<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261</id><updated>2007-04-07T20:35:44.115-07:00</updated><title type='text'>C-Double Web Design</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/index.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default'></link><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/rss.xml'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www2.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>17</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-7483674718006665557</id><published>2007-04-07T20:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-07T20:35:44.159-07:00</updated><title type='text'>5 Important Rules in Website Design</title><summary type='text'>When it comes to your website, extra attention should be paid to every minute detail to make sure it performs optimally to serve its purpose. Here are five important rules of thumb to observe to make sure your website performs well.

1) Do not use splash pages

Splash pages are the first pages you see when you arrive at a website. They normally have a very beautiful image with words like "welcome</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2007/04/5-important-rules-in-website-design.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/7483674718006665557'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/7483674718006665557'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-4697193707136192355</id><published>2007-02-26T22:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-26T22:44:27.955-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Making Sense of Web Colors</title><summary type='text'>In 1994, Netscape defined 216 colors that have priority in browsers based on the 256 colors displayed by an 8-bit system.  40 colors display differently between PCs and MACs and are therefore eliminated.

These 216 fixed colors, known as web safe colors are universally recognized by all browsers and operating systems.  This means that web pages which use only these colors have a better chance of </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2007/02/making-sense-of-web-colors.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/4697193707136192355'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/4697193707136192355'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-6822680677681560007</id><published>2007-02-13T21:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-13T21:30:51.105-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Using Keywords and Keyword Phrases Effectively</title><summary type='text'>For best search engine optimization, you must use your keywords and keyword phrases effectively.

For optimal effectiveness, use different keywords and/or keyword phrases on each page of your website. Optimize each page for those keywords and/or keyword phrases that are relevant to the content of that particular page.

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-Use keywords and/or keyword phrases as a descriptive title for </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2007/02/using-keywords-and-keyword-phrases.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/6822680677681560007'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/6822680677681560007'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-9153890362129767395</id><published>2007-01-21T09:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-21T09:51:41.242-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Using Photo Images in Web Design</title><summary type='text'>Many amateur web designers marvel at the skills of other designers without realizing that there are a few simple tricks for creating great looking web sites.

Perhaps the biggest problem newcomers face is in finding appropriate images that look good.  In many cases, images are found using a simple Google image search.  More often that not, these images will be under copyright and using them risks</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2007/01/using-photo-images-in-web-design.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/9153890362129767395'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/9153890362129767395'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-115881618715601161</id><published>2006-09-20T22:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-20T22:23:07.166-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Role of Page Length in Website Design</title><summary type='text'>The Internet has provided us with new ways of doing things such as communicating, gathering information and making business transactions. Websites form the backbone of the Internet. They are primarily created to be able to serve as a tool for people to live their lives in this modern world. 

The use of Internet application is very important especially to the people who have impairments. 20% of </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/09/role-of-page-length-in-website-design.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/115881618715601161'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/115881618715601161'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-115694024994957195</id><published>2006-08-30T05:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-30T05:17:29.963-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Should You Create a Static or Dynamic Website?</title><summary type='text'>Yes, this is a big question that haunts all new website owners. It is especially so for those who have no interest in programming languages or their differences. This article is targeted to help you make a decision on whether you should look at creating a dynamic site and if so which language should be used.

Websites are normally classified in two broad classifications, the static websites and </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/08/should-you-create-static-or-dynamic.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/115694024994957195'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/115694024994957195'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-115593128245608412</id><published>2006-08-18T12:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-18T13:01:22.466-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Seven Steps for Designing New Webpages</title><summary type='text'>Are you getting ready to start a new web project? Or are you planning to create new pages for your current website? If so this article is for you. Here are seven quick steps to help you get started on the right foot.

The first thing you will want to do if you are starting a new website is decide what you want to your site to do and then construct a blueprint. If you are just getting started then</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/08/seven-steps-for-designing-new-webpages.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/115593128245608412'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/115593128245608412'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-115436928923000412</id><published>2006-07-31T10:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-31T11:08:09.300-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rules of Effective Website Design</title><summary type='text'>In designing the WebPages for a website you should adhere to following rules:

1. Pages required: Your website must contain following pages:

Feedback is necessary to obtain the suggestions of your visitors
Contact us is necessary to establish a relation between you and your visitors. You should provide your EMAIL so as visitors should feel that will be given full support.
About us page should be</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/07/rules-of-effective-website-design.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/115436928923000412'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/115436928923000412'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-115152185697661170</id><published>2006-06-28T12:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-28T12:10:56.986-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Clean and Simple Web Design Secrets</title><summary type='text'>We live in a technologically-exciting world. Even brand new webmasters today can make use of easy to master web design tools that add functionality only a web programmer could have dreamed of just a couple of years ago.

