Colour profiles in imaging applications are a sticky issue at best. The path of least resistance when producing web graphics is turning them off entirely and ignoring the whole mess, which is pr...

Have you ever had that sinking feeling when you realize—just a split second too late—that you shouldn’t have clicked “Okay” in the “Are you sure you want to...

Web 2.0 outlines the latest version of World Wide Web - dynamic, highly scalable and organic in growth. The rampant popularity enjoyed by Web 2.0 design patterns has resulted into companies blind...

If ever there was a pet peeve of mine, missing or crappy favicons probably ranks pretty high (undoubtedly, higher than it should). "A favicon (short...

For effective search engine optimization, there is still a very important thing that you need to do to make sure your website can be seen in the top search engines (Google, Yahoo and MSN) - It is...

As a web designer, you should design your websites to give your visitors the greatest ease of use, the best impression and most important of all a welcoming experience. It doesn't matter if you h...

Every time we log onto the Internet we can see the beautiful work of graphic designers. Their skills and immense creativity have led to the expansion of the Internet is a short period of time, br...

This article discusses the good and the bad points of using JavaScript in your website designs. It points out the areas where JavaScript excels as a web based programming language and also descri...

Glossy buttons, ornamental backgrounds, futuristic interfaces. We’ve all been guilty at one time or another of committing the 7 design-isms in this article from Larissa Meek. But that&rsquo...

You know those gossipy websites that show photos of celebrities without their makeup and fancy hairstyles? At Sparkplug we have a similar dirty secret &mda...