shirley's notes

Web page readability: Green text on yellow works the best

shirleylevy — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:17:25 +0000

“That ’s right and classy black on white is way behind according to readability study performed by Alyson L. Hill from Department of Psychology of Stephen F. Austin [State University].”

New website design showcase

shirleylevy — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:17:04 +0000

If you have been looking for a good resource already long period of time you are lucky, because you can find it right now. Feel free to visit this brand new CSS site gallery out that has some great sites. This is really a good resource for web designers in need of inspiration. Don’t have even some doubt in success because this gallery allows start-up sites to get the same attention that the big guys get.

Web Design: What Matters

shirleylevy — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:25:56 +0000

Forget everything you’ve learned about web design, and read here what you really need to know! – It is a sub-title of the article… Rather ambitious but I guess that every web project is unique and there’s no works-for-all guide, though this particular article is a good reading.

As for Search Engine Optimization… I prefer to make web site for people not for Search Engine Bots. Just because I like people more.

Free Website Templates

shirleylevy — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:21:04 +0000

Some web-sites offer high quality templates for the best price you would ever get – for free. You can download Flash-based templates as well as CSS-based layouts; furthermore, you can use them for your personal and commercial projects without any restrictions whatsoever. This article shows, where you’ll find them.

All the major sources of free web templates are well know. The article is actually a list of sites. I have to confess that I’ve never heard about a couple of them. If you are a newbie in the web design business – it may be even more useful for you than for me.

Web Design As A Business

shirleylevy — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:18:23 +0000

A 40 step review of good processes and habits to run a Web design business.

Web design business may be a pain in the ass if you do not like what you are doing. If you are passionate about it – then you gonna be ok but nevertheless check the article before you go. There are some good insights there.

How to Price Correctly for your Web Design Services

shirleylevy — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:14:29 +0000

If you’ve ever had any sort of problem deciding on what to charge clients for your web design services, just read this list and be educated.

A short summary: if you client doesn’t know what Photoshop is and wants Web 2.0 style you can easily make $6000.