Web Design and Web Development Articles
Get Web Design Inspiration with Showcases
When tables were becoming the doom of layouts and CSS began its rise, CSS Showcase site were popping out from everywhere. They were a great way to show coders that were still not convince about CSS that you could still make really great designs without the tag soup that tables generated. (more…)
Magic Zoom Review
Name: Magic Zoom
Price: £25 (1 license)
Update: 6/10/08 This review refers to an outdated version of Magic Zoom. You can find a review for the latest version here.
Magic Zoom, previously named Lucky Zoom, is undeniably cool. This tool allows the client to quickly view a close up of a thumbnail image. As a result it provides an innovative solution to let visitors check out larger versions of thumb nails.
Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy PCs
Why I Told My Sister to Buy a Mac
In my circle of friends, I am well-known as a computer geek. As a geek, people are drawn to me with all their mundane computer questions. I get calls all the time from people asking me how to speed up their system or what to do when their hard drive crashes. I tell them I am really a web designer and not a computer technician. I even have a T-shirt that says, “NO, I will NOT fix your computer!” But, I still have six computers in my office now, each in various stages of disrepair. Not long ago my sister called to get my help with a new computer purchase. Having recently bought a MacBook Pro, I tried to get her to convert as well. Here are a few reasons why I think Mac is a great choice for the average user, and an even better choice for the design professional.
The Reality of Client Interaction
Have you ever seen the television show “Trading Spaces?” It’s based on a simple idea. Two sets of homeowners switch houses for a few days. Then they work with a professional designer to make over a room in the other couple’s home. They usually do outrageous stuff, like glue hay to the walls or paint antique furniture a weird color. Later, you get to see the owners moan and whine and complain about how awful it is and how it is not at all what they wanted. (more…)
