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» Logo Design
Using Simplicity to Achieve Success

When a company makes the decision to create a website, their potential market is greatly expanded, but so is the competition. All of sudden you’re not only competing with the business down the road, you’re also competing around the country, and sometimes the world. Brand recognition is one of your most effective weapons in the battle for customers, and effective logo design is one of the most fundamental elements of brand recognition. » more

» The Splash of Flash

You know we're in a new age when talking about flashing someone is less about taste and more about bandwidth. Flash, a streaming format from Macromedia, allows Web sites to behave like movies, reacting to the mouse in a way that seems almost alive. Flash has gained in popularity in the last five years as more and more designers learn how to integrate it into overall Web design. In extreme cases, entire Web sites are built in Flash. » more

» Cascading Style Sheets: A Deluge of Advantage

So you’ve heard the term, but you’re not quite sure what exactly is meant by a style sheet, much less one that performs acrobatics like cascading? You’ve come to the right article. Issues of style have long been a mystery, but when it comes to formatting text, you’ll find that cascading style sheets make sense. » more

» Five Common Web Design Mistakes

These days, everyone’s a Web designer. With relatively simply Web design packages readily available, lots of people are doffing their new, shiny Web design hats and taking a stab at bringing their business online. But is this wise, or is it giving them a headache? » more

» Paint the Web Your Way:
Using Color to Create Online Presence

Color is a critical component of your organization’s image. Even if you personally could care less about color, chances are that a significant percentage of your clients react strongly to it. As an astute marketer, you’ll want to harness that reaction. This article will give you the nuts and bolts of how to make the best Internet color choices for your company. » more

» Flash Design - Do I Really Need It On My Site?

Flash, an interactive, multimedia format, was introduced to web design only a few years ago. It was heralded as an absolute breakthrough in Internet technology. Web designers were soon rushing to add Flash to website after website. Unfortunately, Flash, while sometimes quite useful, proved sometimes to be more of a headache than a help..» more

» Advantages of CSS

CSS is a method of controlling the style of web pages without altering the HTML structure of a page. It accomplishes this by setting attributes for various HTML tags in a CSS file – called a style sheet – that is separate from the web page file. To apply the CSS settings, you simply insert a line of HTML code that calls up the style sheet. You can even create several different style sheets for different types of web pages within your site. Perhaps you want your product listing pages to look one way and your customer support pages to look another. CSS makes this easy..» more

» Back to the Basics: How do I get my Business Online?

Over the past few years, the Internet has finally become indispensable. People use the web to communicate, find information, and, of course, to shop. Whether you are a music collector searching for that rare Miles Davis album or a small business looking to streamline its accounting process, the Internet is rapidly taking its rightful place as the resource to find the best deals. Developing a website for your business can be an very effective way to increase sales and expand your market, but it must be done right. » more

» I’m Online, So Now What? Generating Traffic for Your Company’s Website

Let's say your company has recently made the decision to expand your market to include cyberspace. You've done your research and designed an absolutely killer website. You've got your URL, you've got your host, and you're ready to rock and roll. Bring on the profits! Unfortunately, it's not quite that simple. Your company can have the slickest website on the Internet, but if people aren't finding you, you aren't making any money. The answer to this is, of course, marketing.. » more

» Why Use XHTML on Your Website?

As website owners, we all want the same thing. We all want a great design. We all want to make money. We all want our site to reach as many people as possible. But how often have you heard "My site looks great at home but I looked at it on this different computer and it looked terrible!"? » more

» The Web Designer Versus the Web Developer: Who is Right?

For some reason, they have the same goals, but can't seem to agree on the right way to achieve them. Your designer swears that you need a super slick interface with all the bells and whistles and lots of vibrant color to draw the user's attention. Your web developer tells you that you need blue underlined text links and a white background at all times because it is more usable. Both want you to have a successful website, and neither can tolerate the other's point of view. So who has the right idea? » more

» Good Web Design and Good Web Designers

For some it's the look, for some it's the usability, for some it's the results. Good web design is a lot of things to a lot of people. Any way you slice it good web design is what it is. Same goes for a good web designer. To be a good web designer you need to produce good web designs, but you also need to be accountable and accessible. » more

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