Posts Tagged ‘Web Design’
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The Definitive Guide To Styling Web Links
- February 13th, 2010
- 72 Comments
Hyperlinks (or links) connect Web pages. They are what make the Web work, enabling us to travel from one page to the next at the click of a button. As Web Standardistas put it, “without hypertext links the Web wouldn’t be the Web, it would simply be a collection of ...
Read more...Applying Mathematics To Web Design
- February 9th, 2010
- 131 Comments
“Mathematics is beautiful.” This may sound absurd to people who wince at numbers and equations. But some of the most beautiful things in nature and our universe exhibit mathematical properties, from the smallest seashell to the biggest whirlpool galaxies. In fact, one of the greatest ancient philosophers, Aristotle, said: “The ...
Read more...The Art And Science Of The Email Signature
- February 4th, 2010
- 158 Comments
Email signatures are so easy to do well, that it’s really a shame how often they’re done poorly. Many people want their signature to reflect their personality, provide pertinent information and more, but they can easily go overboard. Why are email signatures important? They may be boring and the last item on ...
Read more...Don’t Touch That Dial — Lessons Web Designers Can Learn From Television Broadcasts
- February 3rd, 2010
- 43 Comments
Each year, the battle for television ratings begins. Networks unveil their latest creations, jockeying for position in the ratings race, doing everything and anything within their means to gain and keep as many viewers as possible. Months, sometimes years of planning, preparation, marketing, shooting, and editing are laid bare on ...
Read more...Showcase Of Web Design In Germany
- January 26th, 2010
- 127 Comments
Germany, which is situated in the heart of Europe and neighbors nine other countries, is not only the motherland of eminent philosophers, poets, composers, world-famous automobiles and great beer, but also a place where some of the most talented and highly ranked Web designers live. German design is certainly worthy of ...
Read more...Design and Build Email Newsletters Without Losing Your Mind (and Soul)
- January 19th, 2010
- 106 Comments
“We really love this new website you’ve built! Now we’d like to send out an email to all of our customers, friends and anyone, and it should look exactly like the website except with a spinning mailbox at the bottom, and have my photo, and my cat’s photo…” Ever had ...
Read more...Progress Trackers in Web Design: Examples and Best Practices
- January 15th, 2010
- 86 Comments
When designing a large website, especially one that contains a store, you may be required to design a system for ordering online, or a multi-step process of another sort. Walking users through this process by making it easy and intuitive is key to helping increase conversion rates. Any frustration along ...
Read more...Principles of Great Design: Craftsmanship
- January 13th, 2010
- 99 Comments
I love beautiful things. There’s very little in the world that takes my breath away quite like an object that was lovingly crafted, built with care and passion, and presented with the sort of pride that befits a marvelously well-made item. That which is beautiful is increasingly difficult to come ...
Read more...The Case Against Vertical Navigation
- January 11th, 2010
- 160 Comments
In a recent article about unusable and superficial beer and alcohol websites, I made the claim that using left-hand vertical navigation is an out-of-date method in modern web design. In the comments, a few people wondered why I said this. I was surprised that it got any attention at all, ...
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