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Surprisingly enough, based on the findings from my recent survey there are quite a bit of Fireworks users. Personally, I never used Fireworks. Photoshop is alway my first choice for designing—from image editing to designing mock-ups. But, did you know that Fireworks is way better than Photoshop in term of image compression? I’m not a software engineer, I can’t explain why Fireworks can compress better. But I can prove it to you by showing a series of experiments I did.
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Wireframes are the blue prints that define and allocate a Web sites content and behavior. They are not bound by colors, fonts, and anything that may surface on the site as part of any content. Wireframing compliments good web development and offers a visual of where the content will be laid out within the sites design. A simple wireframe displays the location of a header, main content, footer, sidebars, ad placement, and navigation.
Coming to Terms with WireframesWireframes are usually created using a variety of software applications geared towards design. Most developers find good use of Photoshop and Visio stencils because they allow you to save layers and libraries of commonly used shapes and elements. Once you’re able to develop your wireframe prototype, this will allow you to interact with ...
Something the Mac is not short of are its handy little apps, those tiny little applications that make life so much easier. In todays news we have collected the best recent resources that focus on Mac apps, more specifically on apps for web developers, apps that can help you to be more productive and organized and finally a collection of apps that will improve your web browsing experience.
10 Essential OS X Apps for Pro Web Developers
The Mac’s always been a strong platform for design applications, but it’s now also the obvious choice for web developers. If you’re new to the platform or fancy some shiny new tools for working on websites, the list in this details the best you can buy.
A must have.
Beat IV: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is a fully illustrated edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridgeâs epic poem published by the Heart Agency to showcase the work of their roster of illustrators. Pentagram based their design concept around the idea that Heart wanted to produce a contemporary rendition of a classic, creating a design inspired by the graphic language of old books. Heartâs edition of Coleridgeâs supernatural tale spans 82 pages, with each of Heartâs 36 illustrators producing a double-page spread to accompany sections of the text. The illustrators were provided with classically inspired page layouts involving empty picture frames to incorporate into their artwork. The dust jacket has the appearance of an old book that has been defaced by Jimmy ...
Photoshop textures are very widely used in modern web design, and hopefully you don’t have to create all your textures by yourself since a great choice is available freely on the web. In the following collection we have selected some of the best free Photoshop texture packs just for you.
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Photoshop is the number one choice for graphic designers, it is powerful and it has an infinite amount of design possibilities. No one can possibly know Photoshop inside and out, that would be impossible. Everyone, including seasoned pros, can learn, and should learn something from todays news round-up. We have collected the best recent resources to help you improve your Photoshop work-flow, learn some new techniques and even how to set up PS for iPhone development.
20 Handy Photoshop Tips For a Faster Workflow
You may use Photoshop on a daily basis, but I bet there’s at least one tip in this post that will give you the old ‘Why didn’t I know of this before’ moment! It’s tips like these that make the most common ...
Performance is one of its most important aspects of a website but it is often overlooked by both the designers and the developers. If a site takes too long to load the user will leave without giving other aspects of the site a chance. Every segment of code and every piece of the design should be created with performance in mind.
For your site to achieve its best possible performance, you need to understand exactly how the users use it and navigate around it. Some good performance-related questions that need to be investigated are the following:
Where are the most users landing? This question is important because this page needs to be among the fastest to load. ...For web developers and designers viewing a site through Internet Explorers eyes is worst than catching a glimpse of the four horsemen of the apocalypse! With IE8, things are getting better, yet there are still users that persist on using IE6 and IE7. UPGRADE!!!! Upgrade now, please.
IE will remain the predominant browser for most users, so, sadly, developers and designers are going to have to work around this. (I am really sorry).
In todays news we have collected some great resources, tips and cheats to help you develop around IE.
This cheatsheet/reference manual is a resource for anyone developer who has to deal with the demon that is Internet Explorer 6. 25 great ...
Most websites are developed with the sole purpose of spreading information about a product or service in mind. However the different viewer scenarios are not normally envisioned and it is assumed that all the site’s visitors have perfect physical or cognitive ability and fast computers with broadband connections to the internet. Statistics show that on average most internet users have some form of disability or disadvantage that hinders them from accessing web content as it was intended. In 1997, the World Wide Web Consortium, the non-profit organization in charge of the internet, established the Web Accessibility Initiative that set guidelines for web developers to adhere to so as to ensure accessibility to all users. The W3C define web accessibility as “the ability of people with disability to perceive, understand, ...
To complete with thousands of iPhone apps in the App Store, having a good app icon is not enough. A nicely designed website for the app is very important. A beautiful website helps to drive traffic in and also makes your app stand out from the crowd. This post showcases a gallery of appealing iPhone app sites and common design trends that I see. (more…)
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