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Extravagant light switch toggles
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Featured designer: Txaber

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 03:02 AM PDT

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These extravagant light switches will turn one of your purely functional items into something noticeable. If you like to have some steampunk elements in your home, these will surely make it look like the light comes from a mecanical source.

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Why the choice of web design company matters

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 02:39 AM PDT

In the modern world of the Internet, having an ability to craft a website is not only a way to express yourself, but a way for a business to advertise their wares. As the online world grows without showing any signs of slowing down, companies all over the world are selling their wares to places undreamed of even as recent as 10 years ago. This means that the company needs a good-looking website to advertise themselves. A fine web design company can come in and craft something beautiful, all they have to do is be found via the Internet and other quality recommendations.

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Of course, there are a lot of factors that go into the final choice of a web design vendor. Taking the time to sort out the various choices in the hands of supervisors is worth it in the long run. As with any business issue, there are clear pluses along with potential pitfalls that need to be sidestepped. It’s certainly not a part of business that shouldn’t be taken lightly, especially these days. After all, companies can’t afford solely to concentrate on local vendors. If another vendor can come in with a better price but in another country, then they owe it to themselves to consider the work.

Why Research Is Important With Web Design

The biggest factor in any web design ideas are doing some sort of research. As laid out by Eric Miller of About.com, the crucial part in any web design company’s workday is seeking out their competitors and looking at what’s being developed. Not in a top secret way, of course, but knowing about their place in the market and whether they can meld some of their good qualities along with what they’ve done before. Essentially the aim here is to find a way to make their overall work better. That phrase about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery has a place in the world of business, and everyone knows it.

Strengths of A Good Web Design Team

Along those same lines, a expert web design team from professional design companies such as Shopify will have some certain pluses that particular vendors can’t resist. An ability to change on the fly tops the list, as often vendors will ask for changes to particular parts of the website. Perhaps they want an element to run faster with the help of a PHP accelerator or maybe a page went overboard and the powers that be felt it was too flashy. Being able to switch styles to fit the desires and needs of a vendor is a huge advantage moving forward and a feather in the cap. So much of modern business is dependent on going with the flow, anyway.

A good web design team will be filled with people who have a skill with brainstorming. That ability to think on the fly will be vital in many places in Internet-savvy business. They can sit down with the vendor to have a few meetings and try to throw out ideas that dovetail with what the vendor wants to accomplish. That kind of active thinking on the fly will be particularly attractive to many companies, even if that particular experience can be difficult.

Elements To Avoid When Considering A Company

There are some reasons why a smart vendor wants to work with a certain company and other factors on why they would skip requests competitors may have. The main ones may include a combination of research and reputation. People will have a desire to work with companies they trust, skipping the ones that are either iffy or been proven to provide substandard work. A possible vendor with a track record that looks second-rate is one that could be skipped, despite their probable insistence that things will be different. With the instability of Internet-heavy business, it’s not like there won’t be other companies to fill the gap left behind by a bad vendor.

The best way to ensure that scenario of second-rate work never happens is to be upfront about your needs and specifics. No one likes to deal with people who spring surprises, especially in business. The work may still get done, of course, but no one who deals with separate vendors wants to see the plan change frequently. The world of web design can be tough to break into at the first place, and a company that frequently switches things up is going to be another with a black mark on their track record for a long time to come.

Besides, vendors depend on having a quality resume and if they’ve made a serious mistake, the evidence could be very easy to find somewhere in the recesses of the Internet. Most supervisors have no problem forgiving past mistakes, especially if they’ve happened a long time ago. However, if their work has a consistent failing, then they may be in serious trouble finding work.

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Design deals for the week

Posted: 13 Mar 2014 02:46 PM PDT

Every week, we'll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don't miss any by subscribing to our deals feed.

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Mega Design bundle

Mixing quality and quantity, this super mega deal from Inventicons features close to a gazillion (give or take a few zillions) different design elements!

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Featured designer: Txaber

Posted: 13 Mar 2014 12:30 PM PDT

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Txaber is a graphic designer who lives and work in Bilbao, Spain. Both of his personal and client work have a heavy focus on typography, with great new projects added frequently.

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