2013-11-14T14:51:44-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/design/ http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11800 2013-11-14T14:51:44-05:00 Two very helpful pages from Jakob Nielsen about website usability. A confusing website is one that visitors will leave. Quickly and permanently. Jakob Nielsen is a recognized website usability expert. You can also sign up for his AlertBox newsletter. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/designer-genes-and-chromosomes-6700 2012-09-14T10:09:37-05:00 When are you going to start celebrating what you are instead of focusing on what you aren't? You were made right! You're wired for daily contributions only you can make. And ultimately we can only discover the answer to the question, "Why am I here?" by belonging to the God who put us here http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8980 2012-08-15T12:25:44-05:00 There really aren't any exceptions to this. Your site needs to completely usable on a smartphone or tablet. If your site runs on WordPress (a great way to go for any sort of site, not just a blog), there plugins such as WordPress Mobile Pack or WP Touch which will set this up for you in seconds. For other sites, there are various ways... http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8823 2012-08-07T12:34:37-05:00 Think about it. How many confusing websites do you leave in frustration? Apply the same outsider's eye to your own. Or, much better, test your site with web users of only modest web ability, who do not know your site. This is easy to do and will repay the time and effort a thousand times over. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8405 2012-06-13T13:04:55-05:00 If you are considering starting a new website including church site or blog, put WordPress near the top of your list of options. It is a CMS (Content Management System) website creator, and is no longer just a blog tool. Large static websites can be built with it, for example the 1000s of pages of the PowertoChange outreach site. It powers 20-25% of all new websites coming online. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8062 2012-05-08T13:20:07-05:00 All colors are not the same! Use colors that match your message. This is second nature to graphic designers, but not necessarily for the rest of us. And in some cultures, colors may have a special significance, often religious, that we are unaware of. http://truewoman.com/?id=932 2010-09-08T15:07:43-05:00 Our Creator delights in making things according to His unique design. That's why snowflakes are different. That's why male and female are different. That's why each individual is different. http://internetevangelismday.com/anglican-church-website.php 2010-08-13T12:31:56-05:00 This guide explains how to create church websites that are outsider friendly and reach into the parish. http://internetevangelismday.com/assembliesofgod-church-website-design.php 2010-08-13T12:29:16-05:00 This guide explains how to create church websites that are outsider friendly and can reach into the community. http://internetevangelismday.com/baptist-church-website.php 2010-08-13T12:26:58-05:00 A guide to creating Baptist church websites that can reach outsiders in the community.