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Questions about designing the aesthetic look of websites, both practical and theoretical. For questions about coding the structure of a website, please go to Stack Overflow. For questions about the user experience, please go to UX.SE. Ask anything related to designing graphics and visual layouts here on GD.SE.

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What's up with the one-page website design fad?

I think you pretty much answered your question in the title - that is, it's a fad. Just like when Javascript (and then AJAX) appeared years ago and people were doing all sorts of fancy things with it …
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How do I work with a logo that has what seems like too many colors?

Pick two colors in the logo that stand out and work with them.
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Alternative to Lorem Ipsum (dummy text) for websites

You can't ask for alternatives for Lorem Ipsum without specifying why you want an alternative. The reason for this is that each alternative has a specific reason for existing. Lorum Ipsum is nonsens …
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Fonts/Webfonts + My website

if I have a font on my computer that doesn't say "Non-commercial use only" or something like that can I put it on web without a problem? Unfortunately not. Web embedding is one use for which you …
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Is it ethical to copy the work of other designers?

What is ethics? Ethics is a field of discourse dealing with what is good practice, what is bad practice and so forth. It's informed by people's morals, which are individually held beliefs about good …
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Modern design - What's that?

You're basically asking how to design, which is an incredibly broad question. Basically, there are two types of people who design websites: Those who have an eye for design and can both notice wh …
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What is a quick and concise way to explain online font licensing to a customer?

Just explain it in plain English: "Using this font on the web requires an additional license, which is [$xxx per year / $xxx per 10,000 page views / not available for this font]. "Consequently I reco …
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Is this an effect or a type of font?

It is simply a white drop shadow applied to the text. In this case, it is achieved with the CSS code: text-shadow: 0 1px 0 white; Works best on bold text. The icons would probably have been done …
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Is there a free 'Helvetica Neue' alternative?

Roboto is a good neo-grotesque sans that can replace Helvetica. Commissioned by Google and released for free. Used as Android's default font. Google re-designed Roboto in July 2014. The above sa …
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Is it essential to type "WWW" when our design contains URL, or is it a matter of taste by now?

www.example.com and example.com are two different addresses. It is only a common convention for web servers to be configured such that both variants work the same. This convention is not universal, …
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