Month: March 2009

  • Don’t Be Afraid of the Third Party Solutions

    “I make everything in-house!” As the owner of a web-design business, hearing this exclamation from competitors puts a smile on my face. As a web design instructor, however, I admonish my students for the same declaration. I don’t know why so many web designers feel the need to try to make everything themselves. Maybe it’s the innate creativity flowing through their veins, or the fact that web design is a very artistic enterprise. Whatever the case, the philosophy that everything on a website should be proprietary costs designers time and money.

  • Software Review: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7

    Elements is a great choice for those web designers who want great functionality at a fraction of the Photoshop’s price. If you’re looking for a piece of photo editing software that doesn’t sacrifice features for simplicity, look no further than creative software giants Adobe’s Photoshop Elements program.