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10/03/2014

Mobile Screen

07/03/2014

Finding an app developer isn't that tough these days, it's finding just the right one for your business that can be tricky.

As someone who has built an app development company and worked with clients across industries on their apps, I can tell you that finding the right partner is more important than saving a few hundred or thousand dollars in building your product. The right partner can add value in more ways than just development, which will help you maximize revenues for your app business.

Let’s get started with what you should look for in an app developer to make the right decision for your app business.

1. Look for a developer interested in your business, not just the development. A good development company should be able to not only guide you through the process of development, but also give you creative input based on their experience with similar apps.The good ones know what works and what doesn’t on the app store because they've worked with many clients.

2. Assess their portfolio. A good developer must also have excellent U/UX skills. When looking at their portfolio, keep an eye out for beautiful looking apps with excellent user interfaces. Sixty percent of your application is about how a user interacts with it.

3. Check client references. Look for developers who will readily extend client contact information so that you can get real feedback on their company.

4. Choose someone you can build a relationship with. Mobile app development is not a one-time activity. Apps have to go through many evolutions and cycles based on constant user feedback. Look for a developer who will stick with you through the lifecycle of the product and not abandon ship once the initial development is done and the app is hosted.

5. Don't let price drive you. Do not, and I repeat, do not select a development partner based on a price quote. You need a great product, not the cheapest product.

Every startup or entrepreneur has a budget. But often the lowest cost option can turn out to be more expensive in the long run, if, say, for example, it's necessary to redo the app with another developer because it didn't turn out as expected.

6. Think of the whole package, not just the coding. Building an app is not just about coding. It's also about creating a functional design and thinking about the user experience. Do not select an independent developer unless you already have access to a team who will perform the rest of the functions such as design, usability and testing.

7. Make design a top priority. How a website or an app looks is as important as how it works. Go a step further and look at partners who can add value to the usability aspect of your website or mobile app, which will define how users interact with your product.

Focus on the right aspects of your business and you'll have a better shot at choosing the right app developer. It's an important decision. The realization of your vision is often in your developer's hands. Choose wisely.

04/03/2014

Responsive Web Design :-

Responsive web design is the art of designing websites for a multitude of screen sizes and devices, so that there is an optimal experience for every user at every possible size.
Responsive web design is at its best when it's device agnostic; where you’re not aiming to design for particular resolutions or sizes, such as for iPhone or iPad sizes only. Instead you should be aiming to design with the content and design in mind and how this content flows and adapts to the various environments it might be seen or used in.

Designing for a Responsive Web

It used to be the case that to access the internet you’d have to try through a (usually very large) computer, with the familiar sounds of the modem sounding while you connected. Now though, you can access the internet through computers, laptops, mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, televisions, games consoles - the list feels almost endless. Due to responsive websites becoming much more mainstream, even the general public (so everybody outside of the web and creative industries) have almost come to expect it when they’re browsing the web. So, all in all, responsive web design is definitely a big thing.

The Challenges a Responsive Web

There are such a multitude of devices and screen sizes that we have to cater for. From extra-large to large screens, from small to mid (and everything in between) there’s a lot to think about. Like with any project, the main things you need to think about with responsive web design are the content of the website, how this content fits into the design and how the content flows from page to page. You need to look at how the different design elements you have work together and ensure that everything feels cohesive and consistent.
The difference with responsive web design is that you also need to think about how all of this works from one size to another, whether that is width or height based. You need to think carefully about how all of this translates to a smaller or larger screen and how all of your design elements, your content flow and everything else works. You need to keep the experience consistent, no matter the size of the website.

