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Interactive Web Sites – History of Flash

Throughout the short history of Web design, few applications have made as big of an impact as Flash. For those who remember, or those who are learning it for the first time, here is an excerpt from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Lecture, “What is Flash?”.
Flash was introduced in 1996 by Macromedia and since [...]

Why Color is the Most Relative Medium in Art and Design

Color is often considered the most relative medium in art and design. This is because all people interpret color differently, and it is easy to manipulate ones perception of color. If you showed the color red to 10 different people and then asked them to pick out the shade of red from a line-up of [...]

Points, Lines and Shapes – Balancing Elements of Design

The three basic elements of design include points, lines, and shapes. The visual properties of each are different, but each has its own purpose and place in a design. In terms of Web design, each may be used at different places in a design to create a balance between variety and unity. Too much of [...]

Working with the Wordpress Thesis Template

After building and customizing Wordpress templates for many years now, I am generally very confident in my abilities. Usually, when you work with a template, you spend time researching and finally choosing a template that is close to what you need for your site, and then begin customizing that template. With Thesis, you get a [...]

How much does Web Design cost?

Web design costs vary from designer to designer, but the industry has it’s highs and lows just like any other. Here are some links to other sites that talk about Web design pricing, including what goes into it, and where the prices come from.

Pearsonified – How Much Should a Design Cost?
solosignal.com – How Much Should [...]

What Business Owners Should Know About SEO

Good SEO structure could be thought of as the foundation that you lay when building a house. It is much easier to put in a basement before you put a house there! Good SEO is the same.

Open Source vs Commercial E-commerce Costs

When you’re deciding how to set-up an e-commerce site, there are many options and different ways you can go.

Use the Internet to beat the recession

One way you save money and increase revenue, is through investing in your website.

Standards compliance in web design

When you observe the standards set forth by the W3C, you will see that your pages suddenly have a lot fewer compatibility problems.

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