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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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Alternative to Lorem Ipsum (dummy text) for websites

Fillerati Fillerama Gangsta Lorem Ipsum F*ck Lorem Ipsum Bacon Ipsum HTML Ipsum Loripsum.net LittleIpsum for OS X Professional Lorem Ipsum Generator Veggie Ipsum Hipster Ipsum Journo Ipsum Tuna Ipsum …
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How can a designer explain their work to non-creative people?

One issue I face personally is how can I, as a designer, effectively explain my work to potential clients or people that do not have a creative side. I know how to explain what software or process was …
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What are the steps in designing a website?

Discovery and Scope Sit down with the client to determine, goals, purpose, and needs. You should have drafted a quote of the purposed site and also discuss turn-around time. Make sure to have writt …
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Alternative to Lorem Ipsum (dummy text) for websites

Lorem Ipsum has been the known default for dummy text. Per a search the last discussion in regards to alternatives is two years old. I thought I would post a new thread on this topic. So, what are …
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How should you web design with foreign typography

Some web design and development projects client's will request capabilities for a foreign translation in their site. How can you account for this and what are some good practices for content mocku …
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Where can I go to recieve feedback on web design projects?

You could also try Behance. It is a free board you can post your portfolio and search for inspiration. Ask for input when you post your images. Another option is DeviantArt. Post up some work ther …
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How can I showcase a working example of my past web development work, without linking to the...

Well there are several things you can do but I think personally a site is best viewed at its desired state, which is a site. If you own your own domain with hosting I really don't see why you couldn' …
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How do I create a button with two shadows in the bottom?

This is a common question but usually for code. To create this in Photoshop: New layer in Photoshop Draw rectangle slightly smaller below Fill with black Filter>Gaussian Blur radius arou …
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What is the best program for image optimizing for the web?

ImageMagick is a great tool to use that would require some understanding of how a terminal is to be used. However, the documentation is done very well so you can reference a lot of examples. The ar …
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How to address a flaw in a client project

In a large company environment client projects are delegated to teams. That said, if your team is completing a website for a client and you happen to run across a large design and code issue but your …
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Web design what to use Photoshop or Illustrator?

I disagree with Anaksunaman's answer in regards to Photoshop. The other day we had a similar question that I answered (Organizing PSDs for developers) where I mentioned that in this evolving era, we …
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Why use Photoshop for Web Design

This has been asked several times and I will still say the same thing each time. The best place to develop websites is in the browser which is the environment it will live in. Photoshop and Illustra …
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Is there an automatic tool that can crawl a live site and generate both a visual sitemap and...

If you're not afraid of coding you can do this with Python: import gtk.gdk w = gtk.gdk.get_default_root_window() sz = w.get_size() print "The size of the window is %d x %d" % sz pb = gtk.gdk.Pixbuf( …
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How to present web design mockups to a client?

Well there are several ways to send a mockup to a client. If you are worried about software you could export each design as a .pdf and build a mutli-page .pdf in Acrobat, and add comments to aid in t …
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How to answer the ever-present 'make the logo bigger'?

I would suggest creating an alternative CSS class or ID for the logo and preserve your existing CSS styles under a comment. If the site is responsive and you are using an SVG, I would complete the cl …
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