Establishing What a Client Wants

At the beginning of any design project you should be trying to establish exactly what it is that your client wants to get out of the project and what they expect the outcomes to be. Managing your client's expectations can be a difficult thing to do, but it’s important that you keep at it to ensure that your clients understand your process fully.
When it comes to responsive web design, and particularly if they’ve come to you with one of these buzzwords, you need to try and help to educate your clients. Quite often, these buzzwords have been heard in passing, or have been represented wrongly, and it’s up to you to make sure that your client has a proper understanding of the subject.
For example, sometimes you might even get potential clients coming to you saying that they wanted a website that worked on “iPhone and iPad”. In this instance, I would say “Well, that’s perfectly fine - but what would be great is that we can instead focus on creating you a perfectly responsive website that will work on any device and not just be restricted to those two.” That’s a great ice-breaker on the subject and it’s something that leaves it very open for you to explain further into the planning stages.
If your client understands responsive design properly, then I imagine they will be happier with the project.

Tips and Techniques for RWD

Some top tips for designing responsive websites that you should be able to put into action pretty easily

Mockups

Creating a mockup for a static-width site in Photoshop (or any other graphics software) used to be the way that most people designed websites, and for some, it still is. That’s absolutely fine! If you’re comfortable with using a graphics app to design how your website looks, then that’s fine.
But don’t go trying to design a mockup for every single resolution or width; you’d go crazy and be there for a very long time. Instead, think back to the wireframing article. Think about how we looked at the content flow for those wireframes and how we decided everything should slot together. Try and translate this to your designs and think about how those elements will flow and move when the screen size changes. Some of these changes will be major, and for those then it may be suitable to create a small mockup to show this, but for any other changes, such as text adapting, then I’d stick to looking at these sorts of things in the browser once you start coding prototypes. If you prefer to design a mockup for every major stage of your design then by all means, go ahead, just be aware of the time this will add on to your project.

Designing in the Browser

Now, for a bit of controversy. You may have heard about the whole designing in the browser debate that’s been circling for the past few months, if not even longer than that.
Designing in the browser is when you go from a wireframe stage straight into the browser to start the design stage, rather than working with any graphics software. If you use a lot of online tools to help you with creating different elements of your design structure then this can work really well.
However, many designers can feel like they struggle with designing in the browser, particularly if they are more a designer than a coder. The reason for this is because they feel it restricts their creativity a little more, making it harder for them to feel like they can come up with creative, unique and visually exciting ideas.
But as a developer, you’ll most likely be extremely comfortable using code and so it might be a good idea to play around with trying to design in the browser and see what results you come up with.

“Deciding” in the Browser

This is probably my personal favorite. Deciding in the browser means that you get to do a bit of work in graphics software and a bit in the browser. Personally, I think you can’t get a better result of how a design will work until it’s in the browser itself. Typography will always render differently in graphics apps than in the browser, and it’s much easier to create prototypes and iterate quickly through design stages when you are in the browser

Working with both a mixture of mockups and browser-based work means that you can give a lot of flexibility to your design and the decisions you have to make. The key to this term “deciding in the browser” though, is with the first word. Although many major creative decisions can be made in the graphics software, the browser is where your final choice can be made.

28/02/2014

Improving the User Experience on Your Website user experience :-

We hear the words "user experience" get thrown around all the time when it comes to web design, but what does it really mean?When it comes exclusively to web design, though, you can narrow this definition down even further until you're dealing with absolute specifics on what makes a website appeal to a user. There are some best practices for getting a great user experience on any site you design.

Make Sure Your Webpages Load Quickly

The site visitors are more instant-gratification than ever these days. No one in his right mind wants to wait a longer period of time for any webpage to load. This is really one of the most basic things you can do when designing.
Fortunately , there are many different tools on the Internet that can help you analyze the speed with which a webpage loads. A highly popular tool comes from Pingdom, but there are also Google's PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix. Use these tools to gauge the speed of your webpages, and if they're too slow, make adjustments fast.

Consider Cross-Browser Compatibility Checks

You should go the extra mile and ensure that site visitors can properly access your site no matter what browser they're using. After all, with the growing popularity of mobile, more people than ever are using all types of devices to access your site.
Do two things. First, it's a best practice to install a user-agent switching plugin like this one for Google Chrome, as it permits you to perform fast cross-browser checking. Then, you want to depend on tools such as Browser Shots and Browser Stack.

