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When you are building your site, and try to test it in a browser, do you sometimes (or perhaps more often) get an error message telling you that your site contains a script error, and would you like to continue running scripts on the page - yes or no? If so, look at that screen before discounting...
read moreOn many sites, drop-down menus aren't a significant part of the design. However, they appear often enough that they deserve some attention. So exactly how should they be used? For an example of the kind of drop-down menus I'm referring to, check out the four menus at the top of this site: Logor...
read moreIf you take a look at the marketing materials of most Fortune 500 companies, you'll notice that they all have one thing in common: within each one, all of the company's marketing materials are similar in their appearance. There are elements of consistency that carry over between the company's ...
read moreMacromedia's release of the MX Studio essentially turned their entire web product line inside out and rearranged the molecules. Instead of separate products performing specialized tasks, the tight integration of the tools-Freehand, Flash MX, Fireworks MX, Dreamweaver MX, and ColdFusion MX-means an ...
read moreWhere would we be today without vacuums? Think about it: The vacuum is a brilliant invention. It sucks up your household dirt and puts it exactly where you want it to go - off your floor and into that little bag. A successful homepage acts exactly like a "digital vacuum" - it sucks users in, a...
read moreIn establishing any Internet presence, there are three major aspects of the process that must work in harmony together to bring about a successful whole. It is essential to get all three aspects right, or the resulting Web site is more likely to be a liability than an asset.
read moreYou've made up your mind. You want to have a website to represent your business. The next decision to be made . . . who should you hire to develop your site? There are many people capable of building their own personal sites. They can put cute little comments and pictures of their pets or kids u...
read moreSite design: Layout Now that you know the four the elements of good site design, it's time to put the knowledge to work. The objective of the website will dictate the content which in turn imposes conditions on navigation. Navigation, in turn, imposes conditions on the pages themselves. This is c...
read moreSite design: defining a good site In our previous article we pointed out that web sites don't lend themselves to the clear distinctions of text, visual, or verbal medium like print, radio, television, and movies do. Sites tend to be a mix of all medium. That not withstanding, there are four univ...
read moreSite design: mechanics Books are a text medium and, in spite of its visual content, television is regarded as a verbal medium. Movies, on the other hand, are a visual medium. To test this, close your eyes while watching a television program and do the same while watching a movie at a theater. Com...
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