“HundredPics”: digital service for professional photographers.

All was rather simple.
One of our old partners is a professional photographer; he used to provide us with clipart for our web templates production. Once he asked whether we could create some wedding album design for him. Not just for him but for his clients – a newly married couple whose wedding he captured last weekendJ
He had already such a designer who provided him with photo album designs, but for some reasons (other state location, lots of work), he could not undertake that urgent project and create the album out of turn in a short period of time as it was requested by clients.
First, we were a little bit embarrassed, but then remembered that some of our team specialists previously dealt with graphic art design. That was great, as we wanted to help our dear partner in any case. He really deserved that.
So, to start with, Steve and I decided to learn more about all nuts and bolts of photo album design process. Surfing the web we tried to find answers on the following: what is a photo album proper? how it is created? what methods are used? how many companies are already engaged in this business and what are their main principles of work, etc.
Our marketing department worked really hard and provided us with all needed information. As a result, we managed to find out three main aspects that could help us to establish streamlined and client-friendly business based on photo albums production. 

First, there always was a necessity to provide clients with full range of services. In case of photographer, it is shooting, photos processing, photo album design and printing. It makes your company more attractive for clients.

Second, we need to improve the process of communication between all project members (the client, the photographer and the designer) by creating a perfect digital service. Everyone should mind his own work like the photographer should spend all time making his/her beautiful photos. Being a third party between the client and the designer is rather inefficient process. Therefore, we decided to save the photographer from such a non-core activities and carry out all his daily work with clients but reserving his right to control the whole process.

Third, we understood that clients require completely new design solutions. It was so amazingly to notice how web design and photo album design differ in its development and styles diversity.
Analyzing received information, we made the conclusion that most designers create albums basing on the requirements and wishes of the client – as it is the easiest way. However, it did the bad turn for them. Now market is overfull of design solutions made mostly by clients but not by professional designers. This has done incalculable harm to the artistic beauty and creativity of the design process proper.

As a result, we got interested in finding the way-out from this situation and organized new team involved in photo album design from the one hand and development of optimal communication service from the other. It put the beginning of “HundredPics” creation – a new digital service for professional photographers…

Joshua Miller, “HundredPics”.

July 3rd, 2008
 

Fresh Design Ideas Forecast Your Success

Personally I try not to take astrological forecasts too close to heart. Though, like most of us, I can admit, sometimes such predictions contain definite sense, especially when we are looking for any kind of support and positive news.

That’s why today, looking through my newspaper, I decided to find out, what the coming day has to give me. Intrigued with the information found, I decided to share good news with you; the more so because, judging by today’s choice of web site templates, the designers at TemplatesFlow.com seem to believe in horoscopes and follow their predictions.

Well, the middle of March is characterized by astrologists as favorable for any kind of activities. The coming days bring inspiration and energy to realize your plans. Business will be successful - it is the time you are likely to receive new promising offers. Lots of energy for active work and spare time – that’s what you’re going to feel this week.

Good news, isn’t it?

If we check, what our designers have to offer today, we’ll find, that following weekly prognosis, web templates at TemplatesFlow hint, that time has come

Time to Realize Your Creative Potential

Writer's blog

Usually writing people devote all their spare time to this occupation. Blogging for such people is not only a perfect chance to share their works and express their world-view. A blog is the writer’s shop window and a road to his success and prosperity. That’s why I call this nice, well structured Wordpress blog template the greatest idea of the week.

Time to Realize Your Sport Ambitions

Golf club - Full website template

If you decided to devote your life to golf, this full website template is for you. It’d be a rude mistake to believe that such businesses as sports clubs have nothing to do with the Internet. A nice looking, neat website template will serve a prefect business card and information resource for your potential clients.

Time to Express Your Love of Nature

Camping - Full website template

Another business website template, meant to promote healthy and active lifestyle. If you are involved in business, dealing with camping and camping equipment, this web template will be of great help for your company. And also admit my big thanks and appreciation for what you do, as we all today need to become closer to nature and remember that we are a part of it.

Time to Realize Your Cooking Talent

Cooking blog - Wordpress template

This Wordpress blog layout is a perfect opportunity for gourmets to turn the page of their life story and start a new chapter. Cooking blog is a good idea not only to create a community of those who share your interests. It’s a chance for you to promote your talent online and become popular in the world of cooking industry. Who knows, perhaps, this Wordpress blog will bring you to the doors of some first-class restaurant, opening which you will step on the path to your prosperous career.

March 19th, 2008
 

Website Templates for Internet Specialists

Among the huge variety of web site templates, offered today there is a separate group of designs, devoted to specific Internet themes.

It would be a mistake to suppose that Internet specialists, no matter in what field of web business they operate, rely only on their own staff in creating company websites. Of course, being in the know of the latest Internet technologies and web design trends, such companies require much more attention and careful work from website designers. Creating custom designs for Internet providers, web studios, SEO specialists, web hosting companies and other web professionals is usually a hard and tense process for both the designer and the customer.

To avoid this tiresome period, TemplatesFlow suggests such companies to look at the wide choice of website templates on Computer and Internet topics. Today many web teams prefer pre-made web design templates to construct a professional website, able to reflect all ideas, such companies intend to transmit to their potential customers. A big choice of web site templates makes it possible, which means that your Internet agency will soon experience success and devotion of your clients.

Below are some web design templates, I find interesting to implement in the promotion of your web business.

A Website Template for a Hosting Company

Hosting Provider Website template

This web site template differs from designs, commonly used by hosting providers due to unexpectedly bright colors. Combination of red and orange shades create warm and summer atmosphere right from the start. These colors are full of energy, which is a message of high-speed and effective work. I always try to mark out extraordinary, unusual designs, as I do believe that unlikeness is the best way to be recognized.

