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Retro and Vintage: ULTIMATE Website Design

// December 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Web

Vintage-inspired designs, when done well, can end up looking even more current and relevant than an entirely new and modern design. Whether it’s only taking inspiration for your typography, color scheme, or other elements, or whether you create a design that would feel entirely at home in the 1950s, 1920s, or any point before, using vintage and retro styles can be fun and challenging.

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The Evolution & Revolution of Web Design

// November 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // Web

Since the first websites in the early 1990’s, designers have been experimenting with the way websites look. Early sites were entirely text-based, with minimal images and no real layout to speak of other than headings and paragraphs. However, the industry progressed, eventually bringing us table-based designs, then Flash, and finally CSS-based designs.

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Four reasons why new websites flop

// November 26th, 2009 // No Comments » // Web

Websites are bringing in more and more businesses to companies which are feeling the pinch of the global recession. And new companies are realising that a website is as important, if not more so, than every other aspect of their business. But it pays to get it right.

Following these four principles will help you generate a more successful website.

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22 Awesome Visualization Libraries: Charts and Diagrams

// November 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // Graphics, Web

In web application or software, very often we will need to present collected data to the users. Back in the olden days, data such as traffic statistics and clicking hits were presented through simple numbers or words, this method is plain and simple.

With the advancement of the web, more data are being collected. Thus, displaying all these data in standard plain numbers or words do not seem to be very effective. Therefore, statistical charts and graphs have become important tools to display raw information in a graphical form and making it digestible for the user. Just by a quick glance at the diagram, the user can determine the percentage of increase or decrease of their traffic or sales data immediately. This helps to speed up the process of locating certain data through the collected information.

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The Four Key Components of a Great Web Design

// November 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // Techniques, Web

There’s a lot that goes into creating a web design, but I believe it can be broken down into four main components. If you’re able to execute on all four, you will have a hit web design on your hands. However, if you come up short on one, the entire design will suffer. That’s the challenge. All aspects of a great design must compliment each other while helping achieve the end goals of the website. In this article, I’ve broken down the four key components of a great web design with examples and resources. (more…)