Information architecture refers to the discipline of organising large amounts of information in such a manner that facilitates ease of use and find-ability. An important quality of good information architecture is that it creates a standard which, by frequent and continuous use becomes an accepted norm or best practice. Principles of popular graphic design involve [...]

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Unlike print design, with web design, what you see is what you get. The only problem with web design is however that quite often your design may look different in various browsers and platforms. It is therefore essential to follow strict design techniques to ensure that what your customer asks for it exactly what they [...]

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It is a fact that the human eye is able to identify approximately 16 million various shades of colour. Not only this, but to the human being, colour has various emotive influences. And so, when it comes to the colour used in your web design, great thought and time needs to be put in to [...]

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Recently taken over by Adobe, and implemented into the Adobe Creative Suite3 package, the new Illustrator CS3 goes above and beyond the call of duty. The entire interface is brand new, and the context-senstive icons offered provides for a clutter-free workspace. With Illustrator you can add interactive text with the new Flash text panel. Further [...]

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One of the ways in which to attract visitors to your website is through colour, and Adobe Kuler, a web-based application, is here to help you to carry this out properly. What makes Adobe Kuler so great is that with this software you can experiment with colour variations, or browse through Kuler’s hundreds upon thousands [...]

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One of the problems that lies with web design is trying to effectively balance the creative aspect of the website with usability. In alot of cases, one will dominate the other, leaving a half-measured website. A website should be equally attractive and functional. What good is a website which looks great, but which does not [...]

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Yes, MySpace does boast over 1,000,000 users, but really, I have seen way better web applications in my lifetime! Firstly, MySpace is far from accessible, and browsing quickly within the website is frustrating and almost close to impossible. Secondly, the design. It is aweful! When it comes to website design, MySpace is the epitome of [...]

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