Beginners Tips

I’ve tried to select the not-so-obvious, e.g ‘H’ is for Html ‘I’ for Internet and ‘J’ is for Javascript (yawn!), as I’m sure those kinds of a-z’s are all over the internet…if you’re a beginner in the field of Web Design, but want to know about more than the blatantly obvious, here’s a list especially for you!

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It’s inevitable that your website will need website maintenance at some point. Sometimes it involves more than changing content. It may need a rethink of structure or a website upgrade. Here are some tips to consider if you are thinking about maintenance for your website:
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CRAP stands for Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity. With these four principles in mind you can create good design.

Contrast

Contrast is one element which makes your design ‘pop’, the thing that catches your eye. Contrast can be used to guide the eyes to parts of the page, and prioritise the importance of page content. For example, pale grey is often used to show elements of the page that are not immediately important. Some types of contrast include:
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Website planning seems to scare some people. Some worry how much it’ll cost. Different web companies and individuals charge completely different prices. If cutting the price down to the bare minimum is necessary, there are steps you can take.
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1. Establish a purpose for your start up website

It’s not enough to say ‘because everyone has one’ or ‘to make money’. Websites on their own, without a thought out business plan, will not generate significant business. Your website should be integral with your marketing & business plan. Most websites complement a business, they represent a business presence online. Some reasons for having a website include: Read more… »

Using the best image format for the job

jpeg/jpg files
These type of files are best used for photographs and images which contain gradients. Not the best format to use for flat blocks of colour, as you can sometimes get a ‘halo’ effect around the edges of contrasting colour. Jpeg technology has got better, it just means that you have to create a higher quality jpeg which in turn increases filesize. The colour pallet for jpegs is a lot higher, and you won’t get the grainy ‘pixelly’ effect that you get with gif images. Read more… »

So you have just bought a domain name, now you want a brand new website to go with it. You could build it yourself if you’re feeling confident, or hire a professional to build it for you. Either way, your new website will need to have a purpose. And you’ll still need to market it effectively. There is a misconception amongst some new website owners that once they’re online they’ll make a ton of money. Like with real world business, it’ll only work with the right marketing. Read more… »

Flash is a very versatile plugin for internet browsers used to display a variety of media.

It is used for:

• Interactive Banner Advertising
• Animation
• Streaming Video (as used on youtube.com)
• games (as used on facebook.com)
• Offline presentations
• Website applications (mp3 players, photo galleries etc)
• Simple 3D animation

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A Content Management System is simply a way for a website owner to update his pages via the internet. It involves some kind of admin area he can log into and make changes to existing pages, add pages etc.

Usually a CMS is build into a preset template page, meaning you will add pages based on that template. So in that sense its not a way to ‘build websites’ from the ground up. Read more… »