For all of the projects I’ve planned for 2007. This is one of it. Changed layout, URL and almost everything to give more “professional” look. Plus the Shadow Art url.. hehe you’ll see what I’m trying to do in the next few months. In the mean while… Have fun ya?
Tips For Website Content - Perhaps the most important element of your website.
Having a great looking website is not very effective if the content is confusing, poorly written and/or incomplete. You have two main audiences to keep in mind:Potential Clients and Search Engines. The former is obvious but the latter is just as important. These guidelines can help you improve the visitors’ experience:
I took this picture when I was in Ipoh last time(business trip). Somehow its very nostalgic and very “Ipoh-Like”. I dont even know what the instrument called but this uncle is very-very-very pro at it. I added the greeny effect just to test out how they manage to make some like “The Matrix”. I got it figured out. Its arent as hard as I originally thought. Yogatta!
The days are long gone when flashing banners, cheesy animations, annoying scrolls of text and leaping pop-ups were the measure of a well designed web page. Web surfers are now much more discerning. They will only stay on a page that is appealing with its professional graphics and clean, intuitive design. This article examines the way web design has changed and what you now need to do to keep your visitors.
Someone wise once said that ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover’, but I’m guessing this was before the world wide web changed the way everyone absorbed information.
The fact of the matter is, these days, even in a hard cover bookshop, books with boring covers will never even get picked up. The competition is so fierce, the colours and design of book covers so clever, that unless a cover stands out from the crowd, a book doesn’t stand a chance of being purchased.
Now, you can multiply this scenario by hundreds of thousands of times if you are talking about web pages. The same principle applies. Unless a web page is attractive enough, it won’t get a second glance. Web surfers will be in and clicked out in the blink of an eye. Design and colours all contribute to how a web page presents itself to its visitors. There once was a time where web pages were thought to require every bell and whistle available. This was in the early days of the web when everyone was trying to prove themselves; when flashing banners were thought to be the way to go (they’re not now, if they ever were), where cutesy little animations were thought to be a brilliant addition to a web site.
Well, there was a predictable backlash against these kaleidoscopic ‘horror’ web pages of the early days, but, surprisingly you still see a few of them around – usually done by ‘newbies’. Fact is, the pendulum has now swung the other way. Clean, professional and precise is now the best approach for a web site. You don’t offer too many distractions on your site because you want your visitors to be given little choice but to go to an order button, if you’re selling, or a subscribe button, if you are recruiting. The current thinking is that you need to have a professional web page, with a professional design. All too easy to say, much harder to do. Most design programs these days have more buttons than a video parlour and take many hours to learn. Universities and colleges even run lengthy study courses on how to use some of the major design programs because they are so complicated.
But, there is an answer, if you are seeking good web design, but don’t want to pay a professional designer, nor study for months. There are now many good professionally designed graphics packs that you can purchase. There are even good royalty-free photographs that you can either purchase, or be given, on the web. Using such packs is the way to go because, if you choose wisely you will find some great professional graphics, clip art and photographs that will certainly give your web pages that professional spark that will make them stand head and shoulders above many others.
Having a collection of these packs is definitely the way to go. You store them on your hard drive and they become a valuable resource that you can go back to, again and againFind Article, picking and choosing the right graphics for whatever web design purpose you have in mind.
Overwhelmed! That’s a word I’ve heard a lot lately. A client recently exclaimed, “Who has the time to focus on one thing at a time these days? That’s a luxury I just cannot afford!” In an effort to be more efficient, most of us have learned how to multitask.
Computers are known for their ability to multitask. For example, you can compose a letter while scanning for viruses or downloading a software update. But have you noticed that even computers are often not as efficient when multitasking? The functions slow way down when too many resources are being called upon at one time. Our brains are even more susceptible to loss of productivity when we try to do two or more things at once – especially if they are complex or require a high degree of concentration. Studies show a drop in efficiency of 30-50% on individual tasks performed while multitasking. Brain studies show that we actually cannot multi-task. We simply change focus very rapidly from one task to another.
Perhaps one of the worst forms of multitasking is when we’re trying to spend “quality” time with a loved one, while also trying to be “productive.” I’ll never forget an experience I had years ago when I went to my daughter’s soccer game on a day that I was feeling overwhelmed and behind. I had grabbed the mail on the way out the door. In my attempt to be efficient with my time, I was sorting through the mail while watching the game. Unfortunately, I was looking down when my daughter made her only goal of the game. I felt terrible when someone said, “Did you see that? Your daughter just made a goal!” Although she never knew, it was one of those moments I could never get back. I could have read the mail anytime.
I have a lot of ideas. Some are rubbish and some are good. but still its my thoughts. Let see some of them:
the rest is confidential. sorry. >.<
actually im bored. My company borrowed my pc and digital camera. very boring…..
Another boring day in the office! And it’s actually holiday for Kuala Lumpur today. But here i am, in the office, like usual… ~sigh as an experiment to my digital camera heres some pics of the office.
Boring and messy, thats the first thing popped out of my mind when i first look at it. Lemme elaborate.. here’s the best part.
A: its a pile of Outdoor Photography magazine on top of the scanner on a bunch of t-shirts inside a box surrounded by slippers and shoes.(students could use this paragraph and learn something)
B: Left-hand side of the monitor, ashtray, cellphone, a can of Coke, Cream Roll packaging, cigarettes pack and my wristwatch. Mainly everything i use often is here. Ah my camera lies around here too.
C: Right side!! empty CDR container, Windows Vista RC1 i got from a magazine, stationary(screwdriver included), another pile of magazine(this part of the desk only have comp. magazine). Ah! and theres painkiller and flu pills(soluble) on the desk and some backup packs in the drawer.
D: All reference books goes here, Ajax, Linux ehh… wheres my php, MySql and InDesign books???!! Missing in action? And the CPU’s casing is always open so i can put my leg in it. hahah just kidding.
The overall layout has changed a lot since i first work here. Past owner is a female so it still has some feminine feeling to it. Polka-dotted mouse pad, green and pink pen,.. U know, those girly stuff.
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a nice larc~en~ciel video clip. very artistic! love it!
Rules & Regulations:
Each player of this game starts out by giving 6 weird things about themselves. People who get tagged need to write in a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state the rules clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. After you do that, leave them each a comment letting them know you tagged them and to read your blog!
First of all, thanx to elza for tagging me; make me think about who i am and help killing some boring time.
Heres the wierdos in me:
