Need Web Design Inspiration? Go To A News Stand!
Do you ever grow tired of seeing the uninspiring, cookie-cutter site designs that seem to be so prevalent on the web these days? Don’t you wish that there were somewhere or someone you could consult to find the next, game-changing web design trend? Believe it or not, this somewhere may actually be in [...]
Out of the Box CMS Comparisons
Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, and Expression Engine are all great content management systems, but deciding which is best to use for different sites and clients can be difficult. To ensure you make the most informed decision, we’ll begin by examining the strengths and weaknesses of each system.
Drupal – Drupal has a great deal of power [...]
An Introduction to CMS’s
“Why should my company’s website utilize a CMS?”
You may have found yourself pondering this question at some point at your current organization. To address this question intelligently, we need to first lay down the basic foundation, starting with a definition. What is a CMS? CMS stands for Content Management System. According [...]
I Am a Web Designer and I Love Code
There has been recent debate about whether a web designer should know HTML and CSS. This isn’t a blog post to prove either side right or wrong; both have their own advantages and disadvantages. This post is about personal advantages of knowing HTML and CSS, and being only once small voice in a larger conversation. [...]
What is the difference between 3D and 2D animation?
The easiest way to explain the difference is by using examples of animation that you might have seen.
2D Animation Examples
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd.
Snow White, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid.
The Simpsons
Family Guy
South Park
2D animation is the traditional animation method that has existed since the late 1800s. It is one drawing followed by another [...]
The Impact of Color
Choosing the right colors for your web design is a decision that should not be taken lightly. Color is the first thing viewers notice on a webpage. It can evoke a variety of strong emotional reactions and each color can contain a different association. Although everyone’s experience and taste can vary greatly, there are still some basic tenants one can follow when working with color:
Problem Solving Design
As web designers, we’ve learned one very valuable lesson: creating a design that pleases everyone is impossible and in attempting to do so, we lose sight of the project’s original intentions.
Design is naturally subjective, eliciting different emotions based on the…