We learn during our school years to do the work the right way and create perfect results that show the skills we have acquired through our studies. But does this really matter in real life? Many young designers start their first design jobs with great expectations and are ambitious to use all their creative skills and power in their work.[…]
As a web designer, one of the biggest challenges you face is related to images. Sizing them to best fit your design and converting them to different formats to suit different browsers is a time-consuming and effort-intensive job. At the same time, this is one mundane aspect that cannot be ignored because it plays a central role in your design.[…]
Being a designer or a developer and working with clients on the internet or off it is not something everybody can do. Sure, all of the newbies think everybody can design a website, but only after becoming one of us do you know what these jobs really mean. You start realizing not everything is as easy as the others think,[…]
There are many possibilities for the right people on the internet, but before thinking of getting a design job on, you need to have several skills. It is a very popular topic and I debated on itmyself back in March, if design and development should overlap and, if yes, then how much. Should a webdesigner know how to code HTML[…]
There has always been a long debate if developers should know design principles and conclusions have never been reached. But if you ask me, then yes, they have to know something about design, even if not as much as graphic designers. It is important to know programming languages more than design when you develop systems, and I totally understand people[…]
Many web designers prefer to put their ideas on paper before even thinking of how to code a layout, therefore I thought of showing everybody what process these type of designers follow. It is always a good idea to put your ideas on paper because, as you will see in this article, a design can totally be changed and improved[…]
Blogging has become an integral part of the Internet and a vital medium through which news and information is passed on to readers. With the advent of Web 2.0, its importance in SEO and information dissemination has increased by leaps and bounds. More and more people are using blogs to express their thoughts, talk about informative topics, provide updates about[…]
It seems like 2011 had a major impact on the world. This year has touched the technology industry as well with Adobe’s recent announcement to kill Flash Player on mobile devices. As a Flash lover and developer, the news was shocking, especially when I heard the rumors and the media hitting headlines. But wait a minute, have not we faced[…]
Whether you want to admit it or not, everyone loves going to the local chain restaurant for a burger, Bloomin’ Onion and a beer. There is no shame in admitting that you would rather have a platter of fried fare sitting in front of you, all ordered off of a menu full of pictures, colors, and sometimes an occasional Comic[…]
I love playing with fonts. When I first started designing web pages I went a little crazy with the whole thing. I would change the font on every page, using some of the strangest or coolest I could find, and sometimes the color and typeface were virtually impossible to make out. Of course, this was back in the days of[…]
