Need to learn HTML fast? This best-selling reference’s visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with HTML in no time.
In this completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to HTML, Web expert and best-selling author Elizabeth Castro uses crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to introduce you to all of today’s HTML and XHTML essentials. You’ll learn how to design, structure, and format your Web site. … More >>
Let’s take a look at programming HTML from scratch. So, if you’re stuck using that EDITOR software then it’s time to move on. HTML coding by hand – typing the characters that form a webpage will lead to MUCH greater freedom in your web-page creation and you’ll be able to do things that you just can not do with that clunky old editor.
One of the primary implications of a well-organized / good website, is to keep your visitors in the website. A website is definitely created for a purpose, unless intended for personal use, which is the minority. For example, a portfolio website would want to be visited and it’s content viewed. Read more...
When we begin a website, many features look pretty much the same. The colors may be different but the layout is consistent. One way to differentiate your website from others is with website buttons.
We’re not talking about campaign or advertising buttons. These buttons are how people navigate around the website. The usual buttons would be something like “Next” or “Submit”. Read more...
What people are saying about CSS Cookbook “Christopher’s fantastic cookbook will give you solutions to pretty much all of the CSS problems you’ll come up against in your day-to-day web design work, saving you bags of time and frustration. This guy is one of the industry’s brightest minds — he really knows his stuff.”
For anything to work well, care must be taken to make firm, workable plans to execute it and the same goes for website designs. With a well thought out website design, you will be able to create a site that generates multiple streams of revenue for you.
In fact, may websites turn into online wasteland because they are not well planned and do not get a single visitor. Gradually, the webmaster will not be motivated to update it anymore and it turns into wasted cyberspace. Read more...
Html (hyper text markup language) has long been a barrier for first time web site builders. Non-technical people had very few options for making a website.
Modern software marketers claim that anyone with a computer and internet connection, can easily build websites without the need to learn HTML.
In this article we discuss if this is really true or not. Read more...
Website templates are very affordable and they save you a lot of effort and time when you want to create a new layout for your website. However, a lot of people make mistakes in the process of choosing and using a web template and end up with something that was unlike the image they had in mind. Here are some guidelines to help you avoid those mistakes. Read more...
There are many formats for image files, including a great deal of formats that are meant only for use with certain programs.
For instance, you would never upload a .psd file, because that is a file that is exclusive to Photoshop, because it contains details about layers, channels, and vector graphics that will all turn to a single layer of pixels when converted. Read more...
As a business owner, you have probably heard the terms “logo” and “graphic”. Both are important parts of a business – and you may be left wondering what the differences are between the two.
According to dictionary.com, a logo is a “graphic representation or symbol of a company name, trademark, abbreviation, etc., often uniquely designed for ready recognition.”
The same source refers to a graphic as a “a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.” Read more...
You may think that the most important factor to being a successful and gainfully employed freelancer is to be very good at what you do, but you’d be wrong. While being skilled at what you do is important, it’s not the most important part of being successful. There are more reasons why freelancers get all the work.
Ever wonder how web designers can stay in business? With hosting companies offering easy to customize website templates and WordPress being so very easy to use and customize, how is it that there is any work for a web designer? One reason is that savvy Web designers offer a number of “extras” you just can’t get on your own.
In today’s market, savvy web designers know that offering benefit to potential customers is the key to finding work. A web designer can add to their list of services by including: Read more...
Your website is where your business resides — it’s like the headquarter of an offline company. Hence, it is important to practise good design principles to make sure your site reaches out to the maximum number of visitors and sells to as many people as possible.
Make sure you have clear directions on the navigation of your website. The navigation menu should be uncluttered and concise so that visitors know how to navigate around your website without confusion. Read more...
When starting to program a Web site, name tags can be made with HTML to make the Web application more dynamic. Inset name tags onto a Web site with help from an IT engineer in this free video on Web site design.
Your website is the first impression your visitors have of you. Like a book cover, your website has about 20 or so seconds to capture their attention or they’ll click away. Great landing page design with the right eye-catching graphic design elements can pull your visitors into your site. The elements of graphic design include: * Shapes * Lines * Color * Type * Images * Texture * Balance They all need to work together to create an overall appealing page. Balance for example would be offset if you have a large image or logo in the upper right hand corner of your page and no graphics or design elements on the left hand side of the page. They don’t have to be symmetrical to be balanced. Each of the elements of graphic design can be integrated into your web design. For example, shapes, color, type or font and texture can all be used in the design of your logo. They can all be integrated into your header. The focus of your website design should be to support your content, not to detract from it. Flash and other graphic images should always support your content. Your Headline and call to action are actually design elements too. They will have color and type that will draw attention to them in a manner that appeals to your audience. Your opt in box is another design element to pay attention to. Make sure your opt in box has a background color that makes the it noticeable. You want to draw your visitor’s eye to it. Images and photos. Images and photos can really bring your website landing page to life. There are two keys to remember, the first is that your website must load quickly which means your image files need to be small around 30KB per image or less, while still retaining medium to high quality. The second key is that the image has to have a purpose. Is it there to evoke emotion? Is it there to demonstrate how to use a product? What is the purpose of the photo or image? For example, you may want to put your own picture on your landing page to help people relate to you and to build your brand. Use design elements to help brand your business and to draw readers into your site like a good book cover will draw a reader to flip the book over and read the back cover. Your website design alone won’t usually sell products or services but it will motivate your visitors to read your content and that’s the first step to lasting success and a powerful landing page design.
Proving once and for all that standards-compliant design does not equal dull design, this inspiring tome uses examples from the landmark CSS Zen Garden site as the foundation for discussions on how to create beautiful, progressive CSS-based Web sites.
By using the Zen Garden sites as examples of how CSS design techniques and approaches can be applied to specific Web challenges, authors Dave Shea and Molly Holzschlag provide an eye-opening look at the range of design… More >>Read more...
There’s a real connection between craftsmanship and Web design. That’s the theme running through Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design, by bestselling author Dan Cederholm, with a chapter contributed by renowned Web designer and developer Ethan Marcotte.
This book explores CSS3 that works in today’s browsers, and you’ll be convinced that now’s the time to start experimenting with it.
Whether you’re a Web designer, project manager, or a gra… More >>
