http://webdesign.org/ The familiar odds and ends that website owners and designers find indispensable are located here. en-us Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:23:38 -0500 http://www.webdesign.org/rss/wdl_logo.jpghttp://webdesign.org/

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/merchant-metrix-review---ecommerce-shopping-cart-software.16660.html Editor's Pick of November, 2008
This is WebBizIdeas.com review of Merchant Metrix's software. US-based support and easy to understand interface is indeed something that small business owners would be interested in.
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels ]]> 2008-11-28 06:07:39 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/merchant-metrix-review---ecommerce-shopping-cart-software.16660.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/amara-flash-intro-and-banner-builder.16109.html Editor's Pick of September, 2008
Enrich your web design with flash-driven elements made with an easy-to-use software. Its free version is great for playing around to see the benefits.
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels ]]> 2008-09-26 11:33:27 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/amara-flash-intro-and-banner-builder.16109.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/valuing-a-dollar-the-most-cost-effective-cms.15887.html Bitrix Site Manager may seem unassuming, but underneath this CMS lays a fantastic algorithm that drives this CMS' performance over almost all other existing CMS applications out there. It's most definitely the most cost effective Content Management system today.
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels ]]> 2008-08-26 12:07:19 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/valuing-a-dollar-the-most-cost-effective-cms.15887.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/amara-flash-slideshow-builder.15658.html As one of Amara Software's most popular Flash tools, its Photo Slideshow Builder is an affordable and easy-to-use application that lets you create image slideshows in a variety of configurations.
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels ]]> 2008-07-31 12:04:53 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/amara-flash-slideshow-builder.15658.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/template-monster-launches-premium-design-templates.14010.html TemplateMonster.com offers a special collection of Premium Templates - especially enhanced products that are the result of a collaboration of many professionals in different spheres - including 3D artists, illustrators and designers.
Type: Interview
Level: All levels ]]> 2008-01-16 11:24:52 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/template-monster-launches-premium-design-templates.14010.html

http://webdesign.org/web/site-maintenance/web-promotion/using-keyword-elite-for-building-a-massive-keyword-list.9490.html When I first started doing keyword research for building niche keyword lists, I turned to Overture. With Overture, I could freely type in a keyword and it would generate a list of up to 100 keywords that contained the one I typed in. The problem occured when I wanted to build a list of thousands.
Type: Web Promotion
Level: Experienced ]]> 2006-09-15 10:33:54 http://webdesign.org/web/site-maintenance/web-promotion/using-keyword-elite-for-building-a-massive-keyword-list.9490.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/an-overview-of-css-in-dreamweaver-8.9075.html Editor's Pick in Software Reviews, July 2006
If you are new to CSS and how it works in Macromedia Dreamweaver then this is the tutorial for you. You will get a good overview of how it works and what it entails.
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels ]]> 2006-07-25 07:00:38 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/an-overview-of-css-in-dreamweaver-8.9075.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/capturing-video-and-audio-streams-how-to.8113.html Streaming media is taking the Internet over - online radio, news, digital videos, podcasts, webcasts are just going to grow. Find out what tools you need to capture streaming audio and video so you can replay it later.
Type: Design Software
Level: Beginner ]]> 2006-05-25 09:08:04 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/capturing-video-and-audio-streams-how-to.8113.html

http://webdesign.org/web/flash-&-swish/articles/flash-8-review-exclusive-article.6822.html Editor's Pick in Software Reviews, December 2005
This article presents a detailed description of the amazing effects, which the new Flash version offers. Looks like Flash is getting closer to Photoshop...
Type: Flash Article
Level: All levels ]]> 2006-05-23 00:00:00 http://webdesign.org/web/flash-&-swish/articles/flash-8-review-exclusive-article.6822.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-theodore-agranat.8501.html Editor's Pick in Interviews, April 2006
Check out this really interesting interview with Theodore Agranat, CEO of Ceonex, one of the biggest Web design companies on the Internet.
Type: Interview
Level: All levels ]]> 2006-05-02 10:20:02 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-theodore-agranat.8501.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/style-and-substance-in-flash-8.7721.html Because a large portion of our Web application user interface is done in Flash, we here at Cafe ID took special interest in official announcement of Flash 8 by Macromedia.
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels ]]> 2006-03-14 11:45:11 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/style-and-substance-in-flash-8.7721.html

