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Web Services and Tools for Website Designers
In: Website Design
6 Mar 2009A good designer is only as good as his/her web tools.
Between website design projects, I get a chance to wander the web and I have found some very helpful web services and tools that go into a quick access bookmark toolbar. Over the years we have collected quite a library of useful tools.
Here is my list of web services and tools that have helped make my life easier as a website designer.
CSS Frameworks: First Looks
In: Website Design
13 Feb 2009CSS can be the most frustrating part of website development. This is solely due to the the inconsistencies and lack of implemented standards on the part of Microsoft for their Internet Explorer (IE). The only reason I still take the time to ensure my web pages look good in IE is because 30% of my visitors are still using the browser.
So I decided to embark on a journey using CSS Frameworks to see if they could reduce my CSS pain and allow me to design a website more rapidly. Here is a summary of my first experience.
Why Validate Your Website – Updated
In: Website Design
4 Feb 2009Have you ever visited a website and noticed the compliance or validation badge? The badge usually says something like “HTML Valid”, “CSS Valid” or has the HTML or CSS word in it with a big check mark. There are many variations, but the idea is to portray the page as “VALID”.
I got to seeing this enough that I began to wonder what it meant. And why was it important that a page be “valid”.
This article looks at what validation means, why it’s important, and how to valid your web pages to the industry standard.
Using PDF files – Pros and Cons
In: Website Design
7 Jan 2009I have been working on a project recently where the customer has requested the use of PDF files in the content. This actually happens frequently, especially when the customer is not that web savvy. It usually also involves a lengthy discussion on the use of PDF files and the impact to the visitor.
But it has caused me to sit back and make an attempt to understand the perspective of the customer.
Using a PDF file or two is not necessarily a web design sin. In fact, there are points to defend the use of a PDF file. So I thought it might be beneficial to highlight the pros and cons of using PDF files in your website content.
What's in a Theme
In: Website Design
4 Dec 2008We have revamped the look of our site. We hope you like it.
Like us, you probably also worry the look of your web site. Making your site or blog look professional is a difficult task. This list of sites should help you find the look that conveys your online message in the best way.
Please share your favorites with us as well.
3 Online Photo Editing Tools
In: Web Tools
25 Jan 2008Finding a tool that let’s you polish up your photos for the web is not an easy task. Some photo editing tools are so feature packed, they become a little too difficult to use for the average computer user. So we went searching for online photo editing tools to see what was available and we’ve [...]
New DHTML Color Picker Tool
In: Web Tools
17 Jan 2008We’ve just run across this wonderful new tool from COLOURlovers. Getting the perfect color or color scheme for your web site, or graphic can be difficult. The most difficult part is remembering those cryptic hex codes or RGB codes for your favorite color. So the folks at COLOURlovers created a color picker tool. But the [...]
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