Design

How much should a web design cost?

duvien — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:43:31 -0500

Every week, I get emails from potential clients who all want to know one thing: How much for a design?

Nine times out of ten, my answer causes them to run for the hills. Scary thing is, based on industry buzz, my prices could actually be considered totally reasonable by comparison. Don’t believe me? Well, today you get the whole scoop - my prices, their prices, and my always-priceless editorial commentary on the subject.

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A service that allows you to test your site in different browsers online

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:52:39 -0500

CrossBrowserTesting.com is a new service designed to let website designers see what their website looks like in different browsers and in different operating systems. It is based on virtual server technology which allows us to keep costs low and pass the savings on to you.
You can check cross-browser compatibility under many different configurations so that you can feel comfortable that your site looks and works the way it should. Check out the demo.

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Dr Stephen Turner's website launched

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:38:05 -0500

This is a site i have completed for a client and was launched over the weekend.

Dr. Turner's approach aims to integrate orthodox medicine with the therapeutic techniques of medical hypnotherapy to promote an holistic approach to genuine healing. His emphasis is down-to-earth and practical. He has particular interest in using hypnotherapy to assist patients in developing a personal sense of self-control based on improved self-esteem. With this development comes a natural and well-grounded trend towards confidently effecting behavioural changes aimed at promoting personal physical and mental health.

The website conforms to Strict xHTML & CSS. It also incorporates a backend system that runs on PHP & mySQL to allow client to edit and update website's content.

Website: Dr Stephen Turner

Creating a trendy starburst background

duvien — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:30:16 -0500

You have all recently seen those great looking trendy sites that uses a starburst background. Here's a quick tutorial on how to create one yourself. It doesn't look great after the short tutorial but it's a good starting point. Above is an example of what i did after the tutorial, only took 5 minutes.

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Learning to use the pen tool in Photoshop

admin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:38:58 -0500

Learn how to use the pen tool and actually enjoy it when you understand...

Create a Cool Music Logo on a Grunge Background

duvien — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:48:21 -0500

I really like the artwork that is used in Pitchfork's website; So, I decided to re-create something similar in Photoshop, and make a tutorial on how I did it. These techniques can be used to make a logo and background for a cool grunge style website.

I don't like the logo but it's well effort learning just to create the grungy background. Link to tutorial read more »

Duvien.com - site redesigned

duvien — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:56:40 -0600

Over the last couple of weeks i've been curious and very interested in playing around with the CSS framework - Blueprint when i became aware of it through various websites. read more »

Are you seeing the correct colours on most monitors?

duvien — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:00:00 -0600

I’ve been struggling for a long time on my Windows PC as to why some times the images i edit in Photoshop looks slighty different (colour tones) from when i used ’save for web…’ until i came a read more »

Amazing artworks by Dzark

duvien — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:00:00 -0600

If you are ever looking for some inspiration for a trendy music site or flyers (at least that's what i think they are more suited for) then check out Dzark Design bureau, a design company launched in read more »