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Graphics

As you know, I just finished up a header and logo contest for this site. And, well, if you’re reading this page on my site, you already know the winning entry – Matt Dougan’s logo carried the day. Congratulations, Matt! Of course, since the other designs were so close in the contest, it would be [...]

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The following is an interview with Charlotte, North Carolina Photographer Jill W Lang. I met Jill through LinkedIn and she is another person who uses WordPress to run part of her site. You can find her blog here – it’s regularly updated with awesome photographs from all around North Carolina (like the one right above [...]

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The Logo & Header Contest is now Closed! Thanks to all who voted and gave feedback! A HUGE Thanks to the designers! It’s time to vote in my Logo & Header contest. Some very talented designers answered my call for help and submitted headers and logos. They are all great. I wish I didn’t have [...]

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Hi all! Thanks for coming by. I’m doing my first interview for this blog with a local Charlotte area photographer. I’d love to have your questions. If you have anything you’d like to ask a professional stock photographer, now’s the time to do it! Just leave it in the comments below! Thanks!

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I am running a logo / header contest for my own web development site. In short, I’ve asked designers to submit concepts (logo, header, etc) before December 5th, 2009, along with compensation requirements ($0 – $300) according to my specs here: Reminder The winner will be selected by various members of my local chamber of [...]

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Here’s a chance for all the graphic artists out there to show their stuff! I am looking for someone to design a new header and logo for my Charlotte Web Development site. Design Elements The Header is that entire 900 px (est) top bar on the site. The header (in my mind) has a few [...]

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People frequently ask me why I don’t use photos in my postings. Sadly, there is no easy answer. It is mostly because I am lazy! I will try to do better in the future. In the meantime, here’s some good website design information. The best place for royalty-free stock photos: Stock Exchange Photos Help Your Website [...]

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A graphical element is imperative for good website design. Here are a few of my favorite places to find free stock images for use as website photos. http://www.freestockphotos.com/ http://www.geekphilosopher.com/MainPage/bkgPeople.htm http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=search&txt=news&w=1&x=18&y=7 Charlotte Web Development Analysis-Design-Marketing www.charlottewebdevelopment.com

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