What to do When the World Wants to Cut Web Design from the Budget

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It's no secret that marketing and technology budgets are the first to get thrown overboard when money gets tight. But are the results of a tightening belt destined to be only grim? Absolutely not. We will weather this storm and come out the other side all the better as long as we stay long-sighted and stick to a few basic principles.

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From iPod to Embed: Building an .M4V Video Player in Flash CS3

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We're faced with a new challenge: .flv files won't play on iPods or in iTunes. And with the popularity of v...    more

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Design Interprets. Design Speaks. Design Matters.

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The concept of design as interpretation has deep implications for designers. Our work acts as a series of b...    more

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Mission Impossible: A Diagonal Nav Rollover Effect with CSS

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The HTML rendering model is based on boxes. Every element of a web page is a box set on a grid. There are l...    more

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Bible Design: Illuminated Manuscripts to Postmodern Power Plays

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By nature, design adds an interpretive grid to a body of information. Even the most unintrusive layout comm...    more

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André Braz, The Experience Design Manifesto, and the State of Design

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Recently, I've run across several references to André Braz's Experience Design Manifesto. His short manifes...    more

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Interview: Stephen Olmstead of Sonata Creative

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It's my pleasure to introduce my readers to Stephen Olmstead, owner of Sonata Creative in Phoenix Arizona. ...    more

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Saving a File Directly Into a MySQL Database

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Let's say, for example, you have a client that needs to be able to upload sensitive company files that can ...    more

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I Design Websites, Therefore, God Is

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The majority of the most exceptional men and women in the historical landscape of philosophy have acknowle...    more

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Simple and Stunning: 10 Website Designs that Inspire

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This is the third installment of Simple and Stunning on Mirificam Press. In case you're new to Mirificam Pr...    more

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Designers Beware: 10 Warning Signs of a Bad Client

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Over the years I've learned a few warning signs that are dead giveaways for hard-to-please, controlling, wh...    more

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