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XFL, the New File Format for Flash CS4
via Colin Moock
For a couple years now a trend has been developing in the realm of document file formats. Software producers are moving away from using fully binary formats for their document files, which are inherently obfuscated. For instance, Microsoft Office document formats for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint have moved away from having their contents – text, graphics, and otherwise – totally embedded in a single file, and are instead (starting at the Office 2007 version) wrapped in a
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ToledoMenu.com Featured on Design Melt Down
Design Melt Down, run by Patrick McNeil, is a site dedicated to the principles of design and showcasing examples of design concepts.
Be sure to read the article at http://designmeltdown.com/chapters/Muted/Part3.aspx
UPDATE ToledoMenu.com has also been listed as a site of the day on The Daily
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Streamlining the Design Workflow
Be careful how that’s read – designers have a need, by their very nature, to be creative, but the misnomer is that creative-types shun rigid processes because “working loose” helps them to be more creative. Having a measure of structure in certain aspects of a design workflow can allow for the
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Making the Grade
Although at an early age we are taught to not judge a book by its cover, often as children and as adults, we do not heed this advice and make a quick decision to either give the book a chance or put it back on the shelf. Today with the vast majority of people judging websites rather than book
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Good User Experiences Create Passionate Users
Want to get your customers excited about your brand?
We all love to have a good experience when purchasing a product or service. When we hear about wonderful experiences that others have had, it can cause us to think about what life would be like if ours were more like theirs. And when we have
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The Importance of Having a Website
In the 1980s and early 1990s, having an 800 number meant you were a somebody. From the late 1990s to the present, a company is considered less reputable without a website. For a business or organization not to have a website is essentially akin to spraining one's own ankle: while it is possible
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