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Jun 02, 2014 in Web Design Principles

Flat Design: Everything You Should Know

While Microsoft and Apple may be at odds on many fronts one area in which both tech giants can agree is on the use of flat UI for their smartphone. Since 2010 the Windows Phone has featured a flat design and since iOS7 came out in 2013 the iPhone has also featured this design trend. Browse some of the more trendy websites out there as well and you are bound to see a number of other examples that feature this trend because people really like using it.

May 30, 2014 in Web Design Principles

Killer Tips for Getting Better Conversion Rates

Many websites sell something. They can be B2C (business-to-consumer), B2G (business-to-government) or B2B (business-to-business). In each situation, getting conversions is the one, overriding goal of the entire website. Conversions don't necessarily have to mean that your site visitors actually buy something - a product or a service - from your site. Conversions just mean that site visitors complete a call to action of some sort.

May 26, 2014 in Web Design Principles

How to Design a Website for Women

Women look at colors and designs from a different perspective. Men usually allow women in their life to make decisions about color harmony in home design. They even ask women to shop for their clothing knowing that women have better perception when it comes to color combinations.

May 19, 2014 in Web Design Principles

Black and White - Returning to Prominence in Website Design

Creativity often changes into something different and usually into a more complex and better form. It can also be a gradual development that draws inspiration from old designs. Web design and templates follow the same creative evolution.

May 05, 2014 in Web Design Principles

Web Design Fails

A company's website says a lot about them. Good websites help establish trust in the visitor which is important if you are trying to encourage repeat visits or ecommerce sales. On the other hand a bad website can send a visitor reaching for the back button.

Apr 22, 2014 in Web Design Principles

6 Skills Web Designers Need to Have

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the job outlook for web developers/designers from 2012 to 2022 is 20 percent, which is faster than average. Although it is disappointing that they couldn't make the distinction between web design and web development, their findings are really encouraging for anyone looking to get into the web design field.

Apr 04, 2014 in Web Design Principles

Common UX Mistakes in Web Design

Nowadays it is expected that every business have a website, there is absolutely no getting around it. Yet building a website isn't like it was in the early days of the Internet. Its no longer good enough to have a presence on the web, it has to be well designed, it has to work on a variety of screen sizes and it has to be both useful and usable to the site's visitors.

Mar 17, 2014 in Web Design Principles

Usability Tips for Shopping Sites

There are so many shopping sites now that you can't afford to lose customers because of usability issues on your site. While there are hundreds of tips how to improve the usability of your shopping site, not to mention general usability best practices, and not all of them can be included in this article, here are 10 suggestions you might find useful.

Mar 05, 2014 in Web Design Principles

LightCMS - the Best Solution for Business

Ever since the Web first came onto the scene businesses have graduated realizing the potential that having an Internet presence offers to their organization to the necessity of being on the web. Although it has become much easier to build robust websites with the advent of Content Management Systems, but as users soon found out that getting everything you want out of a CMS might require quite a bit of technical knowledge.

Feb 24, 2014 in Web Design Principles

Best Practices for Ecommerce Sites That You Should Use

The goal of any ecommerce site is to get your site visitors to purchase something from the site. To help this along, the site design has to be outstanding from the viewpoint of site visitors. Ideally, site design ought to be a harmonious balance between making it work for your business and the user experience of anyone browsing your products.

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