06/18/2008
Website Tips & Techniques - Image Optimization
By Jonathan C. Jones
Optimizing images for your website can be a daunting, but necessary, task. Obtaining the right balance between image quality and file size is an essential step in creating quick-loading, functional, user friendly websites.
There are three image formats in use today; GIF, JPG (or sometimes JPEG) and PNG. We'll take a look at each format and introduce tools (some free) used to optimize images for your website.
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04/04/2008
Website Tips & Techniques - Consistency
By Jonathan C. Jones
As in traditional print publishing, good website design includes visual consistency, including type styles. Consistency provides a professional appearance and encourages visitors to stay on a website by creating expectations about the structure of the text and the entire website.
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02/26/2008
Website Tips & Techniques - Legible Text
By Jonathan C. Jones
Many times, I'll go to a Web site and run into text that is nearly impossible to read. There are a several challenges to reading text on a Web site, even a well-designed site, mainly due to the technology of a computer monitor.
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02/26/2008
Welcome to "Community News"
By Pat Herold
Welcome to "Community News," the Digital Faith Community (DFC) newsletter. We are excited to begin communicating to our members with this monthly newsletter.
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