10 things a web designer would never tell you

These arty-farty web designers are always telling you how your site should look. Don’t listen to them! Don’t they know the customer is always right? Here are 10 things a ‘good web designer’ would never tell you about choosing the perfect design.

1. Always request speculative design up front

Before you pick which web designer to work with make sure they submit some designs for your site upfront. Whatever you do, don’t pay for this work. If theyreally want to work with you they will swallow the cost.

2. Don’t get hung up on end users

Web designers are always obsessing about the end users. They worry that users won’t like this or that they won’t understand that. Its pathetic.

3. Rely on your gut instinct, not testing

Talking of users – what is this obsession with user testing? Just sounds like a way for web designers to charge more money if you ask me.

4. Form a committee to provide feedback

Admittedly I maybe sounding a little arrogant, but I really am not. I think it is important to get the opinions of other people. I just think web designers are not the people you should be asking. They live in a techy bubble and do not understand what it is like to be an ordinary user like us.

5. Become obsessed with detail

“The devil is the detail they say. Nowhere is that more true than on a website. Unfortunately you cannot rely on a web designer to have that attention to detail. Its hardly their fault. They are ‘arty’ people after all and their brains just don’t work that way.

6. Enforce corporate style guides to the letter

7. Fit as much on the homepage as possible

Let’s take a moment to discuss the design of your homepage in particular.

Without a doubt the homepage is by far the most important page on your site. If I look at my own website statistics the majority of people who come to my site never get further than the homepage (I have no idea why this is the case!) This is a problem.

8. Ensure all content appears above the fold

Unfortunately you are limited in the amount of space available on the homepage. This is because all content has to sit above the fold.

9. You only need to test in Internet Explorer 6

Web designers like to claim they need to spend hours testing on every browser combination. However, in reality this is just another way to extract more money from you.

10. SEO is more important than design

In the last but surely not the least, SEO. Getting the design of your website right is important. However it is no use if nobody sees it. Your number one priority has to be driving traffic to your site.

10 Things Web Designers Should Know to Become a Master

It is truly a nice feeling to be called a ‘Master’ at something. It gives value to your name, talent and  skills. In addition to that, people will begin respecting you because of what you know about the field that you are an expert in. What things web designers should know is vital here.

It is in that sense that we have compiled this list of things a master should know. Now for those budding web designers out there, here’s your chance to guide yourself towards achieving the master status. At the very least, because of this list, you will know where to go and which path to take. Meanwhile, for experienced web designers, this is your chance to assess yourself and ask, “Am I really a master?” So without much ado, let’s start the list.

·        A Master Should Know What the Web is and How It Works

·        A Master Web Designer Should Learn HTML by Heart

·        A Master Web Designer Should Know the Design Process

·        In Times of Great Difficulty, a Master Web Designer Must Know Where to Look and What to Do

·        A Master Web Designer Should Type Well

·        A Master Web Designer Should Know How to Write

·        A Master Web Designer Should Have Knowledge about SEO

·        A Master Web Designer Should Have Business Sensibilities

·        A Master Web Designer Should Know How to Listen

·        A Master Web Designer Should Always Learn

Did You Facts

• Did you knowno two corn flakes look the same
• Did you knowM&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and Murrie
• Did you knowCoca-Cola originally contained cocaine
• Did you knowthe first Burger King was opened in Florida Miami in 1954
• Did you know'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia
• Did you knowthere are 22 stars in the Paramount studios logo
• Did you knowCoca Cola launched its 3rd product Sprite in 1961
• Did you knowthe Australian aircraft carrier QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Service
• Did you knowHilton was the first international hotel chain
• Did you knowthe brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland
• Did you knowPorsche also builds tractors
• Did you knowIceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country
• Did you knowMasterCard was originally called MasterCharge
• Did you knowthe last Play Boy centerfold to have staples was published in 1985
• Did you knowthere are 1,929,770,126,028,800 different color combinations possible on a Rubik's Cube
• Did you knowDiet Coke was introduced in 1982
• Did you know40% of McDonald�s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals
• Did you knowthe first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum
• Did you knowthe first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint
• Did you knowIceland consumes more Coca Cola per capita than any other country
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Ferrari unveils future F1 concept car:

Ferrari unveils future F1 concept car:

Motoring magazine CAR magazine reports that 92 percent of the Chiron's parts are different to those found on the Veyron, and has been redesigned from the ground up. Bugatti is also aiming for it to be more usable on a daily basis, not just for tearing down motorways in the midst of a mid-life crisis. For your consideration: this will be a street legal car that can (potentially) out-perform F1 vehicles.

