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As a web designer, have you ever felt you’re restricted by the typefaces available to you? Are you tired of using the same one over and over again?

This may be a complication you’ve experienced in the past or are experiencing now. However, it is no longer a problem. Typefaces have been expanded and are limitless for your use in web design. This is all thanks to Web Open File Format, also known as WOFF 1.0.

Web Open File Format or WOFF 1.0 is an effort in providing browser-friendly formats for typefaces. In an article provided by Joab Jackson, WOFF 1.0 will make typefaces easily usable on any browser.

For now, WOFF 1.0 is still in its pre-phase of standardization but web designers can still access and use the WOFF codes in their CSS scripts.

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You have your new business and you are planning to set up your website and tell the whole world about your business and that you have a lot of products and services that you want to share. You also have in mind the design of your site and a catchy domain name. So what will be the next step? The answer is, to find a web hosting provider that will host your website. Puzzled? Let us start with the basics.

What is Web Hosting?

In simple terms, web hosting is renting a space on a web server. A website is not simply a domain name, it is a collection of files linked together by HTML code to display text and graphics on a computer. In order for anybody to see this collection of files you’ve created, it has to be housed on a computer somewhere that has access to the … Read More…

To receive the attention you deserve as a professional web designer, you must be able to project it. First impressions are a huge factor when working with people through the internet, so being able to use your own web site to do so, is crucial.

In the beginning of the client/contractor relationship, the only way for a client to get a first impression is by how your web site is crafted. If your web site gives off a professional essence, they will be more likely to hire you because your ability will be present in the design.

Likewise, if your website is cluttered, hard to navigate or other negative elements are present, a client will be more inclined to look somewhere else. There is several website design tips listed below that you can use to help better represent your professional image for your website while also focusing on user-friendliness.

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Whatever type of creative profession you might be in, graphic designer, web design, web developer, writer or photographer, there are times when we need to get over the dam that’s blocking our creativity.

As frustrating as this is, there are a few things you can do to overcome it. If you’re someone out there who is obviously lucky and hasn’t hit a block before, you may find this article packed with too many inspirational ideas.

Here are 8 ways creative people can get their creative juices back:

1. Explore –

When your deadline is approaching, and you just can’t think of what to do to complete that web design project a great thing to do is, stop and start browsing. Checking out other designers work can give you an instant idea of what to do to get the job done. Or, you can even look to your art books, television, … Read More…