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by James Mitchell Often times a designer tends to think that they need to stick to one style or one type of design. I mean come on, we all do it, we all get in a rut and start designing mini clones of previous sites. Sure it's good to use the cool things from one site, the sweet things from another site, and of course your trademark type styles. However, we need to get creative, we need to incorporate and utilize all the technologies to our advantage. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying anyone is doing anything wrong. What I am saying is that we need to challange ourselves if we should expect to get better and start producing sites that leave a visitor thinking, "WOW, who made that site." When I look around the internet and see sites that make me ask that very question, I bookmark them for inspiration at a later date. With that said, I ran across one today that not only had me ask that, but nearly made me contact them and ask them who did their site. It's one thing to ask it and go looking in the footer for a link to a designers website or to check the source code for a commented out reference to a designer, but it is a whole different thing to see a site and be moved to pick up the phone and call them. This particular site did just that for me. It was a knock out site. It has a perfect marriage (in my opinion) of flash and CSS. The site is a full CSS layout with well placed flash. As with any great site, there are a few things I would change if it were up to me. Certain ways of doing one thing or accomplishing an effect I would do differently - right, wrong, or indifferent it is just the way I would do it. I encourage you to visit the site, look it over and be inspired. Think about your own site(s), think about your own style, think about your methods. Can you use some 'upgrades'? Could you use a bit more technology? Have you investigated other methods or technologies? Are you using the tools and resources to help you do it better? If not I recommend starting to do it now. Why not technology, methods, and standards are there to help you do your job better and more efficient. » Visit Sight & Sound Theatre's Website Article by James Mitchell the founder and owner of Design Studio Magazine, lead web designer with Christian Designs, and blogger of Focus Minded.
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