White Space in Web Design
Inexperienced designers focus too much on the text, images, and photos on a webpage design. Deliberately constructed white space, not to be confused with unconstructed or empty space, is often overlooked. More ...
Five Ways to Give Your Web Site a Big-Company Look and Feel
If you want to attract high quality clients and customers, and convey that you're a legitimate, credible, and sought-after business, these five points are a great launching pad to give your site that big company look and feel. More ...
How to Help Your Customers Speak
Strange as it may sound being a web designer does not only mean spending hours in front of the computer. Once you receive an order, you have to create a bond with your customer to be able to understand completely his vision of the web site. More ...
What is Metadata?
Definition, description, and examples of metadata. More ...
The Importance of Color in Web Design
Color impacts your user on many psychological and physiological levels. Your site's color scheme can have a dramatic impact, either positive or negative on your potential success. In Website designing of color is as critical as the design of graphics and layout. More ...
Six Tips For Writing User Interface Instructions
When people are online, their behavior is often driven by specific goals. They have things to accomplish. Therefore in many web page designs there is information to help a user perform an action. More ...
Real World Website Development Proposals
Writing a website development proposal is time consuming, but without one you are not likely to get the project. If do you accept a project without a proposal, you might end up very sorry. More ...
What is "Above the Fold?"
The term 'above the fold' originates in the paper publishing industry where 'fold' refers to the place where a newspaper is folded in half. Of course, on the Internet there is no 'fold', the phrase 'above the fold' now refers to the area visible when a visitor first loads a webpage in their browser. More ...
Choosing the Right Colors for Your Web Site
Researchers agree that colors greatly influence the human psychic. Consequently, the color scheme that you use on your web site can entice the visitor to engage in the goal of your site (i.e. make a purchase or request your services) or leave it after the first few seconds. More ...
Top Five Design Tips
Great graphic design looks effortless, but it requires lots of attention to details. Think back to an eye-catching advertisement, publication, or flyer you saw recently. Do you remember why you liked it? Perhaps it was something specific like the use of a cool graphic or font. Or, more likely, the layout and the words worked together to create an eye-appealing, memorable message. More ...
"About Us" Pages in Small Business Websites
On the Internet, any company, no matter how small, can look as good as a large company. This situation presents an important challenge for small businesses: how can I convince my potential customers that I am not an unethical, fly-by-night operation? More ...
20 Easy Ways To Get People To Link To Your Web Site
It is easy to get link exchange partners when you have a website that is getting alot of traffic. It's harder is getting a quality links to your site when you have little or traffic. More ...
