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View ArticleWeb design glossary of terms
An easy reference list for those looking for a quick guide to some of the much used web design termsread more | digg story
View ArticleGoogle Analytics Tracking Code Issue with Contribute CS3 - _gat is not defined,
You may have noticed in Google Analytics that there is a new code and a legacy code. We recently experienced an issue where a client updating their content using Contribute CS3 repeatedly got script...
View ArticleKuler Palette
Keep those palettes clean with Adobe Kuler. Some good new colour combinations and you can see what is currently popular. Subscribe to the RSS to keep up to date.
View ArticleKeep those colour palettes co-ordinated
Whilst there is no definitive rules for colour palettes, there are good tools to suggest combinations that work together. One such tool is the Kuler project from Adobe. There are numerous submissions...
View ArticleSEO for client sites
Increasingly companies are using open source systems to design their early sites and then finding their search engine optimisation is not as effective as it might be. A recent article in The Telegraph...
View ArticleSEO in 2009
As we head into 2009 we need to review the performance of our sites and ensure that we are getting the best possible performance. Watch this space for a selection of top tips.
View ArticleHow to grade a website
Ok, it is not the whole picture, but a useful free tool is the web site grader from hubspot. Test your site and see how it is rated. It is very focused on social media, but overall a useful tool as a...
View ArticleFabulous Fonts - but use them wisely
You may notice sites using some impressive fonts, without using graphic images only. If you want to apply a font consider the Cufon javascript font replacement. This allows you to encode a chosen font...
View ArticleTextures to impress
Clean high quality textures can lift a site from the mundane to impressive. Offering multiple sizes of their images this texture site is clean and simple to use and offers some particularly high...
View ArticleRe-order that list visually!
A great way to re-order a list of items in an intuitive and visual way. New list order is then stored back to the MYSQL database. There are several ways of doing it, but this is a neat addition. Have a...
View ArticleRepetition, repetition, repetition
The message is in the title. Do it well, do it regularly and remember to tell people about the results. Whatever you do well, show it off. Do not boast, let your actions tell the story. If you are...
View ArticleKeep those passwords unique and safe
Following a recent site visit to a client, where their server was protected by a default username and password (and I guessed it first attempt) it seemed timely to remind everyone about some basic...
View ArticleYour Adobe passwords may have been hacked - and/or somewhat insecure
As you may have heard already in the press, Adobe have alegedly had a lot of passwords hacked. There is a tool to see if yours is included and you can find it at at the secure location...
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