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As with any new venture for profit or not for profit, change is inevitable. Design Studio Magazine is no exception. While traffic is steady and things are going well, I am personally not happy with the way the backend is organized and running. Some contributors are being overwhelmed with their own sites and obligations and we all know how that can be.
With those things in mind, we are re-organizing the magazine. The CMS is being changed/upgraded, more contributors and authors will post articles, and the magazine will have a blog like feel. We want it to be a resource for web designers and web developers of all kinds and think this is the best way to make it such. As a reader you may not notice a change in look (as the design will remain the same), you may not notice a change in the content (as existing articles will remain the same), and you may not notice a shift in the behind the scenes power (as the CMS is exactly that behind the scenes). What you will notice is an increase in articles, posts, and comments as the all of those 'un-noticed' things will bring these changes about.
If you do notice something out of the ordinary, please be patient. This transition will likely take place over the next couple of weeks, and with our fingers crossed no-one will notice a difference.
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Tuesday, 17 January 2006 |
by James Mitchell
Often times a designer tends to think that they need to stick to one
style or one type of design. I mean come on, we all do it, we all get
in a rut and start designing mini clones of previous sites. Sure it's
good to use the cool things from one site, the sweet things from
another site, and of course your trademark type styles. However, we need to get creative, we need to incorporate and utilize all the technologies to our advantage. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying anyone is doing anything wrong. What I am saying is that we need to challange ourselves if we should expect to get better and start producing sites that leave a visitor thinking, "WOW, who made that site."
When I look around the internet and see sites that make me ask that very question, I bookmark them for inspiration at a later date. With that said, I ran across one today that not only had me ask that, but nearly made me contact them and ask them who did their site. It's one thing to ask it and go looking in the footer for a link to a designers website or to check the source code for a commented out reference to a designer, but it is a whole different thing to see a site and be moved to pick up the phone and call them.
This particular site did just that for me. It was a knock out site. It has a perfect marriage (in my opinion) of flash and CSS. The site is a full CSS layout with well placed flash. As with any great site, there are a few things I would change if it were up to me. Certain ways of doing one thing or accomplishing an effect I would do differently - right, wrong, or indifferent it is just the way I would do it. I encourage you to visit the site, look it over and be inspired. Think about your own site(s), think about your own style, think about your methods. Can you use some 'upgrades'? Could you use a bit more technology? Have you investigated other methods or technologies? Are you using the tools and resources to help you do it better? If not I recommend starting to do it now. Why not technology, methods, and standards are there to help you do your job better and more efficient.
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Article by James Mitchell the founder and owner of Design Studio Magazine, lead web designer with Christian Designs, and blogger of Focus Minded.
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