When building a website it is important to have quality images that are representative. While there are free stock photo sources, if you need images then I would suggest browsing the many commercial stock photography sites available since they will have a much larger selection, better quality, and will include varied image size and resolution…
When searching the web on Google it should be no surprise that you can search by web page, video, news, and of course images. Occasionally I will do an image search when I am interested in a given topic and when an image appeals to me I will typically view the page and search the…
One of the aspects of graphic design which I find especially fun is the creation of quality collages. In the past I would create collages for static headers, yet with the influence of jQuery the static header is not nearly as common as it once was. Here is an example of a collage I created…
When designing a web site one of the first things to consider is the colors needed for the web site. If you know a little about color theory you already know that colors need to work in harmony with each-other, which in short means that they need to be balanced and look good together. To…
If you are a new web designer you may have been faced with the question of how to create attractive buttons for inclusion on web pages? Since most web designers are primarily coders, this can be a challenge, even for those who do have a bit of understanding on how to edit photos effectively. If…
A question I am often asked is where to get stock photos? When looking for photos and images there are a lot of stock photo sources available. Some of these are free, but as one would expect the free options will generally have less available, be of inferior quality, require a copyright notice applied to…
When it comes to great web pages, the ones that really catch our eye are those that have good photos. Whether a photo is “good” or not may seem obvious, yet I can tell you from experience that few people really spend much time in consideration of the images added; they simply use what’s easily…
One of the services I offer my clients is a custom business card. A custom card is an effective way to represent the look/feel of your website, or any look you think will best represent your company. And since I will periodically get asked questions on how one can make their own cards, and to assist you…