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Need help with wix.com
Written by Michael Katzenbach on June 12, 2011
I am trying to help design my girlfriend's web page for her new business but I have little to no knowledge or skill in web design. Is there anyone here that would be willing to help her design her page out of kindness (no charge)? She doesn't need it to be complex, just simple and for it to follow the theme/design she wants.
If so, I will e-mail you the appropriate files and what not you'll need to design the page. I am using wix.com but have hit a road block in how that site works
Email creation
Written by Tracey Reid on June 2, 2011
Can anyone give me some advice on what they suggest would be the best way to create an email. I have a page that i created in Indesign CS4 with a hyperlink that I want to just transfer into an email and send to a marketing list. But i want the hyperlink to come across and i have tried numerous things but can't get it to work. Any suggestions?
Free Website Templates Providers
Written by sarah lee on November 13, 2010
Hello All,
here is a list of free websites templates download providers :
http://www.freewebsitetemplates.com
http://templates4all.blogspot.com
http://freecmstemplates.blogspot.com
http://freewebtemplates.over-blog.com
http://freewebsitetemplates-themes.blogspot.com
http://www.freecsstemplates.org
Enjoy!
Please share others if you know..
What Trends 2010 Has Witnessed In Web Design
Written by Mark Spenser on November 2, 2010
With the end of every year starts a universal movement to put down what’s left behind and what’s new to enter. Not that the last months of the year are when the trends start or end, but that’s when intellectual beings would set out on retrospection and prospection, if not every day. For 2010, I won’t say there have been dramatic shifts in web design, but it’s definitely a year that marked different trends to expand upon and make better in the coming time.
Design Tool CS Review- Tried It?
Written by Brad Singley on October 22, 2010
Hey I work with Adobe, and CS review is a great design tool, have any of you tried it?
The Basics Of Creating Custom Web Design
Written by Mark Spenser on September 23, 2010
There is no industry today which is not taking help of custom web design. Extracting the best quality and potential of web designing for an individual business, custom website designers can help the business to go a few notches higher. Here are outlined some fundamental do’s and don’ts associated with custom web designing to make clear the basic concepts guiding it.
Shape Your Enterprise for New Business Realities
Written by swagat barman on August 26, 2010
Business Technology Summit 2010 – India's First, Largest and Single-most Inspirational Technology Show
Web design mistakes you should identify
Written by Mark Spenser on August 24, 2010
Here, we would like to show up 11 web design mistakes that website designers make while designing a website or custom web application development.
1. Where’s the Search box?
2. Poor Readability & Legibility.
3. Unorganized Content Layout.
4. Bad Navigation.
5. Inconsistent Interface Design.
6. Unfriendly Screen Resolution.
7. Complicated Registration Forms.
Difference Between WPF and Silverlight
Written by Mark Spenser on August 13, 2010
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft Silverlight both can be used to develop rich internet application based on XAML and .NET Framework. However, depending upon how you want your project to shape up, you need to choose between the two or integrate them.
Read more: Difference Between Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft Silverlight
Best Google Chrome Plugins for Web Design
Written by Mark Spenser on August 7, 2010
We’ve covered here the wide-range of dynamic add-ons for Google Chrome designed to make the lives of Web Designers a little easier.
THE ERA OF CUSTOM WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Written by Mark Spenser on August 6, 2010
Custom Web Application development has emerged as one of the most popular options for businesses having most of their transactions online. Custom Web Application development is gradually gaining popularity with more and more innovative websites getting developed not only to provide information and data but also to allow their customers to make online transactions through credit cards and other electronic payment methods.
Difference between Ajax and Microsoft Silverlight
Written by Mark Spenser on August 2, 2010
Ajax is a concept that combines Asynchronous JavaScript and XML for developing highly interactive web applications. Microsoft Silverlight creates rich internet applications using XAML with the .NET framework. It can be used with the JavaScript and also work within Ajax-enabled web pages.
Let’s quickly get on to the comparison.
The Ajax side
To get the feel of Ajax, one can check its presence on Google, Yahoo, Amazon, Microsoft, Twitter etc. Its implementation there has raised the bar of user satisfaction due to a rich client-end interactive experience.
Best practices for efficient web application design
Written by Mark Spenser on July 21, 2010
Do you plan to start with web application design? Then you should follow all below factors in order to design effective web application.
- Don’t make users think
- Don’t squander users’ patience
- Manage to focus users’ attention
- Strive for feature exposure
- Make use of effective writing
- Strive for simplicity
- Don’t be afraid of the white space
- Communicate effectively with a “visible language”
- Conventions are our friends
Best Tools for Custom Web Application Design and Development
Written by Mark Spenser on July 19, 2010
There are no of custom web application development tools available on internet, which will help you out to accomplish your tasks easily and fast.
I have gathered few such tools, and if you know more feel free to add in the comments.
1. HTML Entity Character Lookup
2. Blueprint CSS framework
3. Typetester
4. Em Calculator
5. Web Developer Toolbar
6. MeasureIt
7. ColorZilla
8. Firebug
9. Designers Toolbox
10. What the Font?
11. Easy Web Form Builder
12. Browser Shots
13. Icon Finder
14. Button Browser
15. Rounded Corner
Why ASP.NET for Custom Web Application
Written by Mark Spenser on July 12, 2010
ASP.NET enhances the development of websites and web applications highly impressively and is more feasible for developing large-scale applications, thus has striking custom web development capabilities. With high-efficiency performance tools such as just-in-time (JIT) compilation, native optimization, and caching services, ASP.NET promises much better performance.
This is how ASP.NET development is rewarding:
• Greatly enhanced performance by running compiled code and caching application functions.
