Archive for Design

WordPress Themes

WordPress users can take advantage of an almost infinate variety of free theme designs or can choose amoung and equal number of professional designs. Any one of these can be easily installed by downloading the theme, uploading it’s folder to the theme directory and using the theme administration page to activate it. For those with sufficient knowledge of web design you may be able to create or alter an existing theme that would enable you to integrate a WordPress blog into an exiting site. With that in mind we will try to explain some of the basic elements that make up a WordPress theme. Read the rest of this entry �

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MySpace Makeovers

With over a 100 million active monthly users MySpace is the dominant social networking site. Like most users, you probably have your ID and image completed and have contemplated how you can enhance the appearance of your page. Without too much difficulty, this can be done with a little knowledge of HTML tags and Cascading Style Sheets [CSS]. If you are an active user you will want to have a first impression that says something about you to any new visitor. Read the rest of this entry �

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Preparing Web Graphics

Luck for LauraThere are lots of things that make the internet a unique challenge for graphic designers, photographers, and illustrators. People in visual fields who have perfected their techniques over years may find that designing for internet media introduces them to a whole new mode of thinking and forces them to reconsider choices that might be obvious in a designing-for-print situation. Read the rest of this entry �

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Web Standards

W3C Standards.The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) was created in 1994 to establish standards to promote the web’s evolution and ensue the various technologies work well together. Specifications include HTML, CSS, XML, XHTML and the Document Object Model (DOM). Designing in compliance with these standards will assure the longevity of your design. The more modern browsers come into compliance with these standards the better you will be able to avoid inefficient workarounds such as using tables for design. Read the rest of this entry �

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