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Selecting colors for your website

Posted: November 18th, 2010 | Author: Andre Vitorio | Filed under: Web Design | No Comments »

Creating a design for your website is not easy, it involves a lot of creativity and hard work. One of the main aspects of the creation process is selecting the right colors to use. There’s virtually no limit to the number of color combinations and options one has and it takes a while to decide what tone of brown goes with that green, yellow or blue background, header or footer, not to mention font colors, boxes and other small details. If you don’t feel like playing around too much or are short on time, I’d recommend using Color Scheme Designer (http://colorschemedesigner.com/). This service allows you to browse through a pallet of colors and quickly see what is aesthetically pleasing. The interface is very instinctive and you should have no problem figuring out how to use it. Give it a try!


Web Design

Posted: March 27th, 2008 | Author: Andre Vitorio | Filed under: Web Design | 4 Comments »

The secret to a good Web Design is the same as to every type of design, it needs to please the eye. Design trends change a lot, what looks good today is probably going to look out-dated in a few years. New technologies are being created and added to pages: streaming video, dynamic elements and other things that make you WOW when you first see them. Some good places to check current trends are Web Designer Wall and Web Design from Scratch. Read the rest of this entry »