See That Your Website Is Dependable

The best practices for the user experiences include all the basics.If your host is cheap, then you can't expect dependable hosting, especially if your site traffic increases.A dedicated or private server is really the way to go, not a cheap hosting provider. Cheap hosts are normally characterized by their obsession with attempting to fit as many customers as possible into a shared server that's already crowded. This is where balance and thinking things through are in order.

Small businesses and those with personal websites shouldn't naturally spend an arm and a leg on hosting, yet it's important to have dependable hosting if your site makes you money.
You want to be very astute about scalability, which is basically when abrupt spikes in traffic all of a sudden force your host to handle an increase in traffic. Therefore, you should pick a hosting provider that lets you efficiently scale your hosting plan if your regular web traffic suddenly multiplies.

Check Both Spelling and Grammar in Your Topography

Everyone knows that the vast majority of what people consume with their eyes on the web is type. Hence, typography is insanely important! Typography relates more to the actual appearance and style of your fonts, but all that won't matter at all if your spelling and grammar are so poor that they adversely impact your text's readability and legibility.
Besides, lots of people all around the planet are browsing websites and using built-in translation software. If the spelling and grammar on your site are shabby, that will cause mistranslations and frustrate your international audience.

If your keywords aren't spelled right or inserted in such a way into the text that Google punishes you. To guard against this, simply do your best to create content that is clean and precise, which makes it both easy to follow and comprehend.

Best practices exist to guide web designers, so that they can produce the most top-quality sites on the whole Internet. Sure, you have the free will to think as you like and chart your own course, but if you ignore the best practices, you're really not doing your career as a web designer any favors.

28/02/2014

WordPress is an open source blog tool and publishing platform with a database of thousands of plugins and a web template system that will be of a great help in the working procedure, making it a productive and a successful one.

28/02/2014

To Make An Ecommerce Site More Effective :-

A Professional web designer is a person who manages to ignore his personal likes and dislikes and creates the layout that satisfies and attracts the audience of the future site. Web design principles are generally accepted, but eventually changing recommendations on how to create comfortable and user friendly website interface with powerful Photoshop elements 9 software and extended Adobe CS6 design software. Your project's niche and goals are the factors that all your work should be based on, so don't disregard some basic concepts of marketing, psychology, art and search engine optimization.

The goal of any ecommerce site is to get your site visitors to purchase something from the site. To help this along, the site design has to be outstanding from the viewpoint of site visitors. Ideally, site design ought to be a harmonious balance between making it work for your business and the user experience of anyone browsing your products.Some ecommerce sites are way more successful than others in getting conversions from their site visitors.Every site can try to sell something, but not every site can do it well, frequently and consistently.

The registration process takes time away from your client's customers, time that they'd rather spend shopping on an ecommerce site. So when designing any ecommerce site, exclude a registration process and thereby improve the conversions of your shoppers.

Including a search function in your design for a client's ecommerce site should go without asking. It's part of sensible site navigation that allows a customer to find what he wants easily and efficiently. A search function is particularly useful for a huge ecommerce store that has a plethora of products that it's selling.

These days, with news of Target customers having their personal information compromised, site security is more crucial than ever. Assure your customers that your site security is tighter than Fort Knox, and retain your customer base. Fail to assure them, and your site may go out of business.Customers have a right to feel that the personal information and credit card numbers they enter into your client's ecommerce site won't be compromised. To ensure they feel at ease, your site design should prove to them features are in place to protect their personal data

One of the reasons that ecommerce sites fail to get as high a conversion rate as owners want is due to abysmal site navigation that really only takes a small fix to get right. Much of the time, the positioning of the navigation bar or menu can make a real, big difference when it comes to getting shoppers to make a purchase.

By implementing the above best practices, you'll be off and designing high-converting ecommerce sites for all of your clients. Ecommerce is the melting pot between consumer psychology and web design, so naturally you'll have to know more than just how to code a site properly! A good ecommerce site is one that accomplishes its goal of getting as many conversions as possible.

Shoppers these days are very instant-gratification. This means that they'll gladly leave your ecommerce site if their user experience isn't what they expected or they came across some form of friction in the checkout process.

10/02/2014

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