Things to Remember When Making Websites for Artists
Creating a website is always a work of art. Even the most understated, professional-looking site is the result of careful planning, thoughtful design and hours of hard work. Websites are the architecture of the internet, serving as stores, gathering places, offices, meeting rooms, and for some people, well-loved websites can feel just like home. This is especially true for people whose artistic talent and creative ability makes up a large part of their identity. Websites for artists can be stand-ins for studios, art galleries, listening booths, sound stages, writing desks… anything they need to practice, perfect and share their art…
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How to Know If Your Web Design Does What It’s Supposed To
A lot of businesses don’t put enough thought into their web design. These companies will spend a lot of money and probably a lot of time on building their site, but they will then simply assume that it’s doing the job it’s meant to and that it’s impressing viewers and converting visitors into paying customers.
However this is a big mistake for any business that wants to maximize its profits. You see your website is a fantastic tool for promoting your company, but also for helping to get you more customers. It can be seen by thousands of people daily…
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Inspiration for a design: Looking for one?
WordPress published websites are becoming more and more common in the current times. A number of people and organisations are opting for WordPress which is an easy and efficient way to construct a website. With the increasing demand of these websites, there has been an increase in the demand of the designs for the web pages too. Initially there were a number of 3rd party developers creating some beautiful designs for the websites but after 2008 WordPress banned the use of designs outside of the website. This may have helped the users protect against spam but has certainly affected the…
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A Unique Concept in Web Design – Dynamic Websites
Dynamic web design is a term I am choosing to coin for a web design that is able to change depending on the nature of the visitor and on other external factors such as the date, the weather and random chance. It’s a concept that I think has legs, but for some reason hasn’t quite taken off. Let’s have a look at what I mean by it, and whether or not you could maybe implement some more dynamic elements in your own site.
Example
Cookies are small files that get stored on your computer when you visit a web page.…
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Effective Tips for Brochure Design
A brochure, also known as pamphlet, is an effective tool in sending out information to the public. In advertising, brochures are used as well. Small and large businesses still rely on brochures as an effective communication to reach out to potential customers. There are different types of brochures based on its folder arrangement. Usually, single sheet brochures are bi-fold or tri-fold where each panels are printed with photos and information. Different folder arrangements have been made with the use of larger papers, glossy materials, colorful designs and other gimmicks to catch attention.
Effective brochure design
One has to identify their purpose for creating a brochure. Is…
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Graphic Design Career: Building Your Network Online
Some of the most effective networking tools are absolutely free, which is perfect for someone who is just breaking in to the industry. The first step is to create a dynamite portfolio. Then all you have to do is track down the places where graphic designers and potential clients get together on the internet.
Good Portfolio is Key
Since you will be selling your skills through an online portal rather than face to face, the most powerful tool you have is your portfolio. Put together something that showcases the best of the best of your work in several different styles…
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Designing a Company Website
When designing a website, especially for a business, it is important to include certain information. It should have an eye catching appearance that grabs the attention of the viewers. .
Appearance:
Appearance is a key component when designing a website. A website that has no design or color and is just plain, you would probably leave that site right away. It is important to use color on the website so that it catches the viewer’s attention, but not too much color or really bright colors that make it difficult to read the information on the site. When designing a site…
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Essential Web Design Fundamentals
When designing a website, there are certain fundamentals that must be followed in order to achieve a successful design. While every web designer does things a little bit differently, most of them follow some tried and true rules that help them develop high-quality sites. Here are a few Web design fundamentals that are essential for success.
Positive User Experience
When designing a website, it is critical to create a positive user experience. Websites are ultimately designed for the people who plan on visiting them. Because of this, you need to make sure that the user experienced is at the top…
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Where Will Animation Take You?
The art of animation has evolved considerably over the past 20 years or so; from Walt Disney’s sketchy Mickey Mouse to the 3D marvel of modern productions like Rango and Toy Story 3. From animated musical movies about princesses to stories with far greater adult appeal, like Wall-E and Tintin, and games like Resident Evil 6; yep, animation has come a long way.
What this essentially means is that whereas before, if you wanted to become an animator, you might have got away with fantastic drawing skills, these days you need a degree in fine arts, media or graphic design.…
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Top 3 HTML5 Animators
For many years, web developers were forced to rely solely on third party plugins like Flash and Java in order to create reliable, interactive animations for web pages. Using an external plugin has its disadvantages, as most search engine spiders cannot crawl content made to run in an applet which made SEO impossible, and sometimes applets could cause older generations of computers to perform slowly and make a page instantly unattractive to a potential browser. A “better” choice was the combination of JavaScript, jQuery and CSS2, but this often fell into problems with incompatibility between browsers.
Old Languages
However, these…
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