Wednesday 31 August 2011

SEO (search engine optimization)

SEO or (Search Engine Optimization) is all about giving yourself a higher ranking in the various search engines on the web. Clients get very funny if your brilliantly designed and functional web site is not able to be found. People use Google as a defacto Address line and rarely type in any URLs manually. Here are a few tips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBAJgksyhxo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDZEoDtNYx8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBHoM971g70&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YjPOwRB_Nw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot45fjeJqbk&feature=related

Tuesday 30 August 2011

How to plan a website step by step

Hello I hope your all fit and well and feeling happy. Here is a back to basic look at planning a web site. Web sites are all about thinking ahead. Targeting market needs and wants, Content, Design, coding should all be standardised before you draw your first Div. Planning can turn web development into a joy. Lack of planning results in issues at the development stage as well as down the track when the client wants a 50% make-over.
THOROUGH YET SIMPLE GUIDE
http://www.realfreewebsites.com/articles/website-planning-guide/
WEBSITE PROJECT PLANNING TEMPLATE
https://docs.google.com/previewtemplate?id=0Apy_FCy70vsOdHBCR1I5LXBsbkI0ZTdGZ3lfM3RLUUE&mode=public
GENERAL TEMPLATES
https://docs.google.com/templates?hl=en_GB
HOW TO WRITE A CONTRACT
http://24ways.org/2008/contract-killer

Tuesday 2 August 2011

Validate your HTML and CSS

HTML and CSS can be a tricky business. One mistake in the code and it could be a design disaster. Thankfully the W3C, a bunch of good people provide a free service to test your code. Simply upload at the links below and watch the magic. They will check the code and return a list of errors, Some are fatal, some you can live with, but it recommended that you use this service.
HTML VALIDATOR
http://validator.w3.org/#validate_by_upload
CSS VALIDATOR
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
ABOUT THE W3C
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/mission.html

Thursday 28 July 2011

Video specifications of interest

Smarten up your videos." Maximise the quality and minimise the file size" is the aim of video production. Check out the facts here.
YOU TUBE CREATOR
http://www.youtube.com/t/creators_corner
OPTIMIZE YOUR VIDEOS
http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=132460&topic=16612&hl=en-US

Saturday 23 July 2011

Typography at it's best_Serious headline font work_rated_amazing

Once upon a time typography was quaint and artistic. This site has a range of great retro fonts, a very clever gallery of usage, and some great photoshop and illustrator tutorials.. The website header is a masterpiece. Rated_must see by all appreciators of fine typography.
GALLERY
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/
TUTORIALS
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/tutorials/index.php

Sunday 17 July 2011

Do Graphic designers swear this much?

Graphic Design, like any other endeavour has a lighter side. Here is a series of videos that highlights a lot of the pitfalls a young designer might experience. Bitter, twisted and hilarious. WARNING:These videos include serious swearing and adult themes. If you have issues with colourful language and graphic concepts, avoid and move on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhRX0H8GDdQ&feature=related%22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhRX0H8GDdQ&feature=related%22"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfprIxNfCjk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyTpzgAW5NA&feature=related%22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PubSfTxgNxw&feature=related%22http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2h2pESo6HM&feature=related%22