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to my way of thinking that is a problem recently i wrote an article entitled â html and css do not a website make â in which i discussed some of the things that i thought constituted a website obviously part of the argument that i make is that a website is more than just its html and css and one of the areas that i touch on is the notion of purpose i think that some of what i wrote there has an important bearing on what i want to discuss in this article so instead of rewriting it i will simply quote my original words every website should have a purpose it may be to inform potential customers about your business probably one of the most common types of websites it may be to function as an informational resource it may be to connect people with other people it may be to showcase yourself or even simply to entertain whatever the purpose is it is ultimately the core of the site the nucleus around which everything else that we have looked at so far is ultimately wrapped the purpose of a website is in a very real sense also its heart it is the very reason for its existence every other element should be built created and designed to support that purpose in some way this of course includes the basic or advanced functionality in fact i would even go far as to suggest that this relationship of support between functionality and purpose is actually more important than the actual designâ which is not to say that the design is not important because it most certainly is read more ultimate collection of bokeh textures published october 27th 2010 in inspiration resources 14 comments in this roundup we showcase the ultimate collection of bokeh textures enjoy 12 grungy bokeh textures read more 26 fantastic iphone amp android apps for managing your website published october 25th 2010 in business freelance resources 11 comments thanks to smartphones you no longer have to be sitting in front of your computer to upload manage publish and monitor your website weâ ve brought together a collection of applications for both iphone and android users wordpress if you have a wordpress website then you can manage comments upload images and write publish and edit posts all from your phone both these apps are free and are offered by wordpress org left wordpress for ios right wordpress for android read more 28 inspirational typographic designs published october 22nd 2010 in inspiration 15 comments here at designm ag there have been plenty of examples of astonishing typography in design and we are bringing you yet another batch in the following post i will be sharing with you 28 inspirational typographic designs ampersand food groups read more the reality of stock art in design published october 21st 2010 in resources design 8 comments today designers are faced with the incredible benefit of having an absolutely massive library of digital stock art that can be downloaded either freely or for a fee and incorporated into a design in a matter of minutes stock photography sites like istock or shutterstock provide photographs videos and illustrations while some really amazing companies out there are providing stunning stock vectors like gomedia 8217 s renowned arsenal or the various packs available from designious add sites like graphicriver medialoot and hundreds and hundreds of others and we have a virtually limitless supply of vectors icons brushes and other graphical resources right at our fingertips this is ultimately an amazing privilege and an undoubtedly valuable resource but it 8217 s not a substitute for good design in order to help promote themselves many sites that are selling stock art of some description will partner with blog owners to sponsor giveaways in which one or more lucky entrants will actually win licenses to download and use specific graphic files this is an awesome way to get added exposure i 8217 ve run a few such giveaway over on the echo enduring blog and there have been some here on designm ag in the past too the other day however i was pursuing some of the comments on one such giveaway and i couldn 8217 t help but notice as i had on other such contests that many of the entrants were suggesting that they would love to win this particular vector pack because they thought it would help them become a better designer they may not have said so in those exact words but that 8217 s pretty much the sentiment that lurked beneath the surface of many of the comments read more 500 free smoke photoshop brushes published october 17th 2010 in inspiration resources 7 comments in this roundup we have collected 500 free smoke photoshop brushes and few photoshop tutorials of smoke effects enjoy particle smoke photoshop brushes 126 read more 43 free social media icon sets published october 14th 2010 in inspiration resources 15 comments here are 43 free social media icon sets enjoy freebie 30 fresh social media icons read more twitter for creatives a helpful resource or a distraction published october 11th 2010 in resources uncategorized design 16 comments twitter is most definitely one of the best forms of online marketing and we all know it it offers a way to mingle with your fans in short and sweet messages as well as promote your sites content your companies promotional deals or something completely different for this reason it is generally a good idea to have an account but is twitter for designers really a helpful resource that we need or is it just another way to get distracted and find excuses to not do work read more 20 inspiring advertisement designs published october 6th 2010 in inspiration 21 comments advertisements can be dull and boring or they can stand out with their own unique flare in this post i will be sharing 20 inspiring advertisement designs that step outside the normal boundaries acab 8211 all cars and bikes read more page 1 of 45 1 2 3 4 5 â last â subscription options articles only subscribe by rss subscribe by email articles community news subscribe by rss subscribe by email 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