Tag Archives: web design planning

[EssentiaList] Web Design Directory Edition

In market for a website and don’t know where to start? Lucky you, because here is a list of all of the top web design directories: BodyModified.com TopDesignFirms.com WebDesignFinders.net Killer Sites Directory WebDesignStuff Web Design Firms Web-Designers-Directory.org DesignDir.net WebDesignersByState.com Did we leave something out? Leave a comment and let us know!

Planning for a Productive Project and a Profitable Website (7 Key Steps)

Realizing your dream of having a professional, functional, and profitable website is not always an easy task. We’ve heard all too many horror stories of individuals and companies trying to build a website, only to run into one problem or another at seemingly every turn. In fact, about 35% of our prospects and clients are those that profess to have had bad experiences previously and are usually looking for relief in the form of a smooth web design project, a website well-aligned with their vision, and a return on their …
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What makes a good site map?

What is a good Site Map? There’s a debate going on about whether site maps will remain necessary with the advent of sites that do not immediately gain much from generating a site map (blogs, media sites, etc… ). While the debate about what will happen rages on, reality reminds us that this is today, and in today’s web, you need a site map. What is a site map anyway? A site map is simply, “a visual representation of a web site’s structure,” with the site map items typically arranged …
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Planning to Plan Your Website?

Then check out this great read on planning and documenting your web design/web development project the right way (and here you go all you Kindle readers)! “Most discussion about Web design seems to focus on the creative process, yet turning concept into reality requires a strong set of deliverables—the documentation (concept model, site maps, usability reports, and more) that serves as the primary communication tool between designers and customers. Here at last is a guide devoted to just that topic. Combining quick tips for improving deliverables with in-depth discussions of …
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Web Design & Architecture

The house my parents currently live in was designed and built many years ago when I was a kid.  I remember sitting down with the architect as a family and we made a list of all the cool things we wanted the house to have. We made a list of everything; from the necessary things like how many rooms to the seemingly insignificant (like the hole in the wall my sister wanted instead of a bedside table). It was a long and tedious process, but it was also exciting and …
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