The Repository Splash was very fast (10K) –but boring. The sectional page was loading fast enough (23K) that the SPLASH page could be dumped and everything moved up a layer. Also the large full-screen images were modified in Photoshop to give more depth using Render > Lighting and Render > Lens Flare –two simple filters.…
Author: Steve Teare- Low-fidelity Branding
26: More experimental highspeed testing: Speed Strategy
Three layers deep: Speed StrategyScreen resolution 1024 x 768 px minimum size shown. 1. SPLASH page: 10K (0.21 second load time with cached screen.)There are only two string-background tiling GIFs on this page. One in each frame. Everything else is “pure” HTML. 2. Sectional INTRO page: Dynamic resizing image and text placeholder in a nested…
25: How to use GZIP and PHP for speed.
GZIP is a software application used for file compression/decompression. GZIP is short for GNU zip; as the program was created as a free software replacement for the compress program used in early Unix systems, intended for use by the GNU Project. Version 0.1 was first publicly released on October 31, 1992. Version 1.0 followed in…
24: TWEAKING- what counts and what doesn’t
I built this 16K test site sometime ago and was revisiting the experiment. I wanted to see if it could be optimized with Google’s PageSpeed addon for Firefox. The answer is: not really. A well built page, after optimization, only yielded about a 1 or 2K gain in page weight. The page load dropped from…
23: LoBand landing page positioning
I’m convinced the most important and probably the only thing really needed on a LoBand landing page is your positioning statement. If you’ve never written a positioning statement or don’t know what one is, visit this link.
22: Links about downgrading bandwidth
A recent UK survey questioned more than 2,000 people and found that 41% of respondents regarded a slow Internet connection as the most annoying part of their day. Customization (bottom of the list of site desirables) = decoration and embellishments. It’s out of vogue with viewers. The new trend in web design is simple and…
21: Checking liquid screen sizes
A 10K LoBand webpage compared at different screen resolutions. 1440x 900 pixels 1024 x 768 pixels800 x 600 pixels
20: Speed and Ranking
Website Speed Now A Definite Factor in Google Rankings and 12 Tools to Check Site Speed Check this link for info current as of May 2010 about measuring webpage speed.
19: CATHEDRAL EFFECT REVISITED
In entry 09, I talked about the Cathedral Effect. With some consultation with my brother, Brad Teare, he recommended trying some purple behind the text with blurred edges. This is a complementary color (somewhat) to the yellow on the following page. I also added a “prettier” HTML NEXT button. It then seemed the next page…
18: VALUE ANALYSIS: Why lean websites matter.
Value analysis is a principle used to improve industrial process but it can be applied to many aspects of creativity and innovation. The components are: combination, simplification, elimination, standardization, and substitution. These principles are also used in optimizing lean manufacturing. Is there really such a thing as lean websites?While “lean” websites is an ideal, generally…
