As we made the transition from typewriters to computers, there never should have been a runover of certain habits that have still stuck to this day, over 30 years after this technology entered our homes. One example of these habits is using two spaces to begin a sentence after the...
Free websites talk the talk, but they can't even stand up. Companies offering free websites like Weebly, Wix, MoonFruit, and the other hundred ones out there are wasting your time and effort. They’re also letting you down. The beautiful templates that you see featured on these websites are enticing – I’ll...
Every color has a specific emotion it invokes or characteristic it symbolizes. With your logo representing your color, you should know exactly what the colors you're choosing actually mean to your consumers.
infographics - visual web content created by combining text and images designed to represent data for Search Engine Optimization and website promotion
Here is a video tutorial on how to use Adobe Photoshop to clean up a portrait or headshot photograph. Let us know if you would like to see more examples of design step-by-step / How To's in other programs.
Many users take pictures with their digital cameras for the purpose of using those images on their sites, but they may not think to optimize images before putting them up on their website. Digital cameras capture images at higher "resolutions" which create files with more digital information (or "pixels") than are really...
Adobe has released its pricing plans regarding its new version 6 of its Creative Suite software. The Creative Suite (CS) is made up of several applications, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and others. The Standard CS6 package will cost $1299 whereas the Master Collection will cost $2599. You can choose to buy...
Many times we here at Bower Web Solutions are called upon to create three dimensional effect for our clients' web and graphics projects. While we can create such graphics using dedicated 3D programs, these types of images take time to create and render. This video tutorial shows a quick, down and dirty...
What The Heck Is a QR Code Anyway? QR codes or "Quick Response" code is a type of matrix barcode which is designed to be read by smartphones. The code is made up of black elements arranged in a square grid pattern upon a white background. The information embedded inside a...
Have you ever gone into an electronics store and looked at the wall filled with different televisions? Different models, sizes, manufacturers, different technologies - all tuned to the same station for demonstration purposes. You may even notice two televisions, made by the SAME manufacturer with the SAME exact specifications, right...
