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by ladykathleen on May 19, 2013

Definition: Placeholder text or “lorem ipsum” is dummy text used by designers in preliminary designs to highlight the design, colors, and layout of a page. It is a form of scrambled latin text that is designed to mimic the flow of words, sentences, and paragraphs in English and other latin languages. Placeholder text like lorem [...]

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Nowadays personal pages and blogs have become very popular. And it’s hardly possible to find a person in the world (not counting kids and elderly people) who doesn’t have a personal website. Personal websites become one of the most convenient ways of communication with other people, even more – they become a way to reflect [...]

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Is the Web Design Industry Dea

May 16, 2013

I had asked the question and one person (calling himself “mehhhh”) responded: “just go to templatemonster and buy websites for 60 bucks.. that’s why web design is a dead industry” What do you think? Is web design a dead industry? Is it pointless to get started as a designer because all your clients can simply [...]

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35+ Halloween Typography Examples for Your Inspiration

May 12, 2013

Boooooo! Halloween is almost here! Are you ready to celebrate it? In case you need to decorate some posters, banners or even letters for distant relatives you should look at this collection of creative Halloween typography. All these examples are full of creative Halloween spirit and ideas. How can you use these fonts? For example, [...]

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HTML5 Outlines

May 12, 2013

One of the most powerful features of the new HTML5 sectioning elements is the outline. While the HTML5 outline is not used widely yet, but it will make accessibility much simpler. By creating an automatic outline of a web page, accessibility browsers can tell the users exactly what is on the page, and give them [...]

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Is Your Site Depicting the Right Picture?

May 12, 2013

Quality and service kept apart, if the visuals are enticing then it’s half the battle won. The principle applies to every realm. Even blogs and websites are no exceptions. Of course, an expert copywriter might argue the fact that an excellent copy will suffice. Although true, if the page does not collaborate in style with [...]

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Meta Tag Library

May 12, 2013

There are dozens of meta tags. Some are generated automatically by your , others help you with , and others do nothing at all (or even cause problems). Review this list of meta tags to see which ones you might want to add to your web pages. Meta Tag Name Short Description Usage abstract A [...]

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Building a Better Website

May 12, 2013

Improving your website on a regular basis is one of the first important thing to do with your website.  Without regular improvements it is like watching a TV re-run for the millionth time.  If you want to hold the attention of your Web audience and customers then pay attention to your site. Here are a [...]

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Intro to HTML

May 12, 2013

When people say they want to learn HTML, they can mean many different things. This class will teach you HTML4 (4.01, to be precise) and HTML5. And along the way you will learn how to write either of these versions in XHTML. To get the most out of this class you should do the following: [...]

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50 Online Type Foundries to Find Best Font to Match Your Tone of Voice

May 12, 2013

Every font has its own specific tone of voice. Fonts can be authoritative (like the New York Times ), whimsical (like Gigi, Chiller, and Curlz), imaginative (like Critter and Stencil), personal as many handwritten fonts are ( like Peacerful Day and Fink Heavy), simple and distinctive (like Base and Copperplate) and also can have an [...]

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10 Golden Web Design Tips for Small-Scale Online Entrepreneurs

May 12, 2013

The online medium has become one of the most effective ways of communicating your sales pitch to millions of people around the world instantaneously. However, if you go through the websites of most small-scale businesses, you will come across many basic website design errors. Not only most of these websites are designed on the same [...]

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Metrics in Web Analytics

May 12, 2013

Basic Analytics There are several metrics that are commonly found on all analytics programs. They count some basic information about your website. If you’re going to only follow one or two metrics on your site, you should probably start with these. Pageviews When you are tracking pageviews, you’re tracking one of the most basic elements [...]

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May 10, 2013

By , About.com Guide Link to this post!Related Posts:Build Your First HTTP CookiePassword ProtectionPricing Web Designs in a Recessionblog>Web Design / HTML @ About

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Color Families

May 10, 2013

One of the best ways to change the mood of a design is to change the . But if you’re going to use color to affect the mood, it helps to understand color families. Color families are a simple division of the into three types of colors: warm colors cool colors neutral colors While it [...]

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Forwarding & Masking Your Domains

May 10, 2013

Forwarding & Masking with Website Designing Plus DIRECT YOUR SITE TO ANOTHER ONE!! Forwarding just might be the best, hardest-working domain bargain going! Now you can put any domain name to work, whether you’ve built a site for it or not. Just select a domain name (or names), add forwarding, and any visitor who types [...]

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6 Ways To Take Your Webdesign From Good To Great

May 10, 2013

Intro The difference between good and great webdesign is relatively small. The average person may not be able to explain the tangible differences that make up great design, but they can usually spot a design they like. By examining some awesome sites, I’ll attempt to put my finger on some of the small details that [...]

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How To Secure Apache Webserver

May 10, 2013

There are a number of techniques that can be used to make one’s Apache Webserver more secure. This article will present 5 of the most important points to keep in mind when seeking to create a Webserver that is next to impenetrable. It’s of utmost importance to keep Apache updated. Simply because Apache is an [...]

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CSS Navigation Bar

May 10, 2013

The advantage of using CSS to create navigation bars for your website is that you can create dynamic and interactive navigation bars without any special scripting. All you need to know is a little HTML and a little CSS to create a functional and stylish CSS navigation bar. Click on the following link to see [...]

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