The Optimal Webpage Dimensions

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One of the most common dilemmas of web designers and developers nowadays is determining the best dimensions for their websites. If you frequent web design forums and discussions you might encounter this topic wherein a user is asking the most ideal dimension for a website so that it would fit well on most screens. However, opinions vary and most designers are still confused on how many pixels should they allot for designing their sites. Unless you are using a liquid page design, knowing the optimal webpage dimensions is best for you to know so your page would load perfectly on most browsers and computer screens.

 

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Where Do You Find Inspiration in Web Design?

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“Where do you find inspiration?” This question is very common in the field of web design. It allows one to dive in to the more critical aspects of designing a site. In this post we will discuss the most effective ways of drawing inspiration that is not only good in terms of design but also in terms user experience.

 

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Simple Tips for Selecting Colour Schemes

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Colour selection is arguably one of the most important and at the same time is the most difficult factors to explain in web design. It’s something that you have to learn and become better at as you develop your web design skills. You have to train your eye to determine what colours get well together and know how to lay it out your website.

 

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10 Free Essential Tools for Web Design

Free Essential Tools for Web Design

They say the best things in life are free and this is also true especially for web designers. You don’t always have to pay for a premium to use web design tools because there are a variety of free services online. Below are 10 of the free tools that we highly recommend for your web design needs. Feel free to check them out.

 

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Add More Impact to Your Website’s Interface and User Experience With Icons

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Icons can make a huge impact on your website layout in both interface and experience. It is actually one of the most overlooked essentials in website design and development because for most designers it is “just an icon” and they see no potential impact on the presentation of a webpage. However this notion is not true because even a small object can add a nice touch to a plain and dull website.

 

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The Best Practices When Designing Banners

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It’s a good thing to learn and to understand the best practices to use when designing a banner for your webpage or advertisement whether you’re a web designer or a small business owner to make the most out of banner advertising online. On this blog post, we will be going over the basic practices that you should follow in making a good banner design.

 

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How to Fuel Your Creative Ideas in Web Designing

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There comes a time when you have a task at hand as a web designer and then suddenly you get a blockage from a creative standpoint. You’re not sure on how to get the job started, you’re not sure where to go or you’re overwhelmed with a particular project. This dilemma can be actually be equated to a sports team. If you seen a sports team lose and you get to talk to one of the players you’ll hear them say most likely that they didn’t execute on their offense or defense which is in most cases are true. You have to execute perfectly on a particular process to actually win a game or championship and when you don’t, the opposite is inevitable. This goes the same with web design. When you’re not sure where to go from a creative standpoint, you’re not executing correctly and that’s what you need to do – execute on a process.

 

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Now That Picnik Is Closing, What Are The Alternatives?

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Picnik is a free online photo editor that has been used by a lot of graphic artists and photo enthusiasts. The great thing about this tool is that it allows any user to add interesting effects over their images like drop shadows, unique frames and even camera effects to make it look more professional and engaging. It’s intuitive and easy to use interface has been loved by many users who want to edit their images without the need for Photoshop. Unfortunately, Google has decided to pull the plug on this superb free online photo editor on April 19. So what happens next after Picnik is gone? Here are some alternatives that you can use to edit your photos online.

 

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Get a Good First Impression with Your Blog

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Getting a clear first impression with your blog attracts more traffic and more loyal readers that is why you need to identify the key elements that may contribute to its success. The elements of the design that you can improve on your own blog helps to make a very clear statement about what the blog is, the topic of the blog and why a person would want to read it so it can help you identify your brand.

 

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