, it's a well known fact that a well written text link will always draw more clicks than all but the flashiest banner. You might not think you have it in you to write text that will draw eyes and clicks, but trust me - this isn't Shakespeare. |
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What Are The Characteristics Of Good Web Site Design? by Gary B. Smith
A feature that is emphasized repeatedly by many designers is the tendency towards simplicity of design and structure of a Web site. Achieving simplicity of design however is not as easy as it might sound.
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'Mystery Meat' and the Lost Art of Web Site Navigation by Gary B. Smith
The most basic component of a Web site is its navigational structure. This is the oldest and most common factor in Web design, but also the most underestimated. Simply stated, if the visitor cannot navigate or negotiate a Web site with ease, and if the information is difficult to access, then they will leave. |
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Going Green and Being Social in 2008 by Gary B. Smith
This year we can expect a number of new trends as well as a reiteration of some older design aspects. One of the Web design trends that pundits are paying close attention to is in "going green". This trend is aligned with the emphasis on global warming, climate change and the reduction of carbon emissions. In terms of Web site packaging and marketing, this is a trend which should not be overlooked. |
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Where To Find Free Design Software And Webmaster Resources by Gary B. Smith
Who said that the days of free information and software on the Internet were a thing of the past? Whoever did was certainly misinformed. If you are looking for Web design and webmaster tools or information there is a virtual cornucopia of sites that offer free downloads and full applications. Many trial demos and shareware products are also available and are usually fully functional... |
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Top 10 Design Tips for New Designers by CJ, Purve.com
Until DHTML was invented, traditional print designers struggled with making html do the things they were used to doing in other software. DHTML is the designers programming language, with basic tags that control elements across an entire site. Style Sheets give you flexibility with word and letter spacing, a variety of 2d & 3d borders on tables, and control over the exact placement of elements on a page using layers... |
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The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Ugly: Designing Affiliate Program Sites That WORK! - by Chris Sellers
Recently I had the opportunity to surf a couple hundred affiliate program sites as part of an ongoing industry-related project. We see these sites every day, use them without thinking really - but looking at them from a design/ease-of-use point of view made me realize that there are very few programs out there that really stand out from the crowd. Affiliate program owners need to ask themselves - what makes a webmaster decide to join your program?... |
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XML for Christmas - by Rich Rutherford, Sex.com
With the Halloween costumes going into storage and the Thanksgiving decorations going up, there is a clear reminder that Christmas is approaching, and fast... You start to think of all the presents you need to buy and the additional expenses that will be wiping your wallet clean. This is right when adult webmastering seems to be an attractive endeavor. The money is good, and your knowledge of HTML allows you to build the Web site and maintain it. And viola', your Christmas spirit is in full bloom because your money problems are solved... |
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Contracting for WINNING Adult Website Design - by Marc Laffer
Got an idea for an adult website? The initial idea for many of today's successful websites was conceived by their owners but developed by a website designer... You don't need to know how to build a website in order to be successful on the ''Net, but you'll need to know how to select and work with your website designer in order to bring your ideas to life. Success means incorporating flexibility in the site's design in order to make necessary modifications for the inevitable website adjustments that will be required in the ever-changing Inter'Net... |
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Creative
Using DTP Applications to Publish Online - by Gary Bruce Smith
DTP - commonly referred to as Desktop Publishing - programs have until fairly recently been associated with offline publishing and printing. However, the latest versions of some of the top selling DTP programs now all provide the ability to publish electronically in different formats. The ability to export and publish online has become an intrinsic requirement for the latest wave of DTP programs... |
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Creative
Web Design - Tips & Tricks - by Theresa
Lutge Smith
Creative Web Design is an art form that needs in-depth
technical and practical knowledge of the way in which Web pages
function and are constructed. There are however, a number of tips
and tricks that can be implemented to create imaginative and functional
Web sites without intensive scripting or programming knowledge to
enhance design and increase user traffic. The more insight and knowledge
one has into the workings of the Web and the way Web pages are viewed
and displayed on different browsers and on different platforms,
the better... |
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Amateur
Appeal - Amateurs Take On The Pros -
by Josielyn Chase
We were having
a slumber party at my girlfriends house. Lounging in our pajamas having
late night ice cream (Sorry boys, no pillow fight!). The girl talk
eventually turned to business. What was the topic? The appeal of Amateur
Web sites. I was wondering aloud, which Web design makes the most
visitors convert? Their answer was the answer of many other model
professionals I know - Amateur Web Design... |
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Easy
on the Eyes
"Easy on the eyes" means more than just nice-looking models, harmonious
colors, and a tasteful layout. It's rather the overall effect of good
site design that does what it's supposed to-convert surfers and make
money for you. Glowing reviews of award-winning sites sound like a
broken record, usually a variation on: "great content, well-organized,
user-friendly navigation, clean design, and--easy on the eyes..." Criteria
for top-notch sites are well-established, and the somewhat vague "easy
on the eyes" is right up there with the rest. But what exactly is
this desirable quality, and how is it achieved? |
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WEB BATTLES BETWEEN USABILITY & DESIGN - by Dyanna S. Culp, Temos
Some of us take the middle ground, sacrificing a little speed for a more aesthetic site design. Meanwhile, online companies are presented with Web format choices as varied as text only and total Flash. Even conservative medical sites offer examples of both extremes. While surveying the battle scene, it helps to keep in mind a quote from Dr. Jakob Nielsen, one of the top Web analysis gurus of the past decade, "The medium is not the message; the message is the message..." |
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