http://designalcove.com Sharing Web Development Experience and Design Expertise Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:33:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Posting articles always seems to come last on my list of to dos but I am finally getting around to adding another one. Moving along with the "What Makes A Good Website" lists, Navigation is next. Navigation is probably the single most important piece of a website and if it isn't ... http://designalcove.com/2008/01/22/what-makes-a-good-website-navigation/ Five years ago I asked myself "Why would a good web designer use a pre-designed template or have a horrendously outdated site?". ESPECIALLY when it seemed to me by their portfolio that they could obviously design perfectly well. Unless of course their designs were not in fact their ... http://designalcove.com/2007/10/29/why-would-a-web-designer-use-a-pre-designed-template-or-wordpress-blog/ I am going to start a series on what makes a good website primarily because I feel like I am always coming up with something new to add and there are so many pieces that go into it that I will end up with a gigantic article that should have ... http://designalcove.com/2007/10/01/what-makes-a-good-website-color-scheme/ The Web Development Clients' 10 Commandments READ THE ARTICLE AT DRIVL.COM This article is a hilarious look at what technology-related personnel from all mediums tend to deal with and although on rare occasions you can find someone who is willing to do it all, I think it is important to remember what you ... http://designalcove.com/2007/09/29/the-10-commandments-for-web-design-clients/ You know a few years ago I would have suggested checking out a web designer's site to determine whether or not they had the skills necessary to design your site or not. I have since changed my view on this because a less-than-savory web designer's site may be the result ... http://designalcove.com/2007/09/23/choosing-a-web-designer/