Showing posts with label Webpage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Webpage. Show all posts

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Considering Text And Graphics When Creating A Webpage

Businesses and individuals everywhere are realizing the importance of sharing information online. This information is typically shared via a webpage. Businesses will use a webpage to promote a product or service they offer. Individuals are creating a webpage to either share personal information or to promote a service or product as consultant.

Therefore, many are moving towards creating a webpage for various reasons. A webpage requires specific criteria in order for it to be successful. The steps involved are various, but two of the main components that impact website viewers are text and graphics.

A webpage uses different types of texts for various kinds of information. For example, sometimes a paragraph will need to be used when creating a webpage while other times a list is more appropriate. HTML code is used when creating the various types of text within a webpage. These codes need to be understood by individuals in the development phase of a webpage.

HTML code is not very difficult and many codes are quite predictable. Every webpage will have a title and the HTML code for the title is . This code is placed at the beginning and end of the text that should appear as the title. To create different size fonts, numbers are used in HTML code. The numbers 1 through 6 are used with the number 1 being the largest possible font. The code for large font would be . This would take the heading and convert it into the largest font possible. Similar HTML codes are used for listing, starting a paragraph, and bulleting items when creating a webpage.

Graphics are another important component when creating a webpage. Graphics can be clip art or actual pictures. There are two ways to include graphics when creating a webpage. The first way is to use a graphic from another website and the second way is to upload a graphic to ones personal account. When using a graphic from another page, it is important to use the URL for that graphic and input that into the website being created. The problem with this method is that if the person who originally uploaded the graphic decides to delete the picture, the graphic on the new page will appear as a square with an x inside. To use a graphic in ones account, a person simply needs to use HTML code and type in the graphics name.

Text and graphics are important elements when creating a webpage. These two components are easy to understand and with practice a great webpage can be created.



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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Graphics For Your Webpage

Graphics! Gorgeous graphics! Have you ever wondered where all those lovely graphics come from that you see on some of those web pages? Right, me too.


I mean, there really is such a difference between an everyday ho-hum webpage and one that has stunning graphics. I only wish that I knew enough to actually be able to create such neat pictures, maybe one day...


I took some time to look at a number of webpages for no other reason than to compare what I would call very standard pages, against those with outstanding graphics. Now, I'm not talking about the in your face, knock down drag 'em out pages, but more the pages with tasteful graphics that are appropriate to the site in question.


It really has no bearing on what your page is trying to get across, but surely you will have noticed that some graphics just seem to be so much better suited to any given page.

Do you really need 25 different graphics on one page? I don't know, perhaps if you are promoting some kind of video games to the youngsters, but I'm really not even sure about that.

No, what I'm referring to here is a page where you have all your text in place, but which is lacking in graphics. You need to get something that will be appropriate to your specific page. It may even be something as basic as a page template itself which you can build on.


Or do you need an order button? If there is something for sale on your page, you can hardly be without an order button, can you? But will you need a big flashy one, or something not quite so invasive. So, do you see what I am getting at here?


You might need a flashy order button if you think it will attract your target audience.

But if you are selling a low key item, that is the sort of thing which will send them running away. This makes it all the more important for you to choose appropriate graphics for your web page.

As part of this exercise, I did some searching to see what was available on the web with the widest possible range of graphics. I wanted to find out whether there was an "all in one" type of place where you could find more or less everything you might need in one go. It took awhile, and I did find lots of neat things out there. Some free, some you have to pay a little for.


What I considered to be the best, and you may have a different opinion of course, is one which has something like 50 different areas covered like a blanket.


Do you need a OTO for your site? Icons? Squeeze pages? Minisite templates? Hot niche headers? Certificates? Wordpress templates? Sales page graphics? Different background graphics? The list is just about endless, and I am quite sure you get the idea.


And let's not forget the video instruction. Yes, even that. Need video how-to's on Adobe Photoshop? Creating web 2.0 graphics with Gimp?


It's all there, if you need a graphic, any graphic for your web page, this is as good a place as any to take a look through. Stuff I had never even thought of before! Cool!





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