Touch Taboo http://www.touchtaboo.com/blog Clean, Beautiful Web Design Fri, 14 May 2010 16:33:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 9 New Excellent 3D Abstract Wallpapers Touch Taboo Web Design I was recently asked by a client to provide a few images in 3D. Bearing in mind I had no experience of using 3d software at that point... No related posts.]]> http://www.touchtaboo.com/blog/9-new-excellent-3d-abstract-wallpapers-2/ 7 Sites Da Vinci Should Have Painted 7 Sites Da Vinci Should Have Painted Some web designers like to push the boundaries in terms of artistic design, and for most of us it's nice to come across some eye candy once in a while. Here's a selection of a few of the best. No related posts.]]> http://www.touchtaboo.com/blog/7-sites-da-vinci-should-have-painted/ 6 Essential Questions To Ask Your Client Essential Questions You Need To Answer Before Getting Your Site Designed When I get requests to develop websites, they come in all shapes and sizes, different businesses require different things. I aim to tailor each solution to each client. Some clients have a look at the portfolio and like what they see. Naturally, this fills me with joy. I love both criticism and praise, it helps me grow as a designer. The client then decides they want something similar for their site. While it is easy for me to replicate a style of work I have done before, I advocate to each client that this design may not be the perfect fit. No one wants to spend all day trying to fit a triangle into the mould of a circle. Related posts:
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]]> http://www.touchtaboo.com/blog/6-essential-questions-to-ask-your-client/ Selecting A Designer Is A Piece Of Pie Selecting A Designer Is A Piece Of Pie Any owner of a small or budding business will tell you that there is a lot on the table that you have to deal with. You are constantly assessing where your business really stands financially. You have to analyse your resources, dangers, profit and loss. Deal with staff, accountants, clients and family, and all this while trying to drum up new business for the long term. Related posts:
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Websites can be looked at from many angles. If you ask the opinion of a designer, a coder and a marketer what they think about any given website, they will each offer you a different perspective; and for good reason too. They would question their area of expertise, mulling over aspects of the site that the others could probably even consider irrelevant.

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