Today I find myself in the pickle of the pixel.  Just what is a pixel?  Years ago, The Platters had a hit song called "The Great Pretender."  That melody keeps playing in my head as I write today's blog. 


A pixel is simply a picture element.  It is a single point or smallest accessible screen element known in a raster image.  Ok, I got that, but what on earth is a raster image.

Well simply speaking, a raster image is a data structure that represents a grid of...

Today we are bombarded with people who will encourage you to buy 10 minute websites.  True graphic design is a professional's artistic discipline. Here at Skilled Graphics , we try to explore, create, and visualize computer graphics.  When you and I look at images, we don't see pixels, rather we see objects.  How we recognize and remember those graphic materials,  shapes, and sizes is determined by their spatial location.

Taking advantage of a higher order in aspects of...

Skilled Graphics introduces the Top 10 tips for business success. If you are on top of the following things, you will succeed!

10. Plan ahead - Plan ahead for your businesses future. Prepare for slow times, be sure to have backups in place when things don't go the way you expect. Have a decent idea of what your business will do.
9.   Establish a client base - know who your clients are. Make sure you have a usable, service or product that is in demand8.   Brand your business - Be certain to...

That's right, we are going to talk about Complete Website Optimization. Many web developers only focus on one form of optimization, SEO (search engine optimization). SEO does absolutely no good if you have an unattractive, hard to navigate, slow website. You may be getting thousands of visits to your website, and still not receive any conversions into sells. Whether you realize it or not, the average person browsing the web, gives a website about 5 seconds before they decide to stick around or...

I have decided to write this blog entry about the process involved in  the development of a website. There seems to be some reasonable conflicts among developers as to what process comes first, design or code.

As a graphic designer, I personally believe that design should be first, however certain things need to be considered first. Functionality, modules, components and other elements of the site need to be determined, so that their positioning can be included in the design.

Just as a...