The Chiron takes its name from a 1999 concept car, itself inspired by race driver Louis Chiron. The human Chiron regularly drove Bugattis to victory in the first half of the 20th century, notably the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix in 1931 and 1932, in a Bugatti Type 51

Professional Web Design Tips for a Faster Website

In today's time-crunched world, most people literally don't have a minute to spare. This hurried pace extends to the realm of website design -- your professional Web design must satisfy the demands of users with a wide range of options for viewing the Web.

Even if you create a website design that's worth a wait, visitors faced with slow download speed aren't likely to stick around. So how can you make sure that time is on your side? Pay close attention to seven professional Web design tips to create a website that won't slow your business down.

#1: Limit use of flash

Flash is a classic example of style over substance and, while it definitely has its place in professional Web design, it must be used sparingly when you create a website. Even if your visitors have the right flash player (and many won't), it will increase your site's download time. Flash is also one of the Web site design elements that is not yet accessible to search engines, which means it can only hinder your search engine optimization efforts.

#2: Compress your images

Images are a great example of how looks can be deceiving in professional Web design. You might not realize just how much space they occupy when you create a website design. By compressing your images before adding them to your professional Web design, you can reduce/shrink a GIF or .JPEG image by up to half its original size. You may also want to specify the height and weight of your images in your HTML, which can decrease loading time.

#3: Clean up your code

While HTML text is much faster than graphic text, there are ways you can make it even faster. Watch out for extraneous HTML coding – like spaces, unnecessary tags and even white space -- that can increase the size of your files. Remember that less is more, and use defaults for tags or remove them wherever possible.

#4: Use thumbnails

Thumbnails are an especially helpful website design technique for ecommerce websites. Provide customers with a small, fast-loading image of your product and let them decide whether they want to view the larger version of the image.

#5: Switch to CSS

Many Web designers now use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) instead of the more traditional table layout. CSS is a styling language that has a dual purpose in professional Web design: it can save you time when you create a website and save your visitors time by drastically reducing page size and download time.

#6: Reduce server requests

Any element of your design that loads from a different server – whether it be a graphic, an audio clip, or an ad – will elicit an HTTP request each time the page loads. Create a website with limited external content to reduce loading time.

#7: Pay attention to page size

Even if you use all of the tips above, your page size may still be big enough to cause a slow response when all the pieces of your website are put together. Remember that less is often more in professional Web design, and use only the content that is absolutely necessary. Ideal page size is around 30KB.

When you create a website design for your business, go the extra mile to ensure your website has the speed your visitors need -- or risk getting passed by.

Google Self-driving Car !!!! Coming Soon

Google self-driving car on shortlist for design of the year

Google's self driving car has made the shortlist for the London Design Museum's annual awards. The 2015 shortlist also features microchips that mimic human organs and a DIY coding kit.

A panel of judges chaired by artist Anish Kapoor will whittle down the list of 76 projects to winners in six categories and then pick one overall winner for design of the year. 

Google's self-driving car finds itself in the transport category, alongside the Tesla Model S electric sedan and the BMW i8 sports car. Judges praised Google for its "simple, friendly and practical" design, adding that the car also had "some surprises".

The awards are now in their eighth year and showcase projects in six categories: architecture, digital, fashion, product, graphics and transport. Technology features heavily throughout the shortlist, from 3D printed prosthetic limbs to coding and self-driving cars.

In the product category Human Organs-on-Chips, designed by Donald Ingber and Dan Donguen, used microchip manufacturing methods to create complex tissue structures lined with living human cells. The technique could accelerate drug discovery and decrease medical development costs.

AUGUSTUS IDEAS: AUGUTUS IDEAS: Expect nothing less than perfect.

AUGUSTUS IDEAS: AUGUTUS IDEAS: Expect nothing less than perfect.: Augustus Ideas is actually a name of a team having bunch of Web designing freaks willing to take on things with there brilliant and artistic...

AUGUTUS IDEAS: Expect nothing less than perfect.

Augustus Ideas is actually a name of a team having bunch of Web designing freaks willing to take on things with there brilliant and artistic imagination to reality. They've written their success story not only with local clients but took there art to middle east, UK, Canada, US and Africa. They finally decided to add gems to there team to teach them their way of visualizing art to reality.  


Expect nothing less than perfect !!!