http://designbit.co.uk Web Design Blog and Studio Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:18:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wordpress 3.0 release will bring with it something I feel has been missing from the great publishing system - we will finally have a great navigation system. It looks to work similar to the widgets menu system and allow multiple menu control from one screen. The ability to add and ... http://designbit.co.uk/2010/02/26/wordpress-3-0-custom-navigation-feature/ Start your website marketing efforts by laying good foundations - a properly ordered HTML structure should have the main content at the top of the web page, followed by your secondary content like your sidebars. This will give greater emphasis to the information most relevant to the web page. Google knows ... http://designbit.co.uk/2010/02/26/website-marketing-tip-semantic-web-page-layout/ It's official, Shopify rocks! if you've used it you already know that, but now its official as the new Foo Fighters shop is built on Shopify, the shop is a typical Shopify design easy to use, minimal layout and a user friendly checkout system. Check it out. I'm a big Foo ... http://designbit.co.uk/2010/02/12/shopify-rocks-foo-fighters-official-shop/ James Bond – now that’s a guy with a great tailor. Unfortunately, we don’t all look as good in a tux as Britain’s number one secret agent. But in the same way Bond fits into his suit like bread in a toaster, web copy must be honed to fit the ... http://designbit.co.uk/2010/02/11/writing-for-the-web-03-tailor-your-tone/ This weeks design critique is for the domestic diva and  Opera Singer Juliette Pochin, designed by Designbit, the design replicates the visuals of Juliette's album, a high contrast color scheme of passionate reds and the metaphor of a piece of paper to represent the written word. Lets Discuss. http://designbit.co.uk/2010/02/11/design-critique-of-the-week-12-juliette-pochin/ When it comes to good web copy there’s no simple mathematical equation to make your content a success. The process is admittedly subjective – what constitutes good web copy to one will read like a bag of wet sausages to another. The only real dividing factor between The Good, The Bad, ... http://designbit.co.uk/2010/02/06/writing-for-the-web-02-the-good-the-bad-and-the-copy/ I wanted to clear up the difference between categories and tags in Wordpress, something I find myself explaining very often to clients new to the Wordpress publshing platform. Wordpress Categories are your table of contents. Wordpress Tags are your index words, think of a book metaphor; Wordpress Categories Wordpress categories are ... http://designbit.co.uk/2010/01/26/wordpress-the-difference-between-categories-and-tags/ Freelance designers often know HTML / CSS inside out, along with graphical editing, so it makes sense to monetize that skill set as much as possible. You can add another string to your bow by offering a email marketing service, there's some differences between email and web page creation for ... http://designbit.co.uk/2010/01/25/freelance-designer-tip-offer-a-email-marketing-service/ This weeks design critique is the new blue Manchester City Football Club website, design by Poke London whom have set the standard for the rest of the premier league clubs. A classy minimal feel with sharp square edges in this context representing solidity and boldness.The information hierarchy is designed to ... http://designbit.co.uk/2010/01/20/design-critique-of-the-week-11-manchester-city-football-clu/ The Sistine Chapel ceiling in Vatican City is Michelangelo's most renowned Renaissance art piece, I was lucky enough to honeymoon in Rome and see this piece up close, truly inspiring design on a colossal scale the whole chapel is famously frescoed with scenes from the book of Genesis, the craftsmanship ... http://designbit.co.uk/2010/01/19/design-inspiration-renaissance-art-michelangelo-sistine-chapel/