Archive for November 2008

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Fri 28
Nov
2008

Newspaper Website Design

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Newspaper is the oldest and most traditional mode of media and communication. It forms an integral part of the print media till today. Due to the advancement of technology, electronic media is gaining more and more hype in recent days and many people prefer it for instant news and entertainment over the print media. However, that has in no way affected the importance of the newspaper and it still holds a strong position in delivering authentic news and other things of interest.

Website and Newspaper

We often look in the internet to get news from the various websites. It is a common practice today for all the newspaper agencies to publish an online issue of their newspaper. In this regard, the website design of a particular newspaper is really important to represent the true nature of the paper and the types of issues it deals with. Continue reading ‘Newspaper Website Design’ »

Tue 25
Nov
2008

Free Web Toolbar From WebGuru-India

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WebGuru India is pleased to launch its much awaited browser toolbar, which is all set to change the way you have surfed Internet before. If you have an interest in web design industry, this Internet toolbar is your ultimate choice. As WebGuru India has an impressive presence in the arena of website design, it regularly updates its official blogs and website with valuable articles. It conducts extensive experiment before publishing an article on its website. Therefore, you will get regular update and other information at the single click of your mouse.

Some of the conspicuous features of WebGuru’s explorer toolbar are elaborated below: Continue reading ‘Free Web Toolbar From WebGuru-India’ »

Mon 24
Nov
2008

Christmas Web Design

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A website can draw a good number of visitors if it apply visually appealing changes or keeps adding varieties to its layout and design from time to time. Even occasional visitors would appreciate a website that stands out from the rest. During the festival seasons it will be a wonderful idea to redesign your website that matches with the occasions.

Christmas is just a few weeks ahead and it is an ideal time when you can surprise your visitors with new themes and designs. Let the websites be also filled with the mirth and warmth of Christmas. A brand new web design is just what you might be looking forward to celebrate this year’s Christmas. Continue reading ‘Christmas Web Design’ »

Wed 19
Nov
2008

Community Website Design

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Through community websites, people can use networks to connect with online friends and share their interests and activities by joining different groups and forums. Besides establishing important social relationships, social community websites can also help members to find a job or establish business contacts.

Social community networking has now become an enduring part of everyday life and it is being used regularly by millions of people. The phenomenon of online community was made extremely popular by MySpace.com, and now we have numerous community websites like Facebook, Hi5, Orkut, Tagged, Cyworld etc to name a few. People of all ages and backgrounds have discovered that they can enrich their lives through the contacts they make on a social networking or community website. Continue reading ‘Community Website Design’ »

Tue 18
Nov
2008

Importance of Personal Website Design

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Personal website contains individual records. It is indeed one of the most effective tools for expressing one’s own idea, opinions or creativity. In reality, personal websites are individual online diaries containing private videos, images and digital assets. It is used as a medium for disseminating information. Another key purpose of personal website designing is to entertain the people visiting the site.

Importance of Designing a Personal Website

Now-a-days personal website design is considered to have a great promotional value. It is almost essential to have a personal web page for any sort of business. This is because through these personal websites businessman can reach their clients very easily. It reduces the hazards of door-to-door sales promotion and thus saves the time of the business owner. Continue reading ‘Importance of Personal Website Design’ »

Tue 11
Nov
2008

Website Redesign – Get A Professional Look

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An Introduction to Website Redesign

No one is perfect and so is Web Designer. No mater how hard and earnestly he had tried to add professional touches in a website, all his effort gradually wanes with the passing of time. As the concept of Professionalism varies from person to person and as it does not have a clear definition, web designers have to face immense difficulty to find out a proper solution to this seemingly unsoluble problem. The only solution they have in hand is redesigning a website in a regular interval, which is commonly known as “Website Redesign ”.

