Archive for January, 2009
Video on your Site
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YouTube, Vimeo, and Hulu. Are they just buzz words that have become part of our daily vocabulary or are they related to a better marketing opportunity? We’ve all hopped on the web video train in the past few years, but there are doubts about whether or not e-commerce sites been making the most of it. New studies and recent reports indicate that adding video to your site can boost conversions, increase customer trust levels, and differentiate your e-commerce site from the competition. Read More→
Editing Images
Posted by: | CommentsPart of good web design is having the resources to effectively edit images.
The industry standard is Adobe Photoshop, however it is a very expensive program. Nevertheless, Adobe provides a “Try It” download version. You can install and use it without limitation for 30 days. The same is true for Dreamweaver. You can get both at http://www.adobe.com/download.
A free open-source editor that is similar to Photoshop is GIMP: http://www.gimp.org
Common Navigation Element
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One of the contest criteria is a common navigation element, but what exactly does that mean?
From a design standpoint, it means that your site’s visitors will see the same navigational element on every single page. This is most often done via a top or side nav. For example, this website uses a right-side common navigational element that is the exact same thing no matter what page you’re on. There is also a less prominent TOP navigational element that exists for the homepage and About pages.
From a programming standpoint, it means that if possible, the same file should be used on every page Read More→