Category: Design

August 6, 2010

Responsive Design – the future of web design

We’ve entered a new period of transition on the web, just after things seemed to be getting comfortable. I mean things were nice. We reached a least-common-denominator screen size of 1024px. (Good riddance 800 x 600!) All the modern browsers …

December 4, 2009

24Ways.org: Working with RBGA Color

Filed under: CSS,Design,Web development - 04 Dec 2009

The awesome “advent calendar for web geeks” can be found at 24ways.org. December is my favorite time of year for many reasons, one of which is getting to read this great series of 24 web-related articles from around the …

June 23, 2009

Web browser testing: It doesn’t have to look the same

Filed under: Browser testing,Design,Web development - 23 Jun 2009

A trend is clear in the web design and development world: web sites do not need to look the same in all web browsers.

An Event Apart Boston 2009 “the design conference for people who make web sites” just wrapped up …

March 1, 2009

Good Design in Ten Commandments

Filed under: Design - 01 Mar 2009

This list of the ten most important criteria for good design by Dieter Rams is applicable to web site design, web development, web applications, and software development even though he’s writing in the context of physical products. Wonderful. …

June 24, 2008

CodeGeek’s Design Capabilities Are Broader Than Our Portfolio

Filed under: Design - 24 Jun 2008

If you are looking to have a website developed or re-designed, you are most likely confronted with a wide variety of web development firms from which to choose.  Additionally, you may feel that there are equally as many design possibilities …

February 3, 2008

DYK (Did You Know?) – part 2

Filed under: Design - 03 Feb 2008

Web site development can be categorized into two distinctive types: E-commerce and Informational.

We previously explored e-commerce website development. This month we will look at important considerations for informational websites.

A great informational website is the difference between a web …

January 5, 2008

DYK (Did You Know?)

Filed under: Design,E-commerce - 05 Jan 2008

Web site development can be categorized into two distinctive types:  E-commerce and Informational.

This month we will briefly explore E-commerce websites.  It may be obvious that an e-commerce site exists to sell products, but there are more elements to consider …

December 9, 2007

Top 100 Blogs on web design, experience design, web standards and accessibility

Filed under: Design,Resources,Web standards - 09 Dec 2007

http://www.virtualhosting.com/blog/2007/top-100-user-centered-blogs/

November 25, 2007

Intriguing definition of web design

Filed under: Design - 25 Nov 2007

Jeffrey Zeldman, in his Nov 20, 2007 article Understanding Web Design on A List Apart, has an eloquent definition of web design:
“Web design is the creation of digital environments that facilitate and encourage human activity; reflect or adapt …

What makes a web site great? (1)

Filed under: Accessibility,Design,Web standards - 25 Nov 2007

The best web sites take into account the visitor’s perspective first. For your web site visitor, the three most important factors are:

Content & functionality
Navigation & usability
Design

I want to point out, these were determined by a thorough scientific study consisting of …

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