Web design
How Cool and Flashy Can Your Website Be?
Rosie and I were admiring a new website I was writing for. The design was particularly beautiful, for a corporate site, with an elegance of line and color that made me want to just gaze at it for a bit. Rosie wasn’t so sure. It seemed to her that it would be improved if there…
Short and Snappy Web Content
Sometimes your web page is intended to be read. Your blog posts, your articles, your lesson plans, the novel you’re posting one chapter at a time to share with your writing group — you’re writing these for people who are intentionally taking time to read the stuff you’ve written. Your homepage? Maybe not. People reaching…
Do You Need Video at Your Website?
Video is more and more often a component of websites. I’ve written before about SEO for video , and you certainly should consider that aspect of video. Today, though, I’m thinking about the logistics. Do you want video on your website, and if so, how will you get it?
Website Coolness vs. Usability
It often happens that once you start thinking of a thing, examples seem to spring up everywhere. I’ve been having that experience with the question of cool websites lately. I’m working on a new website which I particularly want to be cool. Snazzy, even.
How Original Should Your Website Be?
Naturally, you want your website to be different and exciting. You don’t want it to look as though it were made with a template. You want it to be special and unique. But before you get too carried away, or allow your designer to, think of elevators.
Very Fast Websites
Dr. Tom Hapgood is bucking for the title of Fastest Web Designer in the West, having beaten our previous record by having a site completed in less than two weeks.