http://webdesign.org/web/photoshop/tutorials/whats-new-in-photoshop-cs2.7207.html This tutorial will teach you how to highlight the new features in Photoshop CS2. Also we will be discussing some of the new cool features in Photoshop CS2.
Type: Photoshop Tutorial
Level: Beginner ]]> 2006-02-02 11:38:42 http://webdesign.org/web/photoshop/tutorials/whats-new-in-photoshop-cs2.7207.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/an-interview-with-david-braun.4767.html Editor's Pick in Interviews, January 2006
A rare pearl in our articles, this interview features the CEO of one of the most successful web design companies in the world. See if you can get a clue or two on web design management.
Type: Interview
Level: All levels ]]> 2006-01-10 11:44:46 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/an-interview-with-david-braun.4767.html

http://webdesign.org/web/flash-&-swish/flash-tutorials/using-mix-fx-to-get-flash-effects.6495.html You don't need to use complex software packages or spend a lot of money and time to create animated text effects, buttons or combined text and background effects. You can do it easily with Mix-FX - an extremely easy to use shareware package - even for people with no computer/Flash skills...
Type: Flash Tutorial
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-11-02 11:42:05 http://webdesign.org/web/flash-&-swish/flash-tutorials/using-mix-fx-to-get-flash-effects.6495.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-adrien-luc-sanders.4549.html Editor's Pick in Interviews, May 2005
Adrien-Luc Sanders, a freelance web and graphic designer, and guide at About.com, offers great ideas on how to pursue animation both as a hobby and a career.
Type: Interview
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-05-30 11:52:01 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-adrien-luc-sanders.4549.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-adam-greenfield.4602.html Editor's Pick in Interviews, May 2005
Internationally known information architect Adam Greenfield offers advice on working with clients and reveals his new book title.
Type: Interview
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-05-10 10:24:45 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-adam-greenfield.4602.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-sue-chastain.4358.html Editor's Pick in Interviews, April 2005
Sue Chastain, a respected graphics software authority and guide at About.com, speaks about keeping people abreast of the constant changes in the world of graphics software.
Type: Interview
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-04-25 11:59:18 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-sue-chastain.4358.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/examining-the-substance-of-studio-mx.4323.html To all web designers out there, this article is for you! I guess you already heard about Studio MX (I think so!) – the ideal bundle for professional web designers, bringing together Dreamweaver MX for page design, Flash MX for animation and interactivity, and Fireworks MX for editing and optimizing ...
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-04-20 11:34:34 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/examining-the-substance-of-studio-mx.4323.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-james-dvorak.4137.html Editor’s Pick in Interviews, April 2005
Multimedia Designer James Dvorak
Talks About the Ups and Downs of Web Design
Type: Interview
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-04-04 12:10:45 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-james-dvorak.4137.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/review-swish.4029.html Are you in a busy office and need to get web design jobs with complex text effects done immediately? Want to speed up your productivity but avoid working until Saturday afternoons breaking up text and hand tweening? Then, SWiSH, the new standalone tool that creates great font effects and more...
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-03-29 12:14:04 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/review-swish.4029.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-neal-jenks.3693.html Editor’s Pick in Interviews
Neal Jenks is a 31-year-old graphic designer from Utah who garnered Web Design Library’s very own
Animation of the Month award in December 2004.
Type: Interview
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-02-14 00:00:00 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-neal-jenks.3693.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-barry-green.3567.html Barry Green
VP of Business Development for Jayde Online Network and its ExactSeek.com family speaks about Fair Play and Search Engine Ad Click Fraud.
Type: Interview
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-02-04 00:00:00 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-barry-green.3567.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/paint-shop-pro-9-the-image-editor-of-any-digital-photographers-dreams.3463.html The creation of Paint Shop Pro (PSP) started as a simple shareware bitmap editor. But over the years of development and upgrade, it has transformed itself into a professional photo editor that gives even Photoshop a run for its money.
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-01-31 00:00:00 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/paint-shop-pro-9-the-image-editor-of-any-digital-photographers-dreams.3463.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/review-on-adobe-illustrator-cs.3466.html Adobe Illustrator CS is an effective and efficient tool to express one's ideas visually in print, in the web, and in other media. With its powerful new features it will surely help you explore your artistic imagination and publish your masterpiece anywhere...
Type: Design Software
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-01-31 00:00:00 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/software-reviews/review-on-adobe-illustrator-cs.3466.html

http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-dirk-hesse.3517.html Dirk Hesse
CSS proponent and web design minimalist offers his take on simplicity.
Type: Interview
Level: All levels ]]> 2005-01-25 00:00:00 http://webdesign.org/web/miscellaneous/web-design-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-dirk-hesse.3517.html