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Simple, Clean, Effective – Web Designs That Work!

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: September 24, 2009
Simple doesn’t mean simplistic when it comes to website design. Simple means that all the unnecessary elements are absent. The focus is on what’s important. The message is clear. That’s why simple, clean websites are effective in talking to their audience and getting the message through. Simple doesn’t equate to boring either. In fact, simple [...]
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7 Reasons Why CSS Is Better Than HTML Tables

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: June 12, 2009
Website designers have been utilizing CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for many years now. I’ve touched on “What Is CSS and Why Use It” few months ago. Over and over again, however, I come across an argument that CSS offers no real advantage and whether you code with it or not is just a matter of [...]
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Benefits of Paper Prototyping

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: June 5, 2009
Paper prototyping is an extremely valuable tool that I always start with when designing or redesigning a website. Instead of jumping straight to coding, I first put my ideas on paper. I found this an effective way of coming up with best layout in terms of usability and content placement. Rather then sketching the whole [...]
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Small Business Web Design – Keep It Simple!

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: May 31, 2009
Information overload – it’s the nature of the beast when it comes to the internet. We are all bombarded with more information that our brains can process. Websites used to be much simpler to decipher back in a day. Today, with all the technologies and solutions at hand, designers go overboard often producing their next [...]
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