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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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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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SMO (Social Media Optimization)?

Posted on 05/24/2009 by The Artist

What is SMO? Well, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is all about setting your site up to be a grand winner in the search engine “races”. You work on meta tags, descriptions, word-density in your static pages. and so much more. But is SMO related? In a way yes, but in a very different way. SMO is a term to describe the use of Social Networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, My Space (and to some lesser extent ever YouTube) and more in order to further expanded an individual’s or business’ marketing reach. By using these sites to advertise their products or services, … Continue reading →

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The new SEO!

Posted on 01/28/2009 by Drakenhart

No tips, no tricks, no insider trader info, just facts. Common sense facts! SEO. I’m sure plenty of you have heard of the term. Even better some of you may know what it is and how to go about doing it. Some may only know the “old way” that most search engines are rejecting for better and more exacting options. For those that don’t read on. For those that do skip down a bit. What is SEO? SEO is a short form acronym for “Search Engine Optimization”. What this is or does, is offer the search engines information to try … Continue reading →

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