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client communications

18/02/2011 Comments Off

To make sure that your client project will go as smoothly as possible – work on establishing a good method for communication. This could be through phone calls, emails and/or meetings. It will be vital to clarify your brief and keep track of agreed changes – so stay organised with all files and take note of all communication carefully.

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lightboxes

17/02/2011 Comments Off

With some of your clients in need of portfolio-type presentations – it is high time for the famous lightbox :)

If you just have a quick look around – you will find a number of different solutions. Some work very well, others don’t. – Before you even begin to consider any of the options you find – make sure to read all documentation, thoroughly! If presented in an article with comments, always read those as well. Though there is a lot of sharing spirit out there – some of the scripts and setups available will not be quite up to scratch.

So read thoroughly – implement with care & always respect the author’s rights, credit where credit is due.
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corners & shadows

10/02/2011 2 Comments

look, ma! no images :)

Time to get stuck in and try out some new CSS touches ;) CSS3 here we go :) So let's start by taking a closer look at styling links as well as form elements. And while you should have some fun experimenting - for any serious website always keep the end user in mind. Link and form styling needs to enhance the usability and not distract :) Clarity and ease of use need to guide and inform your design decisions carefully. So go easy :)

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