A few days ago, the Unitarian Universalist Association announced the launch of a comprehensive branding and organization identity effort. See "New UUA logo part of outreach effort" for more details. A high quality full-color booklet has also been published to explain the UUA branding journey. For most organizations and businesses, it's a relatively easy task … Continue reading The UUA Brand Story: Unitarian Universalist Association Identity
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Website Fashion Design: The Changing Style of Web Designs, Functional or Fad?
Web Design and Fashion Design Over the years, various website design features have been developed to enhance and beautify content on the web. Some of these design features are practical and functional. Yet, others are so focused on the appearance that the actual usability of the website is hindered. An easy comparison could be made to … Continue reading Website Fashion Design: The Changing Style of Web Designs, Functional or Fad?
Are extra domain extensions, alternate names, and private registration worth the investment?
Summary Those in the business of selling domain registrations often push extra services. The domain registration alone (without a special hosting package) could cost as much as $35 per year. If you're forwarding the domain to your website, that can be an additional fee of about $15 per domain name. Private registration can cost about … Continue reading Are extra domain extensions, alternate names, and private registration worth the investment?
WordPress.com Twenty Fourteen Theme Facebook Like Box Widget Optimal Settings
If you're using the Twenty Fourteen theme hosted by WordPress.com and would like to use the Facebook Like Box widget, the following settings seem to work best. Placement: Content Sidebar (the wide right column area) Width: 300px Height: 290px Color Scheme: Light Show Faces: checked Show Border: checked The above settings produce a Facebook Like … Continue reading WordPress.com Twenty Fourteen Theme Facebook Like Box Widget Optimal Settings
University of Iowa Launches New Website Design
(Source: "New UI home page goes live," Iowa Now, 7 January 2014) The University of Iowa introduces a new home page today, Jan. 7, making the UI’s online front door more functional and engaging. “Our home page needs to introduce the university to people who don’t know us and help get people where they want to go,” … Continue reading University of Iowa Launches New Website Design
Checklist for Setting Up an Online Business Presence for Creative Artists, Graphic Designers, Musicians, Photographers
Among people who have learned and developed creative skills, it's sometimes challenging to convert our knowledge and experience into the fruit of financial income that can sustain the pursuit of our passion. This checklist provides some practical steps to help move people closer to establishing an infrastructure for income from creative arts. Email. Setup a Google … Continue reading Checklist for Setting Up an Online Business Presence for Creative Artists, Graphic Designers, Musicians, Photographers
Website Footer Copyright Notice Disclaimer Statements – What Year to Use
In the early years of the Internet, it was common for a website to have the year of launch as the copyright year. The older the date, the more impressed site visitors would be with how old and presumably well-established and reputable the site was. It was similar to businesses having pride in their date … Continue reading Website Footer Copyright Notice Disclaimer Statements – What Year to Use
Creating an $18 Per Year Website Using WordPress
When creating an $18 per year website using WordPress, the initial step can be a little confusing for first-time users. Below is a screen snapshot showing a bit more about what your options are. Here are the steps you can use to get started. Signup Page. Go to the WordPress.com Signup Page shown below (click … Continue reading Creating an $18 Per Year Website Using WordPress
WordPress 3.6 Update Additions and Features
On August 1, 2013, WordPress Version 3.6, named for Oscar Peterson, was released to the public. For more information on this enhancement and bug-fix release, read the WordPress Blog, the Release Post, and see the Changelog for 3.6. This video shows an overview of the media integration features. More details about features are below. Highlights New Default Theme - Twenty Thirteen … Continue reading WordPress 3.6 Update Additions and Features
WordPress.com Website Privacy and Password Security Settings for Reading Content
It's possible to configure your WordPress.com website to be only accessible to those who are approved readers. Or, alternatively, you can selectively choose some content to be password protected. The Visibility area of the Publish module is used to set who can read the post. Public – The post will be visible to everyone. Stick this post to the front … Continue reading WordPress.com Website Privacy and Password Security Settings for Reading Content