We’ve come a long way in website design and improving UX. Part of that UX improvement has been to make locating content easier for the user which is where the search box comes in. The search box is probably the most used element on a website. This is especially true if you have a bunch of products or files on your site. Even if you don’t have much content to sift through, the search box…
CSS which stands for Cascading Style Sheets is a sheet style language to make a webpage presentable. The purpose of CSS is to create visually engaging webpages and user interfaces through buttons, fonts, colours, etc. CSS enables the separation of document content from document presentation including colours, fonts and layouts. This provides for flexibility and centralized control over specific aspects of design. Today, we use CSS 3.0 which is best suited for responsive sites and…
Psychology was my major in college and I went on to get my Master’s degree in media and marketing communication. The combination of the two subjects (Psychology & Marketing) together – consumer behaviour is an area that interests me immensely. You know – how attractive packaging is important for the chocolate bar, the role emotion plays in purchase, the arrangement of the soap in the first row of the supermarket, the positioning of the peppermint…
Blast from the Past For years, whitespace in design has been branded as ‘too plain’ or ‘lack of design’ and is even called negative space and something to avoid. This trend of thought was so common in web design, that even the best of the best brands crammed everything in design to avoid whitespace. Take a look at Apple’s website from the 90’s. Web design in the early days including filling up negative space with…
A common joke in SEO circles has it that the best place to hide evidence of a crime can be found on page 3 and beyond of Google search results. In a similar vein, the location of a website footer could imply that very few website visitors will actually scroll down to it and consequently it is often not given as much importance as other page sections. In spite of this, some companies dedicate a…
As a web designer, developer or business-owner (or all 3-in-one!), finding time to attend a tech event can be tough. You probably think that it is an unproductive way to spend a business day. However, we’d like to show you 6 reasons why you should attend events such as WordCamps, Developer Summits, Design conferences and other tech conferences and conventions. 1. Self-appraise – Evaluate your business and brand! Events like these often see your competition showcase…
Knowing how to build a professional website for your business plans and ventures is the beginning of your online presence. It simultaneously operates as your communication channel, branding tool, and a store platform. Your customers expect the best even before setting foot in your shop, and your website is a clear representation of your professionalism. Are Website Builders the answer to building a professional website? Yes, there are quite a few cost effective, builders that…
One of the first things I do when I open an email in my mailbox is to check the sender’s email ID for a mention of the company he / she works for. While I’d certainly like to believe it doesn’t change anything if I recieved a mail from a yourname@yourcompany.com or a name12345@ymail.com let’s be honest, it does. So what makes the difference? What’s so appealing about a professional email address? Why does it automatically…
Every era has had its respective technological breakthroughs. Web browsing started with Gopher, which eventually gave rise to the birth of HTTP. Then came the era of the simple website layouts when NetScape was at its prime. 1997 onwards was when web design started to evolve. The mid 2000‘s was a time when a standardized website layout pattern began to really develop. Web professionals needed to come up with newer visual styles and formats to…
Web design and development is a challenging business. With an increase in the number of websites and new businesses coming online in the last decade, a whole new window of opportunities has opened for you, one of them being reselling web hosting. The entry to this business is open and requires almost no cost and can be setup at home. If you already have a web design and development business running, selling web hosting to…