Month: September 2011 Posts

To use stock or not to use stock

Should you use stock photography and illustration for web design projects when you’re on a budget? When your web design project has a tight budget, the line item associated with imagery can be the first one cut, or drastically trimmed. When chosen carefully, compelling illustration and photography paired with great copy are the key to […]

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Strategically Social: The British Monarchy & Flickr

Launched in early 2004, Flickr is one of the earliest—and most successful—social networks. Focused on being the best destination online for simple sharing of videos and pictures, Flickr continues to grow its core services by integrating new features for its free and paid users. Some of the more popular features Flickr offers include easy-to-understand image […]

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Enhance your website design with picture perfect backgrounds

When it comes to designing modern-looking websites, one of the latest trends is to focus—literally—on the big picture. Tiled texture backgrounds, once a standard for website background imagery, are becoming rare as more and more designers incorporate relevant photography as part of their website interfaces. Faster download speeds and the flexibility provided by cascading style […]

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