Poor Results From YellowPages

In August I made a mistake of signing up for a 12 month contract for a product called priority placement from YellowPages.ca. I am now four months into the contract ($160) and the results are...

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Culture And Graphic Design

The meanings that people attached to words, symbols and images is highly influenced by their culture. For example, an image of a shark fin may evoke fear to a swimmer in Florida. However...

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Writing Content For Your Website

When writing content for your website it is important to keep your target audience in mind. The style of writing, length of text, and readability should be suited for them. It is also good to...

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Search Engine Optimization

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) refers to building your site so it is findable by search engines. Search Engine Providers such as Google use an algorithm to determine page ranking. This...

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Design Process

One thing common among all successful graphic designers is that they use a design process. By dividing a project into phases, it becomes easier to manage and creates a structured...

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Wireframing

Creating wireframes for a website is similar to making blueprints for a house. They are produced in the early stages of a web project (prior to page mockups) to help determine what content will appear on each page.

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What Is A Sitemap?

A sitemap is a visual diagram representing the structure of your website. It is created in the early stages of a web project prior to produce page mockups.

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