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Designer’s Guide: Organizing Projects Methodically

Designer's GuideWhen deadlines are short and managing projects becomes overwhelming, you often delegate your work to someone who is not as occupied. It’s important that your projects are well-organized and easy to follow. Suppose your delegatee is clueless, chances are he/she will temporarily store new data in various locations as well as name them in ways easiest for them to follow. Although the project may be successfully completed, it’s not until after you return a few months later that you often spend hours cursorily trying to figure out the workflow (given a large project).

The folder structure below is arbitrary; however, it should work for the majority of people. (more…)

Time Management In The Web Design World

Managing Time While Web Designing

Time has always been a phenomenal subject among the ordinary and the unordinary. Nobody can really explain the nature of time; we simply follow it by days, months, and years. In the web design world however the philosophy of time consists of productivity, creativity, efficiency, and deadlines. (more…)

Designing Good Websites

Designing Good WebsitesOver the past decade I have seen thousands of websites all across the internet and often wonder why some stood out more than others. It’s not always some artist pumping out brilliant graphics, nor is it informative content, but a combination of elements working together. Here’s a list of elements I personally think truly make websites stand out but also make them look good:

Layout

It’s important to have a very good layout that’s very easy to follow but also consistent throughout the website. There are many occasions where for example designers hide their navigation in unreasonable ways only because it may improve their overall design. It seems like many designers don’t understand that the majority of people online aren’t as savvy as they are, so following design trends which may appeal to one group may not to another. (more…)