And that is great, right? Wrong! Quite the opposite is true.

The accessibility of such web mastering tools has resulted in hundreds of "junk" websites that have so much going on</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/06/clean-and-simple-web-design-secrets.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/115152185697661170'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/115152185697661170'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-114796823214234241</id><published>2006-05-18T09:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-18T09:03:52.153-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Psychology of Colors in Website Design</title><summary type='text'>Since people associate particular colors with different emotions, the colors used on your website can have a psychological effect on visitors to your site. By using specific colors geared towards the emotion you want to invoke, you can actually increase product sales.  

Here are some colors along with the emotions and symbols they stimulate:

1) WHITE- purity, innocence, peace, perfection, </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/05/psychology-of-colors-in-website-design.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114796823214234241'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114796823214234241'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-114727733516107977</id><published>2006-05-10T09:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-10T09:08:55.190-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Use Web Site Graphics</title><summary type='text'>When used correctly, graphics add to the attractiveness of a web site and contribute positively to a visitor's first impression of the site.  However, the reverse is also true.  If a web site is unattractive, a visitor will be negatively affected and may click away from the site, never to return.

Use common sense when including any graphics on your web pages.  More is NOT better!  Don't plaster </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/05/how-to-use-web-site-graphics.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114727733516107977'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114727733516107977'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-114658397217290068</id><published>2006-05-02T08:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-02T08:32:52.183-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Designing a Good Navigation System for Your Website</title><summary type='text'>While designing your website to be aesthetically pleasing is important, beautiful graphics and clever little details are no substitute for a good navigation system.  No matter how great your website looks, it will be useless if your visitors can't find their way around your site.

Traditionally the navigation menu is placed just below the header area or on the left hand side of the web page.   </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/05/designing-good-navigation-system-for.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114658397217290068'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114658397217290068'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-114632160820657501</id><published>2006-04-29T07:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-29T07:40:08.216-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't Blow that 1st Impression!</title><summary type='text'>Whether it's a company business card, a letterhead, a poster, an ad in the paper, a web site, or any host of business presentation materials, you need superb graphic design to stand out in this highly competitive world. Like the old saying goes, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression."

Great first impressions are made by outstanding graphic design.

There are people who take </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/04/dont-blow-that-1st-impression.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114632160820657501'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114632160820657501'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-114624788022351318</id><published>2006-04-28T10:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-28T11:11:20.233-07:00</updated><title type='text'>2 Keys To Writing A Winning Web Site</title><summary type='text'>As a web designer, it's a "must" to design each web page with the entire architecture of your web site in mind. Think about navigation and web design as you write. Text, design, and format are interwoven on a web page. To the creator of a web site, these are separate pieces of the project. To the reader, it's one instant impression.

To boil it down to the bones, the 2 keys to creating a winning </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/04/2-keys-to-writing-winning-web-site.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114624788022351318'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114624788022351318'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-114616076150509910</id><published>2006-04-27T10:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-27T10:59:21.513-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Does Your Business Need a Website?</title><summary type='text'>Anyone in the business world knows that when someone asks, "What's your web site address?" you better have a URL to give them. They don't want to hear "I don't have one yet" or "I'm working on it".  Having an established, professional looking web site, always scores credibility points for the business owner.

It is far better to not have a web site than to have a nonprofessional, cheesy looking </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/04/does-your-business-need-website.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114616076150509910'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114616076150509910'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-114606180170505353</id><published>2006-04-26T07:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-26T07:30:01.716-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Flash Offers Unique Advantages in Web Design</title><summary type='text'>One of the most useful programs that Macromedia offers is Flash. Some people use it to create highly professional animations and some use it for web design. In the area of web design, it is already taking the place of Javascript. While web designers were creating cool drop-down menus with lines and lines of Javascript some years ago, now it is as easy as a click in Flash.

The biggest advantage </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/04/flash-offers-unique-advantages-in-web.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114606180170505353'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114606180170505353'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949261.post-114598005573403993</id><published>2006-04-25T08:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-25T09:49:38.363-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Basic Creative Web Design Principles</title><summary type='text'>Some people seem to have been born knowing creative design principles. Others, maybe you included, have to struggle to develop even the tiniest creative skills they do have. One thing is for certain, you can learn to be more creative. And you can discover the creative design ideas that other artists use for inspiration, even if you were not born with a single creative bone in your body.

There </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://web-design.c-double.com/2006/04/basic-creative-web-design-principles.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114598005573403993'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26949261/posts/default/114598005573403993'></link><author><name>C-Double Web Development</name></author></entry></feed>