Website design is as much an art as a science. Still, some there are some guiding principles that will, in just about every case, make for a better site. Herman Drost has compiled a list of 16 of these elements.
Using Design Clichs
Web 2.0 is the new black, rounded corners are the new complimentary accessory, drop shadows are a part of the status quo, and you’d better not wear a bevel before Labor Day.
Site Design With Vaastu Shastra
Would you like to improve your website? Then utilize vaastu shastra – “the science of direction that combines all the five elements of nature and balances them with man and materials.”
10 Step Web Design and Development Contract Agreement
This is not written by a professional lawyer or anyone close to one. It is written by a typical business owner of a successful web development company who has no law degree or the budget to hire a lawyer to write a web development contract.
Top 3 Design Priorities – Old and Wise, But Still Not Recognized
Imagine it – a new, shiny red sports car that is simply stunning to behold. A beauty. A masterpice of shape and design. But, it doesn’t move – not an inch.
Liquid VS Fixed Layout Debate in Modern Web Design
For the last 10 years the question of whether to use fixed or liquid layouts when designing a website has raged on in the web design world, with major design players on both sides of the proverbial fence.
Recently though, as screen resolutions have increased dramatically, fixed layouts have all but replaced liquid, but there are still come major advantages to a liquid layout if designed properly.
Preliminaries
The Problem with Accessible Website Design
Worrying about being prosecuted under the UK Disability Discrimination Act for the inaccessibility of your company website?
Wide vs. Narrow Design – The Screen Resolution War
One of the first and most critical decisions web and user interface (UI) designers must face when designing for a fixed screen resolution is whether to design for the classic, narrow screen resolution of 800×600 pixels or the newer, now-more-commonplace resolution of 1024×768 pixels (and above).
Design: How Does the User Benefit?
Who do you focus on when designing your website? Your company or the customer?
Drag and Drop WordPress Design
This looks pretty interesting – Canvas: