Best Web Design Sites For Web 2.0 Design IdeasBY: Ethan Allen
If you were online many years ago, before the internet first became a household word, maybe you can remember how jumbled and chaotic all those early webpages were. Everybody wanted to put everything they possibly could on their sites. It was like a giant collage of content, and the net surfer didn't know where to aim the mouse first! Now, we're in the era commonly known as "web 2.0." This is the age of eBay, blogs, social networking, wikis and instant messaging. The web has changed, and web design has changed along with it. Web 2.0 design is the new and improved version of the internet. Gone are the endless, long scrolling screens, or the sites with tiny texts and bland colors. Web 2.0 design is simpler and bolder. As a webmaster, you should be hip to these changes to improve your internet marketing. To that end, here are a few of the best web design sites where you can hone up on web 2.0 design ideas. Web Design From Scratch: www.webdesignfromscratch.com Web design is one of the more mystifying parts of starting your own website. Unless you are a "design person," you may not know much about what looks good or bad, and what works and doesn't work. This site is simple and straightforward, and has lots of easy explanations with screen shot examples. The site is in a simple blog format. Along the left sidebar there are topics like "basics," "design process" and "site architecture." It not only discusses basic design principles (i.e. which designs work best), but that actual nuts and bolts of doing your own design in HTML or CSS. Everything is thoroughly covered, and the site walks you through each process step-by-step. The site also has a variety of tutorials that make it even easier. Web Design From Scratch is a great general overview of the steps you need to take. It also shows you all the different options you have to choose from. Photoshop Lab: www.photoshoplab.com This site is colorful and easy to navigate. It has screenshots showing you exactly what to do, and simple tutorials that any idiot could use. With Photoshop Lab you can tackle some of the more complicated graphics programs that might now be intimidating. The site has tips for using different programs, the latest news and reviews in the web design world, and a handy list of links to other sites with tutorials and tips. You can also search the site for specific information. Photoshop Lab is a more topic-oriented site, so it's most useful when you're looking for some specific information about your design. Template World: www.templateworld.com Here's a site that you can really use. This site offers you templates that you can use for your sites. This takes some of the headache out of having to design your site pixel for pixel. Along the sidebar they list different categories. If, for example, you have a pet-oriented website, you can click on the "animals" category, and it shows you the most popular templates. Template World has a huge variety of great ready-made website designs, but there's one catch - it's not free. You have to become a member, and membership runs about $50 for a half-year. But, that's still cheaper than hiring a designer to make it for you. We really shouldn't be complaining about how tough it is; designing a website has never been easier than it is today. You can do it all by yourself with any one of these handy Web 2.0 design websites - they're the best.
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