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In Tutorials, by Sixrevisions, July 29, 2010
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Let's examine why design by committee exists and why it so often fails.

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In Web Design, by Sixrevisions, July 28, 2010
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For most people, the web looks and feels like things are all peachy — vibrant, alive, new, fresh. However for those of us in the know, below this facade exists a consistent cycle of death and rebirth. While many technologies and practices have left this world and passed on to the next (R.I.P Netscape), some have [...]

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In Web Design, by Sixrevisions, July 27, 2010
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Globalization is one of the biggest business buzzwords in the 21st century. The rise of the internet as the world’s dominant medium is largely responsible for the onset of this global mindset, as businesses of all sizes realize the potential of tapping into new or emerging markets afforded by the World Wide Web. So what can [...]

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In Web Design, by Sixrevisions, July 26, 2010
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Alongside my primary income stream, which is my web design freelance business, I’ve also been selling themes and templates for content management systems and publishing platforms like WordPress for close to two years now. Although theme design can seem like the promised land for web designers and web developers — with some theme authors making tens [...]

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In Web Design, by Sixrevisions, July 25, 2010
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You’ve heard it plenty of times before: We’re at the precipice of a transition in the way we, as developers, do things. Leading the way are future standards like CSS3 and HTML5, both already partially implemented in 4 out of the 5 major web browsers, with IE9 promising support, empowering us as with new ways [...]

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In Web Design, by Sixrevisions, July 24, 2010
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JavaScript libraries, ICEfaces, Adobe Flash 4, Microsoft Silverlight, and now, HTML5 have been competing for web dominance as the world wide web is thrown into a new era — an era dominated by rich internet applications (RIA for short). The purpose of this article is to define what RIAs are, explain why the web has been [...]

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In Web Design, by Sixrevisions, July 23, 2010
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I was pretty proud when I netted my first clients as a freelancer. Wow! Someone is actually willing to give me their money and have me design their site? I was ecstatic that someone had picked me out of all the talented designers out there. But my joy didn’t last very long. The projects were underfunded and [...]

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In Web Design, by Sixrevisions, July 22, 2010
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One of the most variable aspects of web design is the way in which we approach width and height in terms of measurements and flexibility. For many years, we have rotated between the benefits and pitfalls of using fixed, elastic, and liquid measurements in a quest to give optimal viewing experiences in highly varied situations, [...]

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