http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:19:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just in case you wondered Just Designing is part of Just Search (www.justsearching.co.uk). We are not primarily a web design house, however Just search (www.justsearching.co.uk) have an in house programming team of over 18 members and expanding. This means we have a combination of Designer, CSS experts, SEO experts. We generaly ... http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog/just-search-wwwjustsearchingcouk/ CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) have been around for a long time now, allowing developers and designers to separate their code and control the styling of a website from an external source. Many websites use CSS to control their site layout and design, however many do not use CSS to its ... http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog/print-friendly-pages/ Latest research conducted by Xitimonitor.com revealed Firefox usage stats for Europe are almost up to 29%, that equates to a 4.5 percentage points increase compared to 12 months ago. It also estimated Internet Explorer usage stats currently at 65%, is falling by 5 percentage points on a yearly basis, the figures ... http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog/browser-compatibility/ In todays web 2.0 environment we are seeing thousands of fancy logos pop up on the web on a daily basis but what does it take to make a truly memorable logo. If we delve into the world of logos a little deeper we should consider that a logo is ... http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog/designing-logos/ That’s right it is now an option in CSS that you don’t have to rely on your standard fonts that come pre installed. For a long time this has been a big drawback for web designers. If you wanted to use a fancy font or break from the norm and ... http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog/css-font-face-src-url/ Analytics packages are very useful resources for web designers and can help you find out more about your website and the people who use it. Many packages allow you to see statistics such as how a user has got to your site (e.g. direct, Google, BBC etc... ), how users ... http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog/analytics/ The Google Chart API is a tool that enables developers to easily create charts dynamically by sending an HTTP request that includes data to the Chart API which returns a PNG image of the chart which is then embedded in a webpage with an image tag it really is that ... http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog/google-chart-api/ Colour harmony is very important in web design. Good colour combinations can by itself grab visitors attention and boost your conversion rates. Web site colours should also be used to convey your company’s statement or communicate to your target audience. Achieving pleasant colour schemes is not always easy, however I have ... http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog/top-5-colour-resources-for-web-design/ When it come to websites there are 3 different file types that rule the roost. Gif, Jpg and PNG. they all have their place but when should we use them? Jpg Jpg or Jpeg which is its correct name were developed for the use of photographs, a jpeg can handle the thousands ... http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog/images-and-the-web/ Colours are an important factor in any website design but do you know the differences between the different css colour modes? Apparently many people do not so in this article I will outline the 3 main colour modes. It's important to remember that these colour modes are the ones used ... http://www.justdesigning.co.uk/blog/do-you-understand-css-colour-modes/