By dockerydesigns, on November 22nd, 2009
by Tyler Dockery of Dockery Design.
While creating a new website for ASPE’s IT Division for nationwide training, I ran into a problem with my formatting. In my CSS stylesheet, I began by outlining an over-arching style to command the entire site. I noted it thus:
* {
margin-left: 0px;
margin-top: 0px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica;
border: 0px;
}
By dockerydesigns, on November 21st, 2009
by Tyler Dockery of Dockery Design.
PART 1: Back To Design Basics: Understand Your Target Audience
You would be surprised how many resumes a design firm receives every month. Some are plain, some are fancy, some come with cover letters, and some are really “over the top”. But one thing remains the same— We don’t know any
Continue reading Your Resume: The Hidden Design Piece – part 1
By dockerydesigns, on November 18th, 2009
Imagine the situation: your designer is in a life-threatening car crash. Can someone take over his work immediately?
Chances are, NO. There will almost always be a learning curve. But you can help to combat that by adding some simple instructions into the master CSS file that you use.
At Dockery Design, we work with all kinds
Continue reading Embed Your Branding in Your CSS
By dockerydesigns, on November 17th, 2009
No one sets out to be a code monkey. We designers usually start with lofty thoughts of building logos all day, with an annual report, ad campaign, or awards banquet to round out the week. But then, reality sets in.
Being a graphic artist simply isn’t enough. You also have to be a web designer. You
Continue reading Web Design: Beginning Web Design Books That Work
By dockerydesigns, on November 11th, 2009
Addressing Failure: Five Web Design Myths Every Business Owner Should Know
Statistics show us that a large portion of visitors leave IMMEDIATELY after viewing just 1 page. Most business owners know that their website is an essential information and sales tool for running a successful company. At Dockery Design, our team of designers and project managers
Continue reading Addressing Failure: Five Web Design Myths Every Business Owner Should Know
By dockerydesigns, on November 6th, 2009
Tyler Dockery Suggests: Show your nerd-love
Nothing wrong with a little bit of Nerd Love going on. A specialized response for specialized workers. You are the CSS to my HTML.
Seen any other great images? Let us know!
By dockerydesigns, on November 3rd, 2009
Tyler Dockery Suggests: View the Deconstruction of the new CNN website
On Monday, October 26, CNN.com introduced a new website design, making a number of major changes to their information-heavy layout.
The new design is beautiful, clean, organized and well-structured. It invites the eye to scan and find something interesting with the goal of clicking through to another page.
The
Continue reading CNN’s New Website: Deconstructed
By dockerydesigns, on November 3rd, 2009
At Dockery Design, our team will often have to work with outside developers, or worse still— pick up a project where a web designer was not able to work with the developer. Web Designers and Developers are two sides of the website and software coins.
The programmer or developer does not need to understand everything about
Continue reading 8 Web Developer Mistakes, and How To Avoid Them
By dockerydesigns, on November 1st, 2009
Tyler Dockery Suggests: Envision Apple.com in 1983
Do you know what this is, dear Apple fanboys and haters? From the beige to the menu bar items to the Lisa Office or the iPhone, this 1983 take on Apple.com’s frontpage is pure genius. That’s exactly what this is. (click image for full size).
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