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Timely Trade Show Booth Design

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 Custom Design of 20 Foot Trade Show Display Here's a display we designed with a brief summary of our graphic design process: Discuss specs and requirements Mock-up with proper scale and dimensions CorelDraw X6 64-bit Create new iconized version of company logo Adhere to company's color palette Integrate background elements Rough in text elements Generate PNG for client review Iterate, tweak and finalize Output for print  Exported in sections (do to enormous size of files) Reassembled in Adobe Photoshop CC Save as 8-bit CMYK TIF @ 150 dpi Upload to printer via FTP The biggest challenge was not in the design, but in the output of the large TIF file. The final output was 44K (yes thousand) pixels wide. I solved this by exporting the graphics in smaller sections, and reassembling in a layered Photoshop file. Patrick LaJuett manages a website design agency : + LaJuett.com , where he supports clients as a Web technology consultant and sea

Client Checklist for New Websites

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What Your Website Designer Will Need from You This is intended as a quick guide to help in the development of your new website. Pre-design phase: Purpose and Goals Audience and reach (Local, regional, national) Existing print collateral (PDF format) Examples of web sites you like (including competitors) Time frame and budget Domain name and registrar information (GoDaddy, Network Solutions, etc.) Hosting preference (if applicable) Design phase: Sitemap (simple outline of page hierarchy) Company logo or branding (AI, EPS, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF format) Company contact information, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers Text copy (MS Word, or similar word-processing format) Relevant photos or diagrams (JPG or PNG format) Social network handles (Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn) Post design phase: Google account email address (Analytics) Communication is the key to ensuring a successful website launch. Hopefully this helps set exp

How to Insert a Photo Into Google Sites Blog

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Quick Google Sites "How-To": Uploading and Inserting Images Navigate to Announcements page (micro-blog) Click New post button Insert...image Click Upload images Navigate to the image on your hard drive Click OK Resize and align the image Add a photo caption Title your post Save your post Patrick LaJuett manages a website design agency : + LaJuett.com , where he supports clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy adviser.

Google Sites Are Global

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Google Sites Launch for International Client http://www.indostek.com Here's a project that came in from Jakarta, Indonesia.  It was a collaborative effort with the customer providing the initial copy, diagrams and photos.  We took the input and built a modified Google Sites template based on the "Simple" theme.   Project Summary: Google Sites CMS hosted in Google Apps Design elements include: Custom background to match customer logo Modified horizontal navigation Two column inner page template Site search Homepage slider Sidebar and footer Collaboration method: Gmail, Google Docs and Google Drive  Turnaround time: 2 weeks One of the most enjoyable things about being a web designer, is being able to work with a geographically diverse client base.  Google Apps enables cloud-based collaboration, which simplifies the web development workflow process.  The future is bright!? I'm hopeful that Google with continue to integrate Google Plu