Tag: Graphic Design

How To Detect And Prevent A WordPress Spam Injection Attack

Posted on Feb.18, 2010, under Web Design No Comments

Last month my WordPress blog was the victim of a spam injection attack. I am the art director for a highly rated graphic design and website design company.


Three Keys to Crafting Successful Print Ads

Posted on Jul.09, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Want to create print ads that get results? Below are three keys to get you started.
1. Write for the eye. Print ads are visual. Therefore, craft ads with the eye in mind.
Eyes are kind of picky, though. So, here’s a checklist of what eyes like and don’t like:
* A catchy headline that encourages them read more.
* Art, such as photos, illustrations, clip art, shapes, etc. Eyes like art. When you create the ad, create words AND the visual at the [...]


Selling To Everyone Means You Sell to No One

Posted on Jun.27, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

1. Selling To Everyone Means You Sell to No One
If you do not target your offer, it will confuse your customers. People are not patient. In a recent survey, 73% of people claimed to be “insanely busy”. If you do not develop a target customer profile and appeal directly to them, you will lose customers. And they will never come back to your site again.
2. Web Flea Market: Buy a Web Site or Get a Grocery Coupon
People are selling Web [...]


3 Reasons Your Website Might Fail To Attract Enough Customers

Posted on May.14, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Virtually all website owners concentrate their efforts and energy into getting more visitors. With business owners this effort is spent on getting more and more new customers. What many people forget – with both their website and their business – is that getting new customers (or visitors) is only a small part of the equation for success. Reason For Failure No. 1 – The ‘I am God’-Syndrome God got his name from being able to do anything and everything and [...]


How to Choose a Web Designer?

Posted on Apr.22, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

To give you a clearcut idea on how you are going to choose your web designer, here are some of the things that you must consider:
1. Be aware to beware. First, you have to have the basic knowledge of web design techniques. It is a well-settled fact that before you enter a business, you yourself must have a good grasp of its totality. When you are knowledgeable, you know when a design is excellent or when mediocre. Another, you also [...]


Make Your Website Stand Out With an Icon Design

Posted on Apr.21, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

There are many web design icon sites that, with a price, help you design your own icon. These icon design sites have icon design groups that work from the look and feel of your web site or with any images; you give them, to design an icon compliant with multiple browsers. The icon design is available in different sizes like 256 color, 32×32 and 16×16 pixel designs.
Delivery of the custom made icon graphic design takes about three to four days. [...]


Web DesignÂ’s Infallible Rules of Thumb

Posted on Apr.17, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

The essence of creating a website is not just launching it. Every detail on its own, must count!
The fact is details mater a lot. Hence, every site must be a product of careful planning, conceptualization and concentration to details.
Effective website is all about stepping into the shoes of the visitors. Every designer must have the same mindset as the visitors so as to be intimately related to them. To know what to expect and to feel about a [...]


Graphic Design Using Color

Posted on Apr.16, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Color is everywhere and conveys a message even if we dont realize it. While this message can vary by culture it pays to know what colors say in your own corner of the universe, and even what color means to your target market.
If you dont think that color speaks just complete this sentence, red means —- and green means even a child will know what red means stop and green means go. If [...]


Quality Graphics for your Web Site

Posted on Apr.15, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

For most people graphic design does not come easy. Unfortunately this is why theres an abundance of shall we say struggling websites. At best, most are less than great. Graphics are the tools of your website that give your reader or potential prospect the visual they need to see what your site is all about. The graphics of your site must transform your written call to action into a live demonstration.
To be effective you know your [...]


E-covers for Your Niche Market

Posted on Apr.15, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

When creating an e-cover the whats the first thought that comes to mind? How do I do it? What software do I need? How much will it cost? How quickly will I have it complete?
Most people will start searching for software to automatically create the cover. There are several cookie-cutter software packages available to create e-covers for e-books, and software boxes. Most of these packages come with pre-designed templates. Its very much a [...]