5 Timeless Usability Principles for Website Designers
There are some usability principles which change very rarely. The reason for this is because they are deeply ingrained into our human nature. Even if they change, they change very slightly, the fundamentals remain the same.
We will try to cover some most important usability principles in the following article.
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1stwebdesigner Evolution – Exciting Changes You Simply Cannot Defy
Hello my dear 1stwebdesigner loyal readers, new visitors, all who enjoy whatever a hell I am trying to do here!! I’ve been promising for a long time, I will create such posts in newsletter format and I definitely will, but now 1stwebdesigner also got into big storm of changes.
So what has been changing? Maybe you noticed I haven’t posted anything for 2 weeks and there are many new and promising guest writers in our blog? To be exact now we are trying to manage like 20–30 guest authors, teach them, discuss details and finally create some kind of automated way how to submit, review and publish articles in meantime not loosing article quality.
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Book Review + Giveaway Of PHP For Absolute Beginners (2 copies)
In today’s web development scenario, it is very necessary for a web developer to know how to code in PHP. PHP has become a major language in web development industry in last few years. From WordPress to FaceBook everything is coded in PHP language.
Recently we came to a book named PHP for Absolute Beginners which is a must read for beginners.
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How To Get Well Prepared For The Website Creation
Planning to build a new website and not sure where to start? No sweat, we have a cool guide from 12 points that will help you to define your website goals, target audience, choose the images and create the right look and feel for your site. All you’ll need is a sheet of paper, 10 minute access to the internet, a friend and a cup of coffee or tea. Let’s get into work.
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Tips for Web Designers From an Internet Marketer’s Perspective
Regardless of if you work at a full-service web company or as a freelance web designer, you will eventually have to work with internet marketers. Being that I work as an internet marketer at a web agency, I have daily interaction with designers, programmers, IT/support, and other marketers. One thing I have noticed is that there is not a good connection across departments. No matter if you are creating a new site, doing a redesign, or simply adding a page, it is important to have good internal communication.
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Bring Your Websites Alive: From Boring To Exciting!
Some have a passion for web design; others consider it a mere task! This article is for those who consider web design more than just a task, in fact, it is meant for those who always have a passion to create something new! Bringing together elements of design and technicality is an exciting task, if you love website design that speaks and conveys its message effectively.
The approach taken towards design is the key to the entire site. This is also the reason why some websites grab user-attention whereas others tend to drive users away from the page.
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10 Online Photoshop Alternatives For Simple Photo Editing
There are very few circumstances in which you have to work on other computer that doesn’t have Photoshop installed. What to do in such a moment? The easiest way is to visit one of these 10 websites, which are quite closely related to Photoshop. Not all features are always available, but the simplest will remain.
I would like to say that a very big plus is a fact that these sites practically do not use your computer memory, so you can always be sure that none of your images will disappear. And you don’t have to worry about getting your computer crashed if you have slow one :)
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5 Great Free Tools For Your Invoicing Needs
Sending invoices and quotes to multiple clients is an everyday task in the life of a web designer. You will fall into hundreds of paid invoice applications while searching for the free one, each ranging from 5$/m to 30$/m and so on. Paid apps can be good for large corporations who earn a lot of money but they are simply a monthly expense for an average freelancer. That’s why we have prepared an article having 5 best free invoicing apps for your business.
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15 More Really Fun Online Photo Editing Websites
Previous post 28 Online Photo Editing Websites To have Fun With turned out to be very very popular so I guess a lot of visitors enjoy to take a rest and quickly edit their photos and share with friends. It’s easy – just upload image, choose effect, do some little tweaks and cool effect is achieved!
Throughout this year several new fun websites have been released and become popular. After heavy research this is what I could come up with! Enjoy, take a rest and have a fun time!
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Most Interesting Design Trends Among Blogs: 2010
The web is an dynamic, organic being. It evolves as people do, responding to trends in blogging and design by constantly raising the bar. With millions of bloggers out there, we see constant evolutions of the next design trend.
Here are some of my favorite recent trends in web design. Although the examples listed here may not be the orginator of the trend, they are the first to catch my eye.
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