Web Design For Idiots

Adobe adds functionality beyond your harddrive

Adobe adds functionality beyond your harddrive
September 1, 2009
I just got an email announcing Adobe's new "hosted services" At first I was thinking, "Lovely, Adobe is hopping on the hosting bandwagon. What's next, Adobe ready made websites reminiscent of GoDaddy's Website Tonight feature?" But alas, I was wrong.. This is not hosting ...Read More

A web DESIGNER’S dream..

A web DESIGNER’S dream..
August 24, 2009
If you are into design, then you absolutely know the importance of text and typefaces in design. If you are into web design, you know the important of plain text in web pages for search engine's to index. The dilemma - you can only use fonts that are available on everyone's ...Read More

Step # 1 Conceptualize

Step # 1 Conceptualize
August 2, 2009
So here is probably the single hardest step in designing a really eye catching and memorable website. Conceptualizing it. Before you start coding, you have to have an idea of what you want your website to look like, where you want the navigation to be, and the overall layout...Read More

Importance of Design in e-commerce

July 19, 2009
So, building a website takes a lot of technical knowledge and skill. When you talk about coding with someone who's technical experience goes as far as attaching an image to an email, they look at you like you are a super genious when it comes to websites - whether you are or...Read More

Story of our lives:

June 26, 2009
The Client/Vendor relationship... maybe this will make it to some of "those" customers. ...Read More

Fixed Width Centered Website

March 20, 2009
Want to take your entire website and make it a fixed with and have it centered in the middle of everyone's screen? Well, you should. The great thing about having a fixed width and centered site is that it will look exactly the same on everyone's computer monitor. It's a grea...Read More

How to use Fetch FTP

How to use Fetch FTP
March 14, 2009
I recently wrote a tutorial on how to use FileZilla. The reason I wrote that tutorial first was because MOST people have FIleZilla, and the reason why is because it is free. However, if you have an Apple computer, you will be so much better off and you will save yourself so ...Read More

Choosing a Web Host

March 1, 2009
Feel insanely overwhelmed with the infinite amount of web hosts there are out there? Well, I can help you choose the right one. Now, I can say right off the bat, sign up with HOSTMONSTER and you will have no worries ever.. But then again, you don't know me, so why trust m...Read More

Don’t DO IT! as cool as it might be!!

Don’t DO IT! as cool as it might be!!
February 22, 2009
Things you REALLY need to stay away from when designing your blog/website. Read this page to seee the things you WANT to stay away from, and to find out if your web page sucks! Do NOT put white text on a black background. It is IMPOSSIBLE to read and readers will run ...Read More

Starting from scratch -table layouts

February 22, 2009
So you decided that you want to start COMPLETELY from scratch and build your website/blog without the help of ANYONE. GOOD FOR YOU! But i bet you have no idea where to start. The easiest, most newbie way, is to start by using one large TABLE to hold your main content. ...Read More