Why it is important?
The term “Website Redesign” is gaining more and more importance in the domain of web design thanks to its enormous popularity among website owners as well as web designers. With the development in the field of technology, online presence has become a necessity for every business organization. As competition is spiraling up in virtual world, the need for updating content, design and logo of a website in regular basis is gaining currency. The benefits of Website Redesign are enumerated below:

  • Enhancing the brand image of an organization.
  • Capturing the attention of online viewers.
  • Giving pleasant surprise to clients and regular visitors.
  • Outpacing competitors of the same field.
  • Rectifying flaws of existing website (if any).
  • Ensuring a regular flow of traffic.

How the concept has modified in due course of time.
Website Redesign is certainly not a new concept. In point of fact, this concept has undergone a sea change in the past few years. Logo redesign , which is an inseparable part of website redesign, has added a new dimension in it. Some large business organizations have considered this concept seriously and have given their consent to it. Logo is considered as a brand representative of a company and therefore a company needs to work out the future impact of this decision before jumping to a conclusion.

Google’s contribution in this respect.
The technical behemoth Google has popularized the concept of Logo redesign or Website redesign by frequently changing its logo. In order to commemorate memorable historical events and public holidays, Google usually changes its logo for giving a pleasant surprise to its millions of online users.
Below are some of the Google’s famous logos that were used in its past few years for making people aware of the important issues, which are happening around or have happened in the past.

Why website redesigning is gaining popularity?
Companies, which have a bad record, often opt for website redesigning as it helps a company to polish its brand identity or clean its public image. Redesigning logo has caught the fancy of many corporate giants, as its helps a company to reinstate its influential position in the market. In lieu of a complete facelift, some companies give consent to minor changes in a website. Just adding new images or a flash banner may fail to bring noticeable change in an existing website and therefore a person needs to incorporate creative inputs in it for the sake of changing common people’s perception about his business organization.

Different Companies Different Solutions
Website redesign is certainly not an easy task because a designer has to dictate the flaws in an existing website and at the same time, he has to offer innovative solutions to overcome those flaws. Apart from bettering the visual appearance of an existing website, a designer needs to remain aware of the brand image of that company. Sometime minor changes can do a good job and sometimes a designer has to suggest a complete change in the pattern and concept. One needs to put his trust on an experienced designer who is thoroughly acquainted with the latest development in the field of website design .

Cost an Important Factor
This is undoubtedly an important factor, which needs to be fixed before starting of a website redesign project. Changing the pattern of an existing website, adding latest technology like flash, 3D Max, Maya or shuffling the alignment requires a considerable amount of investment. If you are thinking about redesigning your logo, you need to pour a good amount of money in marketing campaign for making people aware of it. As giving finishing strokes is the main objective of website redesign, some web designers charge their clients exorbitantly.

However, growing competition has given an opportunity to website owners to grab a good deal from a reputed website redesign firm. Before putting your trust on a particular firm, one needs to gather information about the profile and reputation of that organization in advance. Viewing portfolio is certainly a good decision as it helps a person to form a fair concept about quality of service offered by a company.

Summing Up
One should not consider website redesign as a short-term task instead; it should be taken as a long-term project. If this project runs smoothly, a business organization will certainly be profited in long term.

Tue 04
Nov
2008

Metaphoric Design: A Novel Concept

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”Design by Metaphor” or “Metaphoric Design” has become the buzzword in the arena of Website Design. This concept has attained enormous popularity among the designers and the website owners as it can translate the requirements of a client efficaciously. This concept “Metaphoric Design” has come into existence when both the clients and the designers were facing tremendous amount of difficulty while building an effective communication.

Metaphor, in rhetorical term, is used to point out similarities between two unallied things or ideas. Therefore, metaphor helps to summarize different concepts into one and thereby making it easier for a person to find out the not only similarities but also dissimilates between two different concepts. This concept is now used extensively in the domain of web designing industry as it helps to dissipate the doubts of a web designer about the exact retirement of a client. For example, if a client wants to design a website by referring another website like www.xyz.com, it will certainly facilitate the task of a web design as he can get a clear picture of what kind of webpage he has to design for that client and thereby preventing the wastage of working hours. This concept is popularly known as Metaphoric Design or “Design by Metaphor”. Continue reading ‘Metaphoric Design: A Novel Concept’ »