Better Blog Design

Posted on 10/12/2011 by The Artist

Blog’s themselves are very simple creations on the surface. They are the digital equivalent of the old paper journals, with one exception – that anyone you wish to read it can, and at their leisure. However, once you get into the details of designing the overall look and feel of a blog’s design it’s very easy to get lost. The base idea we need to always keep in mind, as a website-journal the end user’s needs must not be forgotten. So we find we are required to focus on how the content is shared, both visually and with accessibility in mind. One of … Continue reading →

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What is an Art Blog?

Posted on 07/07/2009 by Drakenhart

A general overview on what an art blog is, and a few tidbits of good advice! Continue reading →

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The Power of Need…

Posted on 06/11/2009 by Hisstor

Need drives us to seek out information, community, and ways to share what we know with others. As social creatures we require a way to connect and interact. This article talks about these aspects and how they reflect in Internet marketing, why they are so important, and offers advice as to how to “be real” to your visitors.

“Anyway, we’re in a world where the mainstream social networks want any and all people to boost user numbers for the big selloff and are not concerned with the quality of experience.” ~ Trent Reznor

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Creating Themes: Introduction

Posted on 06/10/2009 by Drakenhart

Welcome to Themes Themes, also known among some as “skins”, consists of the html, css, and images that make a site look the way it does. Those UI (User Interface) designers who do not do a lot of back-end coding can, feasibly, work up a Theme. One doesn’t need a lot of design skill, not with all the tutorials and help sites out there today. But taking that Theme from Image Mock-up to final product requires a little bit more effort. What it requires is the ability to understand a given CMS (Content Managemnt System) and how it outputs the … Continue reading →

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CSS Menus: Sliding Door Validation

Posted on 06/03/2009 by The Artist

I love making dynamic menus of all kinds, and trying to find ways to merge various forms and sorts of dynamic menus. What I don’t like is making menus that rely on any code other then CSS. It’s a personal preference of mine as I find that it keeps site speed faster. Now understand, often it doesn’t scrape off a lot of time, but for image-heavy sites every little bit counts. There is a nifty version of the horizontal menu called a “Sliding Doors” menu. In this the background image(s) are set up so that they grow or shrink with … Continue reading →

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