Having a professional looking website, email email template, logo, banner adverts helps boost confidence in your brand online. This section of the blog contains articles covering the visual design of websites and elements of sites.
Fresh out of the vaults. Found while looking forward to being able to take the time to sit down and work on a new identity and design for Creative Glo, this is how my site looked way back in 2006. Seeing this design again, I like the simplicity, narrow layout, Continue reading…
For various reasons giving Creative Glo a new look has been a long time coming and, due to ongoing commitments, it will probably be some time before it’s complete. Finally though some early concepts for a logo an some of the buttons. More to follow soon. Studies for the logo. Continue reading…
The brief for the banner ad which features in this post required an image of a baby chicken, picking up on the coincidence of the new UK tax year and Easter. This tutorial covers the steps taken in Photoshop to add extra detail to the image. The image as sourced Continue reading…
A look at some of the visual steps in the design of a promotional banner for a website home page. Continue reading…
Manipulating a stock photography shot to incorporate realistic surface reflections, shadows and otther details. Continue reading…
Examples of how designing for differing audiences affects the layout and style of website home pages with otherwise identical requirements. These five dating websites provide great example of designing for the audience. Continue reading…
The steps involved in redesigning the information architecture of a large, multi-section website Continue reading…
Overview of the benefits of using a layout grid as part of the web design process. Continue reading…
Single page micro-site, and associated materials, for a fitness training event. Continue reading…
Translation of client’s training manuals into online demos using Adobe Captivate. Continue reading…