Internet Provider Website Template

Internet Provider - Website Template

What attracted me here is an unusual decision to place the information on service packages right in the page header. What do I imagine while looking at this web site template? A happy mam, lying on a sofa, reading the list of services, offered by the Internet provider, and smiling. His smile makes me feel that he is happy with what he reads. Which makes me think I will be happy with this offer as well. A good NLP method.

Website Template for a SEO Company

SEO services Web site template

Search Engine Optimisation is one of the most difficult parts of Web business. It requires much imagination and analytical skills. Templates, meant for SEO agencies should reflect the idea, that the company is the team of high-qualified professionals that prefer beautiful SEO strategies to cheap and doubtful tricks. That means that a web site template should be as selective with color palette and image row. White background here is an all-prize lottery. Clean and fresh hues of green and blue in modest proportions, and favorite with many SEO teams image of an arrow, pointing to the top – are proven elements of the company success.

Mail Services Flash template

Flash web site design for Mail services

Flash elements within web pages, devoted to mail services are used pretty seldom. But this web design template is a perfect example of harmony between Flash usage and good taste. Different shades of red and orange, as well as fire on the mailbox depict a notion HOT MAIL in the mind of a visitor. Hot in the meaning of fast delivered, fresh and live. Interactive features implemented in buttons of the main menu make traveling on this website particularly amazing.

March 14th, 2008
 

The Role of CSS in Your Business Web site Design

Online business has become one of the most perspective and powerful ways to make money. Small business owners get more opportunities than ever: now one doesn’t depend on where his shop/cafe/club is situated, weather the neighbors will safe his day by buying something on the way home. Having your corporate website will enable you to attract customers, let them know who you are and what you sell. If you do it smartly, make your business website interesting and professional, your small business might grow up very fast!

You have just started your business, you have learnt a lot about the situation in the market, about which products or services are requested. And now you need strong advertising. Do you promote yourself in a local newspaper? Do you hand out flyers in the street? You might as well, but it will be much more effective when you get your personal business web site designed. You might have heard it was way too expensive to hire a web master. You still can’t afford much, since you have just started. You find a solution to this problem on  TemplatesFlow.

Following this link, you will find corporate website design templates, which are ready to be used. All you have to do is choose the one that suits your company offer. Loads of your time will be saved and time is money, as we all know, especially in this case!

All the templates on TemplatesFlow are created by a professional team of business web site designers. In order to make the content of a template accessible, not too complex and flexible, CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) language was used. CSS was created in order to make life for programmers and web-designers easier: your business web site can be easily redesigned, renewed or amplified, which obviously is a big advantage to your developing company.

Your personal business template has to be modern, comprehensive and accurate, with professionally done business web site design, otherwise potential customers might not get interested in your corporate website.

Website is expected to download quickly. In case it is too “heavy”and it opens up slowly, there is a big chance your visitor and a potential customer will click the return button. Not too many people surfing the Internet our days are very patient. CSS has reduced the document’s code content by separating content from presentation. For the same reason your website will be much easier to be found by key words in the Internet search: since HTML code is free of tables, fonts, styles and colors, it is much easier for search robots to find all your key words.

And last but not the least: business templates written with the help of CSS show as great quality on a computer screen as on mobile phone or pocket PC little screens avoiding and possible distortion.

Corporate website design templates, created with CSS will help you promote your business and find your place on an enormous market field called the Internet.

March 12th, 2008
 

Diet and Fitness Ideas for Small Business Web Sites

Spring is coming with fresh supply of vivacity. It brings desire to live, create and be beautiful. Almost every woman during this season tries all sorts of methods to make herself younger, slimmer and more attractive. Watching my husband doing !!!morning exercises!!! I understand that men keep pace with us in this spring fight for beauty.

Speaking of business, spring is a hot season for companies, providing us with all sorts of diet supplements, health & beauty aids and fitness services. This is a period, when business web templates devoted to the topic of health and beauty are extremely popular. That’s why for small businesses it is particularly important to “catch the season”.

Trying “to catch the season” you will look for an affordable small business web site design. You’re short of time and representing a small company your budget is not big enough to afford a custom design.

Luckily, TemplatesFlow.com carries a good choice of pre-made templates for a small business web site, devoted to diet, fitness and other beauty secrets. Dealing with this spring topic, designers often exploit fixed images, which support the content of your small business web site.

  • Most of small business web site designs, propagandizing healthy life-style, contain pictures of fruit and vegetables. Fresh apples and oranges, as well as different kinds of salads look delicious.Such stuff is very compelling, which is a good factor for the success of your small business web site.

Health & Beauty, Medicine
Health & Beauty, Medicine

  • Many business web templates, designed for small business web sites, offering their ways to lose weight, are accompanied by images of strong beauties in bikini. Such images reflect the final result of your intense. “This is how you’re going to look, if you avail yourself of our offer”, it says.

Beauty small business web site design

  • A good way to promote you small business is to choose a business web template, containing photos of people, having successfully reached desired results. “This is how she looked before. And that is how she looks now”. Such “before & now” images always work.

Before&now trick in small business web site design

  • Another group of fitness and diet services business web templates is for those who follow fashion trends and read glossies. Such kind of women loves style. Paris Hilton and Angelina Jolie are embodiments of their dreams. That’s how they want to look. Smooth shades and trendy colors accompany business web templates for weight loss centers, oriented on the upper class representatives.

Stylish wellness center web site template

When selecting the right template for your small business web site, you should have a clear idea of what your target audience is and what you have to offer your potential clients. These two factors should be carefully balanced and every single part of your small business web site design should work for your business goal.

February 28th, 2008