Clients and their browsers
by "Spider Designs" <sdesigns(at)zebra.net>
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I haven't posted on here much, but I thought that I actually had =
something to add this time:
An excellent way to showcase your graphical work to clients is to save a =
copy of their competitors' pages. (This is for clients who aren't on the =
web yet, and who don't have access to the web. For clients who have =
access to the web, simply write down a few URLs and bring them up on =
their computer.) Go to a website, and save all of the page data and =
graphics to disk. Believe it or not, most small business websites will =
fit on a 1.44 floppy. When someone who sells 'widgets' sees their =
competitors widget's page, they usually say : "That is EXACTLY what I =
want." Now, the hard part is designing a page based on another page =
without copyright infringement. Use your imagination on this one.=20
Another topic: I worked as a manager of an internet cafe for a while, =
and let me tell you: most people out there still use 256 colors! When =
you're trying to decide whether to design your site for the mass public, =
consider this: Do you want to cater to the small minority with 17 inch =
monitors and nice video cards, or to those great masses with 15 inch =
monitors and 256 colors? When I first developed the site for the =
internet cafe, we have 10 computers with 17 inch monitors. Everyone who =
came into the cafe said the page looked great. However, after designing =
the page, I got over 150 pieces of email from confused customers who had =
been to the store and saw our site on our 17 inch monitors set at 1024 x =
768 resolution. When they got home, the page looked terrible. So take it =
from someone who learned by trial and error. Please keep in mind the =
viewers with smaller monitors.
If you'd like to see an example of what I mean, head over to: =
http://www.spidergrafix.com and see what I mean.
Rob Willmann
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Spider Graphics & Designs
sdesigns(at)zebra.net
www.spidergrafix.com
(334) 645-1199
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I haven't posted on here much, but I =
thought=20
that I actually had something to add this time:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>An excellent way to showcase your graphical work to =
clients is=20
to save a copy of their competitors' pages. (This is for clients who =
aren't on=20
the web yet, and who don't have access to the web. For clients who have =
access=20
to the web, simply write down a few URLs and bring them up on their =
computer.)=20
Go to a website, and save all of the page data and graphics to disk. =
Believe it=20
or not, most small business websites will fit on a 1.44 floppy. When =
someone who=20
sells 'widgets' sees their competitors widget's page, they usually say : =
"That is EXACTLY what I want." Now, the hard part is designing =
a page=20
based on another page without copyright infringement. Use your =
imagination on=20
this one. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Another topic: I worked as a manager of an internet =
cafe for a=20
while, and let me tell you: most people out there still use 256 colors! =
When=20
you're trying to decide whether to design your site for the mass public, =
consider this: Do you want to cater to the small minority with 17 inch =
monitors=20
and nice video cards, or to those great masses with 15 inch monitors and =
256=20
colors? When I first developed the site for the internet cafe, we have =
10=20
computers with 17 inch monitors. Everyone who came into the cafe said =
the page=20
looked great. However, after designing the page, I got over 150 pieces =
of email=20
from confused customers who had been to the store and saw our site on =
our 17=20
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looked=20
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keep in=20
mind the viewers with smaller monitors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>If you'd like to see an example of what I mean, head =
over to:=20
<A href=3D"http://www.spidergrafix.com">http://www.spidergrafix.com</A> =
and see=20
what I mean.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rob Willmann</FONT></DIV>
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Graphics & Designs<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:sdesigns(at)zebra.net">sdesigns(at)zebra.net</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.spidergrafix.com">www.spidergrafix.com</A><BR>(334)=20
645-1199</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
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