Archive for 'Design'

Happy New Year!!!

Posted on31. Dec, 2009 by Shawn Ramsey.

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Bluefaqs would like to wish everyone a happy and safe new year!!!

A special thank you to all of my readers and friends that I have made throughout 2009, both online and off. I hope that you have learned a thing or two here on Bluefaqs throughout the year or at the very least been inspired to create some awesome designs.

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Characteristics Of A Professional Web Design

Posted on30. Dec, 2009 by Shawn Ramsey.

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We’ve all come across a website for the very first time and thought to ourselves “Wow, this is really nice. Can I just live here for a while?”. Professionally designed websites are easy to spot. Everything is well placed, navigation is a breeze and every single element ties into the overall look of the design [...]

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How To Keep Ideas Flowing Smoothly On Your Blog

Posted on17. Dec, 2009 by Shawn Ramsey.

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Have you ever wondered how in the world some blogs can generate amazing new content on a regular basis? I’m not talking about the big guys who can hire other authors to write for them, I’m speaking of the individually operated blogs whose content is written by a single source. It’s no secret that these guys have found an amazing formula and have stuck with it.

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10 Effective Ways To Improve Online Readability

Posted on09. Dec, 2009 by Shawn Ramsey.

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You could write the best article with the most original content that has ever hit the web, but if you don’t present it to you audience in a nice neat fashion, it’s likely to never gain any steam. User readability is one part of your website that should not be overlooked. People visit your site [...]

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5 Easy Tips To Increase User Experience

Posted on07. Dec, 2009 by Shawn Ramsey.

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When creating a website, it’s important that you focus on designing it for your users. This may seem all to obvious, but these are the people that actually navigate through all of those categories, tags and popular posts. You need to make sure that you keep all of the elements of your site user-friendly and functional for your visitors in order for them to have a great user experience [...]

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25 Clever Apple iPhone Concept Designs

Posted on28. Nov, 2009 by Shawn Ramsey.

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The Apple iPhone raised the bar for future cell phone designs when it made its debut in early 2007. Since its initial release, two more designs have reached the public through the 3G and the 3GS with very little change to the original look. Thankfully, some creative Apple fans have given us a glimpse on [...]

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30 Functional Concrete Textures

Posted on21. Nov, 2009 by Shawn Ramsey.

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If you’re needing an urban/ grungy feel for a design that you’re working on, you might consider using a concrete texture as a starting point. I’ve used several of these textures in past designs and thought that it would be a good idea to go ahead and round them up for easy access. This list [...]

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