All posts in web design

10 Benefits of a Professional Web Design

01/11/2011 | articles, web design


Professionals always make sure that their offices, their uniforms and even their actions look professional. Even the manner of speaking needs to sound professional in order to communicate well with people in the industry. This goes to show that everything should exude professionalism in order to be successful in whatever field one wants to make a name in. It is also important in order to have high sales and to get the attention and trust of the people.

Websites are also part of the business. Hence, it is also important for the website to look professional. Online reputation is important these days because most people rely on the internet. Even business can succeed through the internet. So, we will enumerate the benefits of having a professional website so that you can have a better understanding on its importance.

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Best Of Web And Design In October 2011

31/10/2011 | articles, Photoshop tutorials, web design


Its the spookiest month of the year the month of Halloween. Surprisingly their has not been to many Halloween tutorials been released this month but nevertheless a great collection of some great Photoshop and illustrator tutorials as well as design articles.

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How Clean is Your Web Design?

31/10/2011 | articles, web design


Clean. A term often used to describe a website design, but what does it mean? How do you define it? I’m fairly sure that it doesn’t mean that the whitespace is whiter than white or that all of the dust has been brushed under the footer…Let’s take a closer look…

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When a CMS becomes Restrictive

26/10/2011 | web design


I’ve been working with Content Management Systems, both bespoke and open source for over 7 years. In that time a lot has changed as to how flexible and adaptive CMSs can be, but there are still times when a CMS can be restrictive.

Each CMS brings with it its own advantages and also its own disadvantages. Having primarily worked in large organisations such as universities, I’ve found that, at times a CMS can do exactly the opposite of its intentions and become restrictive rather than freeing.

There are several reasons why I’ve found this to be the case, and while generally my experience has been within larger companies, I think some of the following reasons still apply to any size company.

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Examples of Testimonials in Web Design

24/10/2011 | Inspiration, web design


Testimonials can be very powerful for helping to establish trust and encouraging visitors to buy, sign up, fill out a form, or take whatever action you are after. For websites and online businesses testimonials can be even more useful than traditional businesses because visitors are often skeptical or hesitant to trust someone online.

Websites can display testimonials in different ways, and we’ll take a look at more than 20 examples in this post. Hopefully these examples will give you some ideas that can be useful for your own projects. Here you’ll find some that use video, photos of customers, quotes from reviews, and more.

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Applying Defensive Design for the Web

21/10/2011 | web design


You’ve probably encountered a time when you were eagerly shopping on the web – getting that great last-minute deal – only to encounter a dead end because you mistyped one character. Nothing is more frustrating that having to abandon the process because of a simple mistake.

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A Few Short Tips on Designing a Professional Website

19/10/2011 | web design


If you are planning to create a website or brochure for your business, one of the most important things on your list is design. As far as websites are concerned the time to grab attention is short and gorgeous design and graphics can be a great tool in achieving this. Here are a few important website design tips to aid you in your preliminary phases of the design process. Visual Appeal, Easy Navigation, Loading time, Text and Graphics,

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What’s new for web designers – Oct 2011

12/10/2011 | web design


The October edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, boilerplates, some JavaScript tools and resources, useful documents for working with clients, and a number of great new fonts. Many of the resources below are free or very low cost, and are sure to be useful to a lot of designers and developers out there. As always, if we’ve missed something you think should have been included, please let us know in the comments.

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Awesome tutorials to master responsive web design

11/10/2011 | web design


In a few month, responsive web design has become a very important part of designing and developping a website. Due to the rise of mobile devices such as iPads, iPhones and other smart phones, your website must be easy to read and use in multiple resolution. In this post, I have compiled those awesome tutorials that will help you to master responsive web design.

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The Top 4 Things to Know When Redesigning Your Website

06/10/2011 | web design


Your first consideration should be whether you should rebrand. Is your logo working for you? Do you have a logo? Maybe you’re happy with your logo but need to change the color scheme on your site to make your logo pop a little better. In creating a valuable logo stick to what your product is and the market that you are trying to attract. “A logo design image should be carefully chosen”, since “a strong image can take a long time to build but an even longer time to shed”, as quoted from a study by the University of Texas at Arlington. Logos are very important to your businesses brand identity. Is a pin-up girl an appropriate logo for a cheesecake company? Maybe, maybe not – It depends on your business personality. A cheesecake business could be very elegant or it could be a very fun party like personality.

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