Used in the right place, these very shiny buttons can be persuasive call to action buttons – and are relatively simple to create. Here’s how in a few easy steps:
This tutorial assumes you’re using Photoshop CS3+, the general method applies to all versions though. The PSD file can be found at the bottom of the [...]
Tutorial: How To Make A Web 2.0 Shiny Button
7. February 2010
Web Design…For International Markets? Guest Author
All web designers understand the need to create visually appealing, easily navigable sites. The design and layout of their sites are the cornerstones of any successful online portal. But the very nature of a website means that it’s instantly accessible by billions of people across the globe, spanning countless languages, cultures and tastes.
For this reason, [...]
18. January 2010
Usability Nightmares In Web Design: Usability Mistakes to Avoid
You can have a delicious looking website, that truly has the wow factor, but if your visitors find it hard to use, navigate or understand then it’s not doing you any good. This is why as web designers we should have it drilled in to us that truly decent web design, and, in fact any [...]
15. January 2010
Sweet New Business Cards Arrived
Just received my new business cards, came out really well check them out:
12. January 2010
Coding For IE6 Is It Worth It?
You’ll find countless arguments and hate aimed at IE6, mostly because it can be a pain in the ass to code for, bad security and really is holding back how some view the web. So just how many people still use this outdated browser?
I’ve taken snapshot of 1000 unique visitors here are the results:
Of course [...]
4. January 2010
Affordable Small Business Web Site Design
Affordable Small Business Web Site Design: Take advantage now!
As mentioned on our main, portfolio site, we love working with start ups/small businesses and for this reason we developed a small business discount. We’ve decided to take it a step further, giving birth to the ‘Affordable Business Startup Web Design Package‘. Exciting name I know! [...]
22. December 2009
16 Best CMS Content Management Systems for Designers
Choosing the best content management system for your project requires a great deal of thought before taking the plunge. Always remember the end user, and ask “what is the best content management solution for my client and they’re project, that I know I can work with”.
The days of static HTML sites are numbered with [...]
1. December 2009
Free Wordpress Theme – Wonderwood
Here’s a free wordpress theme I’ve created, feel free to use it! You can use it for personal/commercial use but please don’t sell it. Enjoy!
Download it here. Demo coming soon!
28. November 2009
I’ve been interviewed by Spicy Web Designers!
Exciting stuff – the good folks over at Spicy Web Designers decided to interview me and my experience. Feel free to check it out here.
A bit about Spicy Web Designers:
This website [Spicy Web Designers.com] is dedicated to answering the question “Where are all the good web designers?” and we answer this question by interviewing the [...]
16. November 2009
The Web Design Process: A Case Study
So I was approached by Jobtrio.com owner Josh to improve his site’s look. In his words, turning it from a $100k site into a $1 million site with subtle design tweaks! Thought it would be helpful to some to show how I went about improving the look. It’s a great site, and usability-wise it was/is [...]
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