Custom web site design directory: WebmastersLookup

by: David Rodriguez
As a designer, do you know where your work really fits in the process of design?
We all love Web design. Looking at a blank white box on a computer screen and using only your mind's eye, a mouse, and a keyboard to transform it into a living, breathing Website is no minor feat, and there is undoubtedly a creative rush when it comes to doing something like this. Web design can be a strong artistic outlet and it inevitably brings with it the joy that comes with looking at your finished work and presenting it to others.
Yes, in a word, Web design is fun. But let's face it: if you plan to make money off of Web design, then it also becomes a business.

by: David Rodriguez

As the practice of Web design ages, some common rules and "best practices" inevitably embed themselves in the craft. Among these are the processes for using specific types of semantics when coding your site, like using divs as hooks in your X/HTML for your CSS, and making your page beautiful and functional that way. Another is to ensure readability of your site by choosing a proper number of fonts (generally, no more than three or four, and for the minimalist, one or two). More important than that is the type of font you choose.

by: Brooke Marshall

For the third-largest minority group in the United States — more than 40 million people — the vast majority of Websites are partially or completely inaccessible. The idea of a Website that excludes African-Americans or Latinos is all but unthinkable, yet Americans with disabilities are constantly faced with Websites that don't take their needs into account. Fortunately, many of the world's most popular Websites — among them Yahoo!

By: Kabir Bedi

Contracts are an crucial part of any web design project. Be it a small start up company or an
established firm, contracts are an essential element that defines and documents the core features of a project. Efficient web design contracts include a list of regulations that would further define the contract and list milestones for the same. Here are some important elements that you should include in the same.

By: David Rodriguez
They've been around for a while now: reset style sheets. They're becoming more commonplace among web designers, and even Yahoo is using a reset stylesheet of their own in their development. There are a few different viewpoints and opinions on the use of reset stylesheets, though. Do you reset?