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UI Web Design with Purpose

Gepost door admin op 07/11/2008
Toegevoegd onder: Design Tricks, Economy, Publishing Management

The intent of designing a user interface is to make the information as accessible as possible. A travesty in design can be a great look with poor functionality. If your user cant access your information or products then something is seriously wrong. Another issue lies in whether your user ever returns. An important question to ask is whether they can identify the need to return to your services. It needs to be easy enough that they can achieve instant gratification and desire more when they are done for the day. For example if they stumble upon web design in the Inland Empire are they going to refer you to a friend, or forget about your portfolio before the days end.

The interface is a navigational panel that should be operational by just about anyone that encounters it. Too many options and too much flare may confuse your viewer, but not enough can leave them disinterested. The key to creative web design is combining that creative aspect with a design built for the web. Which of course means it functions as a working tool that provides to both parties.

The skeletal structure of the site counts the most. The remaining design is what completes it, but without the structure of content management the concept collapses.

How to Decorate Lofts

Gepost door admin op 19/05/2008
Toegevoegd onder: Design Tricks, Education Online

Well-known interior designs includes loft living now. Originally it was only viewed to be a cheap way to owning a home but now owning a loft is completely the opposite. In fact these industrial pavilions and abandoned warehouses are now highly regarded to those in interior design. Although in awe of a well-decorated loft, many of the interior designers find themselves facing their biggest challenge when it is their time to decorate one. Doubts and stress overwhelm them with the enormous project much of the time.

In these large, open spaces, an industrial feeling still dominates. The cold material maintains the industrial aspect of the space. Also, the concrete floors only add to the overwhelmingly cold feeling that is set. Choosing separate colors for their sections of floor can subtly designate different functional areas. Intense colors, but in a limited chromatic palette, are advised in loft design. Many interior designers have realized the importance of bright colors like reds, oranges, and greens that are essential in adding warmth to kitchens and bathrooms that depend on a strong color to outweigh the cold concrete that gives the industrial feel.

The use of a small number of large pieces of furniture is recommended. Placing too many pieces will look disorderly since we will see everything at one time. The loft should give the feeling of a quick paced lifestyle that doesn’t have time for clutter or confusion.