I’ve seen many designers try to give their websites a different look, but when it comes down to it, functionality is king. Visitors don’t want to have to “learn” every new website they visit. They want them to all work the same way – that means less time finding what they want. Don’t believe me? …
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Using Fonts for Logos: Do you have the legal right?
Usage rights are complicated, and I am not a lawyer, but I recently had a client who wanted to use a simple font for their logo. They had not purchased the font, but gotten it with their Microsoft Word software. Could they legally use the font to create their logo? Unfortunately, this is not a…
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Make Your Own Clip Art with AutoDraw.com
I’ve been playing with this fun new tool today. It’s great for people who can’t draw a straight line but need customized clip art. http://www.autodraw.com/
Web Design – Stop Making it Harder on Your Users
1) Centered Logos Hurt Website Navigation – they make it harder for users to navigate back to home. Use a left aligned logo. Here’s the study results: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/centered-logos/ 2) Hamburger Menus and Hidden Navigation Hurt UX Metrics – Discoverability is cut almost in half by hiding a website’s main navigation. Also, task time is longer…
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Beautiful Examples of CSS3 Typography
Lots of great inspiration here: http://marketblog.envato.com/web-design/css3-typography-code-snippets/?ref=webdesignernews.com
Typography Inspriation
Typespiration.com Loving this site to help you choose which fonts to use on your site. It shows which web-safe fonts look great together, gives ready to use CSS codes, and even suggests different color schemes. The site is small now, but I’m hoping to see it grow.