There’s a lot more to web design, effective web design that is, than throwing up a few pages and slapping in some AdSense code and hoping. That used to work, but no longer does. These days your web design has to have real substance or it will get nowhere.
Web Design, strictly speaking, is the design […]
Web design is not all about asthetics. There needs to be an underlying architecture that aids good navigation and makes it easy for site visitors to find their way around as well as just looking good.
But looks do matter. Poor web design that looks like something that the cat dragged in will get the “Back” […]
Web design is all about the design of web sites, of course, That much is obvious. Even if you prefer to buy a good template, rather than bother with the expense of hiring a designer, someone still had to design the template in the first place. Wikipedia describes web design as being:
“Web design is a […]
Web design is one of those things that everyone and his dog seems to think they can do. OK, there are many people who don’t know the first thing about it, but there are way too many who think they do. Some of them genuinely can turn out excellently designed web sites. But all too […]
Web design has come a long way since the early days of the World Wide Web. Anyone who can remember Netscape 1.0 and its limitations can attest to that. When frames started to become popular in the mid 1990s, Netscape 1.0 keeled over whenever it encountered a framed site - it couldn’t cope.
Today, framed sites […]
Have you ever seen medieval illuminated manuscripts? Or at least, a reproduction of one? That, for me at least, is the beginnings of information design. It led to books, which led to all kinds of design layout - web design included.
OK, a medieval monk painstakingly painting a religious manuscript is not the same thing as […]
Have you thought about using a wedding website to share your wedding photos with your friends? It’s a novel idea whose time has come. Here are a few tips to help make your wedding website a cool place to visit:
Choose a domain name that is easy to remember and utilizes proper SEO techniques
Include a map […]
The first thing you need to consider is your domain name. I suggest that you don’t just use your company name, i.e. if your company makes tartan paint and your company name is “Hamish Paints” don’t go for the obvious choice of hamishpaints.com. I would try and come up with a keyword rich domain name. […]
What is the most important aspect of building a website? There are essentially four important ingredients to building an effective website:
Content
Code
Optimization
Design
Content is the real SEO. Your website can’t survive without it. It will either sell your product or service or drive your potential customers away. Ignore the importance of content at your own peril. This […]
Most web design and development companies don’t know the first thing about SEO or creating SE friendly websites. And most who claim to be are liars. Sorry, but that’s just the way it is.
Hint: If your web developer says they will SEO your website for you as part of the one-time design fee, they are […]