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Successful Web Design for Businesses in 6 stages

The Web Site Design and Development Process

There are several steps in the web site design and development process— from gathering initial information, to the creation of your web site, and finally to maintenance to keep your web site up to date and current.

The exact process will vary slightly from designer to designer, but the basics

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CSS: Override ANY style (even inline styles) with ! important

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;
}

Embed Your Branding in Your CSS

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

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Web Design: Beginning Web Design Books That Work

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

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For Your Love to Grow, Let Your Nerd Love Show

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.
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