Web Design | Tips and Tricks

How to Effectively Use the Color Red On Your Web Site

Dec 3, 2012 | Categories: Web Design

This article is a continuation of the color, theme and design tips article series that I have been covering on this site. You may want to read the following two articles first (if you haven't done so already) Color psychology and how it affects your site Color theory tips In this article I talk about designing with the color RED and how to effectively use it on your site. I will cover the following topics. What the color red means and how it [...]

The Importance of Buttons and Strong Calls to Action

Apr 3, 2012 | Categories: Online Marketing

Whether you are trying to convert targeted visitors to buyers, or curious web surfers to “FREE” members, the recipe you will usually need to follow when constructing your landing page is the same: that is, you must strive to have an unambiguous and clear call to action on your web page. Some Internet Marketers like to use the term “primary call to action” to refer to the most important action which you would like any person [...]

A Cloud With a Silk Lining & The Kindle Fire

Oct 4, 2011 | Categories: News, Web Design

When Amazon launched the Kindle Fire recently you could be excused if your initial thoughts were whether we really need another mobile tablet device on the market. However, when the features and capabilities were revealed it quickly became apparent that this is not just another tablet device akin to the very popular iPad or the other alternatives such as the Samsung Galaxy Tablet. The Kindle Fire has something within its browsing capabilities which the other tablets don’t [...]

6 Best JQuery Lightbox Scripts to Show Your Images Using Lightbox Effect

May 1, 2011 | Categories: Web Development

Do you remember life without the lightbox? It wasn’t that long ago, yet lightboxes are popping up everywhere, literally. In 2006, the first lightbox script was released by Lokesh Dhakar and has become a staple for websites and blogs alike. Though they’re mainly used for larger items, even companies like Facebook have adopted lightboxes to display photos in an easy-to-see, easy-to-scroll manner. The original javascript had plenty of good qualities, but it became widely adopted [...]

Basic Guide to CSS

Mar 6, 2010 | Categories: Web Development

Many people want to make simple CSS changes but do not know where to start or are afraid that they will change the wrong thing. As a result of this I get asked a lot of CSS related questions from new WordPress users. The fact is that learning CSS is not really that hard. Once you get a hang of the basics, you can quickly become an advanced CSS user if you keep playing around [...]

Spice up your WordPress Site with JQuery

Sep 22, 2009 | Categories: Web Development

Designing your site with a slick, stylish look, along with some cool Ajax-y features definitely impresses the visitors. They'll come to your site more, the traffic goes up and the revenue grows. Yes, it does require a lot of work involving CSS/JavaScript and HTML, but that's why JQuery is here for! This lightweight JavaScript framework and the plugins built with it for implementing numerous front-end features, have made the lives of web developers and designers a [...]