Afterglow: Four Photographers & the Hand-Held Light
This sounds like a cool photography Exhibition: Read More here: http://www.carriehaddadgallery.com/index.cfm?method=Photography.Photographers Opening Reception: Saturday July 18 from 6 to 8pm July 16, 2009through August 30, 2009 As a child, I always had trouble falling asleep. Nighttime was when I played out all my stories, in the dark, eyes tracing shapes, once familiar, but no longer recognized without light. Once I grabbed a flashlight, pressed it against my palm to make my... Read More
Quick items to consider before starting a website
Starting a website to help your business or even to provide information should be done right and can involve many factors. Below are some items you should consider and have some understanding of. Domain name: You need an address for people to go to, do some research and investigation on possible domain names for your site. If the obvious is taken think of the next best solution. Your domain name is very important and you want something that customers or visitors can remember.... Read More
Is your home page bringing you business or causing people to leave?
Your websites home page is the most important page of your website. It is the first page that your visitors see when they first visit your website (usually). With that in mind it should tell your visitors, or potential customers, what your business or website is all about with the first 5 seconds. If not, your visitors or customers may leave your site and go to a competitor or another site. Since the home page give people the first impression of you as a business it should deserve... Read More
Four Crucial Components to a website
Any web design company knows the importance of web design and the role it plays in making a website successful. There are many components that go into a website to make it successful and it’s no easy task, especially someone who is new to the world of the web. Of course you can go out and buy the software and create a site yourself and end up with a decent website. But decent in most cases is not good enough to help sales and bring traffic to your site. There are four crucial... Read More
8 Deadly Web Design Mistakes – Are You Making Any?
As a Web Designer and a Project Manager for a web design company I see a lot of mistakes on the web that people make. Let me share with you my 8 deadly web design mistakes that many designers make: 1. Building the website entirely with frames or Flash. This really complicates things and makes the website not user friendly – along with long loading time with Flash. There will be no unique URL to identify every page and some people might not have Flash player installed which... Read More
7 Deadly Sins of Website Design
Is your website a design glutton? Does it lust after unnecessary rich internet applications? Here’s how to get it on the path to redemption. Visit Article Share on Facebook Read More
Merry Norris and April Greiman in the New York Times
In Los Angeles, Art That’s Worth the Detour – Why am I showcasing this article on my blog? Simple – April Greiman. Who is she you ask and why am I happy to showcase her here – she used to be my boss when I took on an internship at her studion in Los Angeles Made in Space. Her latest work has been talked about in the New York Times. Check out and read the article Here is a little about her: (information provided by: http://www.art-directory.info/design/april-greiman-1948/index.shtml) The... Read More
Eye Candy, Defending it
I recently read this great article on beauty on the internet. Take some time and you can see why this is something you should consider while designing not only for the web, print too. Visit Article Share on Facebook Read More
Don’t Copy a Design — Steal It
Here is a great article on Web Design and getting inspiration. http://www.usabilitypost.com/2008/08/21/dont-copy-a-design-steal-it/ Share on Facebook Read More
Serif Fonts vs Sans Serif: The ageless battle for domination on the web
Recently I had to defend the usage of Sans Serif and Serif fonts on the web. With my background coming from Print Design – I understand the concern that people bring up about Serif fonts, don’t get me wrong I do like them just not all the time for web. Unlike print, web is a fast paced world – people want there information and want it quick and in an easy to read format. The standard style for most content on the Web is sans serif fonts, like Arial, Tahoma or... Read More